Cody and Mallory (Blagg) Bailey of Perryville announce the birth of their daughter Vada James Bailey. She was born at 6:27 p.m. on Saturday, September 24, 2022 at Perry County Memorial Hospital. She … more

Zachary and Holly (Blandford) Elder of Perryville announce the birth of their daughter Louanna Marie Elder. She was born at 1:08 p.m. on Tuesday, September 20, 2022 at Perry County Memorial Hospital. … more

Seth and Adelyn (Petzoldt) Schlegel of Jackson announce the birth of their daughter Joelle Hope Schlegel. She was born at 1:31 p.m. on Friday, September 30, 2022 at Perry County Memorial Hospital. … more

Having recently turned the calendar page, we have entered the month in which many Christians observe the Reformation of the Church, usually just called ‘Reformation.’ For nearly five … more

One of my favorite movies is the 1981 classic, Chariots of Fire, which tells the stories of two British runners, Harold Abrams and Eric Liddell. Each was a world class competitor and both had won … more

Devin Gregory Smith and Katlyn Marie Volkert of Perryville announce the birth of their son Liam Joseph Smith. He was born at 3:15 p.m. on Friday, September 9, 2022 at Perry County Memorial Hospital. … more

Tyler and Courtney Hogard of St. Mary announce the birth of their son Westin Louis Hogard. He was born at 7:40 a.m. on Friday, September 16, 2022 at Southeast Health in Cape Girardeau. He weighed 7 … more

Austin and Natalie (Boxdorfer) Stearns of Perryville announce the birth of their daughter Daisy Lynne Stearns. She was born at 8:25 p.m. on Wednesday, September 21, 2022 at Perry County Memorial … more

John Newton was born in 1725. On September 3, 2020, my favorite blogger, Jim Denison, wrote about an event which occurred in Newton’s life on the same day 272 year earlier, September 3, 1748. … more

Garrett Parmer and Jessica Wengert of St. Mary announce the birth of their son Ryan Joseph Parmer. He was born at 6:29 p.m. on Monday, September 12, 2022 at Perry County Memorial Hospital. He weighed … more