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Patton roundabout work to begin April 28

MoDOT photo Work on the new roundabout at the intersection of Route 51 and Route 72 in Patton is set to begin on April 28, with an expected completion date of Nov. 1, weather permitting. …

Saxony Lutheran High School announces 2025 Prom Court

Jackson – Saxony Lutheran High School has announced its Prom Court for 2025. The queen candidates are seniors Kalayah Apel, the daughter of Rich and Hali Hutter of Cape Girardeau; Adalina …

PHS, SVHS receive funds for Project Prom, graduation lock-in events

SIKESTON – Perryville High School and St. Vincent de Paul High School were among 43 schools awarded grant funding for Project Prom and graduation events in the Southeast Coalition for Roadway …

2025 St. Vincent Prom Court

PHS Prom King and Queen

Citizens Electric partners with TEA Solutions for services

Citizens Electric Corporation and TEA Solutions agreed on March 1 to assist Citizens Electric in its transition away from its current power supplier. The Energy Authority (TEA), headquartered in …

Local veteran to receive Senior Service Award in Jeff City

JEFFERSON CITY—Lieutenant Governor David Wasinger will host a special ceremony on Monday to recognize 10 exceptional Missourians with the 2025 Senior Service Award. The award honors their …
Volunteers carefully carry a restored chandelier into the Hill of Peace Lutheran Church in Friedenberg for installation in the sanctuary’s ceiling where it hung many years ago.

A light to remember

You can find the Hill of Peace Lutheran Church in Friedenberg, just a few miles down a country road outside Perryville. The congregation has a rich history that began in the 1830s when Bavarian …

Woodard named Perryville's Officer of the Year

Nominated by her fellow officers, Morgan Woodard was named Officer of the Year and presented with her award during the April 1 meeting of the Perryville Board of Aldermen by Capt. Ryan Worthington of …

County sees rain, flooding, freezing temps

Perry County residents faced another round of bad weather over the weekend and into the early part of the week. Severe thunderstorms moved into the region on Friday, followed by torrential rainfall …
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SPORTS

Well-rounded SV golf team continuing to dominate

Coming off a Class 1 state runner-up finish and winning a second-straight district championship in 2024, the St. Vincent golf team is showing no signs of slowing down despite graduating a few key …

Indians sixth at De Soto, Lady Indians finish eighth

DE SOTO — The St. Vincent boys track team finished sixth and the girls finished eighth at the De Soto High School Invitational on April 11 at J.C. Culwell Stadium. On the boys’ side, …

Saxony's Call chasing top spot in vault

Saxony Lutheran junior pole vaulter Casey Call is off to a good start in the 2025 outdoor season. She ended 2024 with a sixth-place finish at the MSHSAA Class 2 state track meet after clearing …
OBITUARIES
John Bradley Smith
John Bradley Smith
John Bradley Smith, known to those who loved him as Brad, passed away at home on April 10, 2025, surrounded by his family. He was 75. Born in Sacramento, California, on July 29, 1949, Brad …
Carol S. Yamnitz
Carol S. Yamnitz
Carol Sue Yamnitz, 68, of Patton passed away Friday, April 4, 2025, at home with her husband by her side. She fought a long courageous battle with her cancer. She was born July 30, 1956, in St. …
Allen Lane
Allen E. Lane
Allen Edward Lane, 69, of Cape Girardeau, died Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at Jackson Manor. He was born August 9, 1955, to Doyle Luckey and JoAnn Barber Lane. He and Diane Marie French were …
LouEtta Smith
LouEtta Smith
LouEtta Smith, of Cape Girardeau, passed away peacefully on April 6, 2025, in Perryville, at her lifelong partner’s home at the age of 81. She was born on August 11, 1943, in Anna, Illinois, to …
Gloria Sherrill
Gloria Sherrill
In Loving Memory of Gloria Sherrill from Brazeau, beloved Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Great-Grandmother, and Friend. Gloria Sherrill passed away on Saturday, April 12, 2025, peacefully at her …
STATE NEWS
Federal appeals court temporarily freezes multibillion-dollar Biden climate fund
WASHINGTON — The legal battle over a Biden-era climate program ramped up late Wednesday when an appeals court halted a federal judge’s ruling requiring the disbursement of those funds. The …
U.S. Supreme Court to hear case on Trump’s birthright citizenship order
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court announced Thursday it will hear oral arguments next month over President Donald Trump’s efforts to restructure birthright citizenship, though the justices …
Missouri abortion ban clears House, heads to Senate despite concerns from top Republican
The top Republican in the Missouri House said Thursday that a proposed constitutional amendment to ban abortion approved by his GOP colleagues doesn’t go far enough to protect victims of sexual …
Missouri school accreditation bill passes Senate for first time after three years
The Missouri Senate sent a bill to the House Thursday that would overhaul the state’s accreditation and accountability system in order to give local school districts more control. State Sen. Jill …
Push to put Christopher Dunn back in prison erodes confidence in Missouri justice system
The Missouri Supreme Court ruled this week that the state’s attorney general can appeal the overturned conviction of Christopher Dunn, a St. Louis man who spent more than three decades in prison …
OPINION

Sports can empower young women to conquer challenges

We're lucky to have more female sports stars than ever. But in terms of athletic participation, American girls are still considerably less likely to play a sport than boys. Each year, boys get about …

PHOTO GALLERIES
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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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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