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Saint Francis Healthcare welcomes nurse anesthetists

Missouri’s fall foliage may be less colorful this year

JEFFERSON CITY – Temperatures are cooling down, and trees are beginning to change color — a sure sign that fall has arrived. As the changes begin, the Missouri Department of …

Smith seeks investigation of eastern Missouri mail delays

WASHINGTON – Missouri Congressmen Jason Smith, Sam Graves, Ann Wagner, and Blaine Luetkemeyer sent a letter last week to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to demand the United States Postal …
A Perryville High School student speaks with Pre-ETS Specialist Annie Appleton during one of her weekly visits to help students prepare for life after high school.

Local middle, high schoolers engage in practical projects

It may only be September, but students attending Perryville High School and Perry County Middle School are already well into classroom projects that will be an asset to them long after they leave …

Republicans spend $65 million in primaries for statewide offices

Newly filed campaign disclosure reports show that the top three finishers combined to spend $27.5 million in the Republican primary for governor, with the winner, Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe, accounting for …
Sandy Haertling, chairman of the Perry County Republican Central Committee (left) shakes hands with Perry County Republican Club Chairman Chris Francis.

United and Working Together

“The Saluting Marine,” Veteran Staff Sgt. Tim Chambers, USMC, will be a part of the weekend events again this year.

Bikers on the Square returns to Perryville next weekend

Expect to see motorcycles filling the streets of downtown Perryville on Sept. 20 and 21 as a group of veterans and motorcycle enthusiasts participate in the 12th annual Bikers on the Square. …

Renowned street painter returns to town for chalk art festival

It’s amazing how a person can transform a slab of sidewalk into a piece of art with only a little bit of paint and a whole lot of talent. Craig Thomas, a freelance artist living in Cape …

Perryville Board of Aldermen accepts 2024 city audit report

Meeting in regular session at city hall on the evening of Sept. 3, the Perryville Board of Aldermen accepted the city’s audit report and approved another multi-million-dollar payment to …

Mercy ends contracts with Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield

ST. LOUIS – After months of negotiation with Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS), Mercy has provided written notice to end its contracts with Anthem in the state of Missouri. These contracts …
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SPORTS
St. Vincent football coach Tim Schumer is all smiles after running back Cruz Reitzel returns to the sidelines after making a 43-yard touchdown run at the top of the game against Valle Catholic.

SV Indians defeat Valle for first time in 17 seasons

For the first time since 2007, St. Vincent defeated Valle Catholic in a football game. And the Indian fan base let them know just how proud they were with one loud roar at the game’s end Friday …

Pirates win 'squeaker' against DeSoto Dragons, 31-28

After winning their first game of the 2024 season at home, the Perryville Pirates traveled to DeSoto last Friday and beat the Dragons 31-28. The Pirates took an early first-quarter lead of 3-0 …

Spotlight on Saxony's running back Alex Bureck

Submitted Photo Saxony running back Alex Bureck is pictured with coach OJ Turner after the school’s first football game against the Doniphan Dons. Spotlight on Saxony’s running back …
OBITUARIES
Rev. C. Cole
Rev. Christopher Cole
Reverend Christopher Cole, 60, went on to be with the Lord on Tuesday, August 20, 2024, in Pensacola, Florida. Christopher was born July 24, 1964, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Richard and …
Louis Luster
Louis E. “Lou” Luster
Louis E. “Lou” Luster, born April 18, 1934, in DeQueen, Ark., passed away Friday, September 13, 2024. The beloved son of the late James and Sallie Luster, he was preceded in death by …
Major Bill Whitson
Major Bill Whitson, United States Marine Corps, died peacefully at his residence in Richmond, Virginia, on August 20, 2024. Bill was born in Perryville on June 9, 1951, to Ira and Edna Whitson …
Art Tayon
Arthur J. Tayon
Arthur J. “Art” Tayon, 92, of Perryville passed away Monday, September 9, 2024 at Mercy Hospital Perry County. He was born June 13, 1932, in East St. Louis to Arthur J. and Ruth A. …
Rose Marie Rabold
Rose Marie Rabold
Rose Marie Rabold, 90, of Perryville passed away Thursday, September 5, 2024 at Saint Francis Medical Center. She was born November 5, 1933 in Charleston, MO to Arthur G. and Lydia M. (Oehlert) …
STATE NEWS
Missouri Supreme Court voted 4-3 to keep abortion on ballot, newly released opinions show
The decision to keep a constitutional amendment legalizing abortion on the November statewide ballot was decided by a narrowly-divided Missouri Supreme Court, according to opinions released Friday. …
Racing toward Election Day, control of U.S. Senate and House up for grabs
WASHINGTON — The country’s next president will need a friendly Congress to make their policy dreams a reality, but control of the two chambers remains deeply uncertain with just weeks until …
Lawsuit seeking to block Missouri ban on gender-affirming care for minors heads to trial
A lawsuit filed by transgender children and their parents challenging a one year-old Missouri law restricting minors from accessing cross-sex hormones and puberty blockers heads to trial in Cole …
If courts fail to intervene, Missouri governor must halt the execution of Marcellus Williams
Missouri plans to execute Marcellus Williams on Sept. 24. If that occurs, he’d be the 100th person executed in our state since 1989, a shameful milestone, and another instance of executing a …
Some states want to make it easier to cancel subscriptions
When Tennessee state Rep. Bob Freeman, a Democrat, studied his cable and internet bill last year, he kept seeing recurring charges for app subscriptions he didn’t recognize. Turned out, his …
OPINION

Letter to the Editor: First they came...

Dear Editor “First, they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out — because I was not a socialist. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out because …

PHOTO GALLERIES
The 123rd Seminary Picnic brought three days of fun, entertainment, rides and fellowship to Perryville, Mo., Aug. 2-4.
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VIDEOS

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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