Accumulating snow is forecast for much of the state Friday evening beginning in the northwestern part of the state and moving southeast overnight continuing through Saturday. The Missouri Department …

Perryville man faces two felonies after child allegedly overdoses due to opioid ingestion

A Perryville man is in custody and facing two felony charges following an incident in which a one-year-old was unresponsive after the ingestion of fentanyl and brought to a local emergency …

Area’s first measurable snowfall arrives

It wasn’t enough to completely blanket the grass and likely not enough to construct a snowman (though a couple were spotted, one on North Street close to Willow Pond and another on Oak Street), …

114 deer harvested in Perry County during alternative methods season

Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation shows that deer hunters in Missouri harvested 9,965 deer during the alternative-methods portion of the firearms deer season, Dec. 25 - …

State committees release proposed changes to legislative districts

On Dec. 30, the respective chairs of the Missouri House Special Committee on Redistricting and Senate Select Committee on Redistricting jointly released their proposed changes to Missouri’s …

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St. Vincent pulls away late to claim third place at Delta Tournament

St. Vincent girls basketball head coach Mel Kirn wasn’t too sure how his team would respond after a tough loss to Meadow Heights in the semifinals.The answer? Quite good.St. Vincent pulled away …

Quick start leads Pirates to victory

Perryville girls’ basketball coach Angela Fulton has constantly talked to her team about getting off to a good start, at least offensively. Fulton has felt that in most of their losses this …

De Soto’s hot shooting buries Perryville

On paper, it looked like it would be a competitive game between the Perryville boys and De Soto. The two teams came into Friday’s contest with one win combined.However, the Dragons had other …

Offense sputters for Pirates in title game

Perryville girls basketball coach Angela Fulton has had the same feeling every year after facing West County around the holiday season. It’s one that she doesn’t particularly …

SV girls pull off upset over short-handed Advance

The new year started off on the right foot for the St. Vincent girls’ basketball team. The seventh-seeded Indians upset second-seeded Advance 67-47 in the opening round of the Delta New …

Defense key as Saxony takes third

The Saxony Lutheran boys rebounded nicely in the Winter Warrior Classic. One night after squandering a fourth quarter lead to third-seed Kingston in the semifinals. The Crusaders came back with a …

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Happenings

Warren T. Ernst

Warren T. Ernst, 69, of Perryville died Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022 at his residence.He was born Sept. 21, 1952 in Perryville to Weldon J. Ernst and Wilbertta T. Bohnert .He and Mirna M. (Avila Palacios) …

Verna M. Buchheit

Verna Marie Buchheit (nee Schnurbusch) peacefully passed away at Mt Carmel Senior Living in St Charles on Jan. 7, 2022.Loving wife of the late John Daniel Buchheit; beloved daughter of August and …

Wayne A. Petot

Wayne Aloysius Petot, 77, of Perryville passed away Monday, Jan. 10, 2022 in the comfort of his home. He was born Aug. 16, 1944 in Perryville to Alves and Helen (Cerney) Petot.He and April …

George F. Graham

George F. Graham Jr., 93, of Perryville passed away Monday, Jan. 10, 2022 at St. Francis Medical Center. He was born Jan. 25, 1928 in Mannington, WV to George F. Sr and Helen C. (Rymer) Graham.He and …

Charlie D. Hurst

Charlie “Tazz” Douglas Hurst age 50 of Ste. Genevieve passed away Monday, Jan. 3, 2022 at 5:12pm. He passed away at Mercy South Hospital. He was born June 1, 1971 in Missouri and lived in …

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Letter to the Editor: The New Year

Happy 2022. One of my first thoughts of the New Year was about political parties.Presently, we have one official Republican party, the Trumpist Republicans. I think we’ll see the formation of …

Legislators return for regular session

We returned to the State Capitol Building Wednesday, January 5 for the start of the 2022 legislative …
COLUMN: For Warner, it was always about right time, right place

I never go to the movies. Well, let me rephrase that. I rarely go to the movies. However, over the …
Legislators return for regular session

We returned to the State Capitol Building Wednesday, January 5 for the start of the 2022 legislative …

Madden’s football legacy was second to none

On Tuesday, it was revealed that former broadcaster John Madden passed away at the age of 85.His …
Letter to the Editor: Rise above circumstances

Dear Editor,We live in a world where hopes light glimmers softly to an amber glow shaded by our …
Letter to the Editor: Beliefs

To the Editor:Five belief statements which might give a hint as to whether we can define ourselves …

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Border Wars boys hoops

New Athens defeated Perryville 67-56 at the Perry Park Center. St. Vincent earned a 60-37 victory over Marissa/Coulterville.

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2021 Christmas Country Church Tour

2021 Brazeau Christmas Walk

Video: Sept. 16 public hearing for joint justice center

To view a recording of the entire public hearing from Sept. 16, click on the link below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDLaFunMUNI

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Sen. Blunt announces he won't seek re-election

U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Missouri) announced his intent to not seek re-election in November 2022. U.S. Senator Roy “My mom and dad used to milk cows in this dairy barn. It’s a long way …