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Court Docket

Court Docket January 2025 All individuals are innocent unless proven guilty. • State v Rebecca Anne Gray. Filing date: July 23, 2024. Charges: assault fourth degree, special …

911 coming to some Missouri counties for the first time

The average caller would never know, but dialing 911 during an emergency isn’t possible in several Missouri counties. While the call will go through, the number is rerouted to a …

FBI ‘10 Most Wanted Fugitive’ from state captured

St. Louis – Special Agent in Charge Ashley Johnson has announced the arrest of Donald Eugene Fields II. He was added to the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list in May 2023. He is facing …

Ste. Gen may lease land to MAC for tech outreach facility

The Ste. Genevieve Board of Aldermen approved, with a 7-0-1 vote, a resolution indicating the city’s interest in leasing land along Progress Parkway to Mineral Area College for the construction …

Apartment fire leads to arrest

A Perryville man has been charged with second-degree arson and first-degree property damage in connection with a fire at 118 West St. Joseph Street in Perryville after police officers and …

Growing Pains

When TG Missouri gave Perryville a Christmas gift last month by announcing a $97 million expansion at its local plant over the next three years and a promise to maintain at least 1,600 full-time jobs …
Real estate developer Chad Hartle addresses the crowd that came out on a cold January day to take part in a groundbreaking ceremony for Montenot Meadows.

Snowy groundbreaking held for Montenot Meadows

A groundbreaking ceremony held for a 40-unit duplex development called the Montenot Meadows project was held on a snowy and cold Jan. 16, at the end of Montenot Blvd., off Alma Drive in Perryville. …
The Perryville Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors for 2025 are Melissa Hoehn, president; Brandie Mantz, vice president; Amy Hager, secretary/treasurer; Shannon Allison, Annie Bouwens, Emily Blyzes, Jamie Robinson, Janet Squibb, Shannon Tarrillion, Devan Taylor and Greg Yamnitz.

Chamber announces new board at annual membership meeting

The 2025 Perryville Area Chamber of Commerce Membership Meeting, held Jan. 16 at the Robinson Event Center, was attended by around 200 members and guests. Following the cocktail hour, dinner was …
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Perry County Presiding Commissioner Mike Sauer, left, asks citizens to report problems with their 911 service to the right city and county officials rather than post their complaints on Facebook.

Can you hear me now?

Last Tuesday, the moment finally arrived when St. Francois County, using Perry County’s equipment, took over dispatching services for the county and by Thursday, a Perryville resident posted on …

Mineral Area College earns FOA Approved School designation

MAC photo Mineral Area College has been designated a Fiber Optic Association-Approved School. FOA is a nonprofit organization that sets industry standards for fiber optics training and certification. …
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SPORTS

26th Annual Mayor’s Cup Tourney today

The Mayor’s Cup Tournament returns this Saturday to the Perry Park Center for its 26th annual showcase of hometown basketball talent, where the Perryville Pirates and St. Vincent Indians will …
St. Vincent's Lana Adams

Mizzou soccer commit Adams key leader for SV basketball

St. Vincent’s state-ranked girls basketball team has several future college athletes on the squad, one of them being Mizzou soccer commit junior Lana Adams. Adams, who won a national …

ATHLETIC SPOTLIGHT: Austin Hunt – Bringing toughness to the team

This week's Athletic Spotlight is on senior Austin Hunt, 18, who plays on the Saxony Lutheran High School boys' basketball team. He was recognized by his coach, Darrin Scott, who has been impressed …
OBITUARIES
Robert Clifton
Robert (Bob) Clifton
Robert (Bob) K. Clifton, 63 of Perryville, passed away on Jan. 28, 2025, at Mercy St. Louis Hospital, as God called him home to his eternal life in heaven as one of his newest angels. Robert was …
Russell Kiefer
Russell G. Kiefer
Russell Gilbert Kiefer, of Perryville, passed away Tuesday, January 28, 2025, at the age of 99. Beloved husband of the late Alice Kiefer and the late Ruby Kiefer; cherished son of the late …
Randal Moore
Randal V. Moore
Randal V Moore, 69, of Patton, passed away Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025. He was born May 31, 1955, in Perryville, to Robert and Dorothy (Gibbar) Moore. Randal enjoyed drawing, matchbox cars, and comic …
Carolyn Garms
Carolyn Garms
Carolyn Coppoway Garms passed away February 8, 2024 from ALS at her home in Winfield. She is survived by her twin sister Marilyn Rooker, brother-in-law Phil Rooker, son Brian & Citlali …
Kenneth R. Geringer
Kenneth R. Geringer, 90, of Cape Girardeau, passed away Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, at Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born Sept. 17, 1934, in Cape Girardeau, to Rupert L. and …
STATE NEWS
Grain Belt Express files dozens of eminent domain petitions to build power line across Missouri
Grain Belt Express has filed nearly 40 eminent domain petitions against Missouri property owners since 2021 as it prepares to build a transmission line across the state. The first eminent domain …
Republican unity undercuts Democratic leverage in Missouri General Assembly
For the first time in years, Democrats in the Missouri Legislature think they are about to feel the power of a fully operational Republican supermajority. Factional fighting in the state Senate made …
Fear, misguided beliefs fuel backlash against DEI and Black history
With the stroke of a pen, efforts to create an equal playing field for all Americans irrespective of race and gender are being eliminated under the guise that they promote unfairness and …
As Donald Trump and allies flout the law, Democrats struggle to fight back
WASHINGTON — Less than three weeks into his second term, President Donald Trump and those working under his auspices — most prominently billionaire Elon Musk — are making no apologies for …
U.S. Senate GOP unveils budget details to jumpstart border security, energy legislation
WASHINGTON — Senate Budget Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham on Friday released the text of the budget resolution that will lay the groundwork for Republicans in Congress to overhaul border …
OPINION

Letter to the Editor – Marilyn Ooms

Clowns Dear Editor Looks like Trump is emptying the clown car and giving them all cabinet posts. What's next? A Supreme Cour appointment for Florida Judge Aileen Cannon, Trump's chief …

PHOTO GALLERIES

2024 Christmas on the Square

This year's Christmas on the Square brought out a large crowd that enjoyed an evening of family-friendly fun that included choirs, stories read to children by Mrs. Santa, s'mores and other goodies to …
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VIDEOS

Video: Coffee cake workshop

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVpvQmcCtm0 [cqembed title="Untitled" …
To view a video of the Perryville Board of Aldermen discussion on sidewalks from May 3, 2022, click on the following link:  …
To view video of the Perryville Board of Aldermen meeting for May 3, 2022, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kl7XcwMZquI&ab_channel=RepublicMonitor
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