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How Much Do Clouds Weigh?

We often look up at the sky and see clouds drifting lazily by — fluffy, peaceful, and innocent. They seem weightless, almost like you could float right through one on a lazy summer afternoon. …

Hiway Rodders Mayfest Car, Truck Show winners announced

Winners in the Hiway Rodders Mayfest Car and Truck Show held Saturday in the Knights of Columbus parking lot in Perryville have been announced. ■ Antique 1900-1948: First Place – Jamie …

Motorcyclist receives serious injuries in Perry County crash

A Marquand man sustained serious injuries in a motorcycle accident that occurred at 5:39 p.m. on Thursday, May 8, on Route K at PCR 616 in Perry County. According to the Missouri State Highway …

Program provides students food over summer

This summer, Missouri will offer SuN Bucks, a summer grocery benefits program that provides families $120 for each eligible school-aged child to buy groceries when school is out. Summer is a …

Intervention deadline set in Ameren case

JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri Public Service Commission (PSC) has set a deadline for intervention in an application by Ameren Transmission Company of Illinois (ATXI) requesting a certificate of …

Court Docket

■ State vs. Paige D. Kent- Nance. Filing Date: March 14, 2025. Charge: Exceeded Posted Speed Limit By 26 MPH or More (Posted: 70 MPH / Clocked: 104 MPH) — Misdemeanor B ■ State vs. …

National Work Zone Awareness Week kicks off construction season

MoDOT recently hosted news events across the state in partnership with the Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP) to launch Work Zone Awareness Week and mark the beginning of Missouri’s busiest …

Grant opportunity available for law enforcement officials

SIKESTON – The Southeast Coalition for Roadway Safety is offering a grant opportunity to local law enforcement agencies starting May 1. Regional grant funding will be utilized to cover the …

A block in the forecast

If you were planning for a dry weekend this past weekend and instead found yourself dodging raindrops, you’re not alone, and you’re not crazy. It was supposed to be mostly dry across much …

Local investment firm under federal investigation

The unfolding financial scandal involving the alleged theft of millions of dollars in investments related to the purchase of bogus municipal bonds by as many as 75 clients of the now-closed Johnson …
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SPORTS

PHS coach excited about postseason

The Perryville Pirates played their final regular season match of the season on May 1, topping Saxony Lutheran 166-172, and leaving coach Justin Dreyer with high hopes for postseason play. …

Indians finish fifth, Lady Indians seventh

STE. GENEVIEVE — The St. Vincent boys track team turned in 66 points to finish fifth at the Old Settlement Invitational on April 28, and the girls team finished seventh with 63. Bonne …

Meyer leads SV at JCAA meet

HILLSBORO — St. Vincent junior Reagan Meyer recorded two first-place finishes in the 2025 JCAA Conference girls varsity meet in Hillsboro on April 30-May 1, claiming the top spot in the 800 …
OBITUARIES
Martin F. "Pepper" Buchheit
Martin F. “Pepper” Buchheit, fortified with the Sacraments of Holy Mother Church, passed away on Thursday, April 24, 2025, at the age of 93. Martin was the loving husband of …
Gerald Neal
Gerald Neal
Gerald Neal, 61, of Saint Mary, died Wednesday, April 30, 2025, at his home in St. Mary. Gerald was born August 9, 1963, in St. Louis. He married Lisa (Bolyard) Neal on September 16, 1986. …
Euline G. Koenig
Euline G. Koenig
Euline Gladys Koenig, 83, of Perryville, passed away Sunday, May 4, 2025, at Independence Care Center in Perryville. She was born February 6, 1942, in Farrar, to Ernst Rudolf and Emma Martha …
Steven R. Oehlert
Steven Ray Oehlert, 63, of Perryville, passed away Sunday, April 27, 2025, at Mercy Hospital Southeast. He was born December 24, 1961, in Perryville to Raymond Reinhold and Ruth Ann (Hoehn) …
James W. Lappe
James W. Lappe
James William Lappe, 94, of Arnold, passed away Saturday, April 19, 2025, at Delmar Gardens South in St. Louis. He was born on October 23, 1930, in Friedheim, to Benjamin and Josephine (Blechle) …
STATE NEWS
Missouri Republicans shut down Senate debate to pass abortion ban, repeal sick leave law
Missouri Senate Republicans invoked a rarely used rule Wednesday to shut down a Democratic filibuster blocking a vote on a measure overturning the abortion rights amendment passed by voters in …
No tax on tips, child tax credit and business tax cuts survive in big House GOP bill
WASHINGTON — House Republicans advanced the tax portion of the “one big, beautiful” reconciliation package early Wednesday, a step forward in permanently extending, and in some cases expanding, …
Missouri prisons get ‘brutally hot.’ In solitary, it’s even worse
Last summer, Kenneth Barrett recalls spending 46 days — about half the summer — in solitary confinement at Algoa Correctional Center, a minimum security prison in Jefferson City.  In …
Dozens of members of Congress from both parties plead with Trump to unfreeze FEMA grants
WASHINGTON — Members of Congress from both political parties are calling on the Trump administration to unfreeze funding for a grant program that helps local communities better prepare for natural …
U.S. Supreme Court asked to allow deportations of 176 Venezuelans held in Texas
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to lift its own injunction placed last month in the Northern District of Texas to allow for the deportation of a group of …
OPINION

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

CONSTITUTION OPTIONAL NOW? Dear Editor May I address this letter to my elected representatives? Dear Josh Hawley, Eric Schmidt, and Jason Smith, Did you hear the President of the …

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

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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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