It was a night full of laughs, tears, but above all a celebration of life. Jackie Wengert was honored as the Perry County Community Foundation’s Humanitarian of the Year at the …
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By Justin Hotop
jhotop@perryvillenews.com | 11/17/23 |
Lucas Fritsche, the mind behind the Lucas and Friends Backyard Adventures Playground, jokes that he has spent “half his life” working on the project. The playground took the next step to …
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By Justin Hotop
jhotop@perryvillenews.com | 11/17/23 |
The Perry County School District Board discussed several issues including participation from parents in several different ways. The first of which came in the form of Parent-Teacher Conferences, …
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By Justin Hotop
jhotop@perryvillenews.com | 11/17/23 |
Perry County’s Legion Lake welcomed a truckload of trout last week, marking the beginning of the Missouri Department of Conservation’s (MDC) annual winter trout program. Legion Lake was …
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11/9/23
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If there was one part of the city council meeting, where the Aldermen, Perryville City Administrator Brent Buerck and everyone else in the rrom was universally happy, it was when the city’s ISO …
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By Justin Hotop
jhotop@perryvillenews.com | 11/9/23 |
Perryville hosted the monthly meeting of the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission last week at the Perry Park Center where local leadership used the opportunity to speak with MHTC about …
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11/9/23
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The Perryville Board of Aldermen discussed multiple things at its latest meeting on Nov. 7, the first of which was to cancel its public hearing for the special use permit to construct a Dollar …
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By Justin Hotop
jhotop@perryvillenews.com | 11/9/23 |
Perryville Regional Airport (PCD) unveiled public-access charging stations installed in partnership with BETA Technologies, an electric aerospace company based in South Burlington, Vermont on …
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By Justin Hotop
jhotop@perryvillenews.com | 11/2/23 |
The new bridge project was formally started on Tuesday. The Missouri and Illinois Departments of Transportation held a groundbreaking ceremony to commemorate the start of construction for the Chester …
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By Justin Hotop
jhotop@perryvillenews.com | 11/2/23 |
Joint Letter to the Community
From the Perry County Commission and Perryville Board of Aldermen
October 23, 2023
The idea of the Perry County Joint Justice Center was built on a …
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10/30/23
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A big topic of concern in Perry County over the past several weeks has been the 911 dispatch. In response to the concerns, the Perry County Commission and City of Perryville released joint statement …
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By Justin Hotop
jhotop@perryvillenews.com | 10/26/23 |
Perry County has been rated the best rural county in the state. Each year, the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Data Book ranks the states and counties according to how children are faring, …
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By Justin Hotop
jhotop@perryvillenews.com | 10/26/23 |
The Perryville High School Silver Dagger Players will be on stage once again. The group will perform Alice in Wonderland from Thursday, November 2 through Saturday November 4 in the Old Senior High …
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By Justin Hotop
jhotop@perryvillenews.com | 10/26/23 |
Perry County School District 32 announces the Perryville Area Creating Entrepreneurial Opportunities (CEO) Program, a new 3-hour block program that will launch in Fall 2024 at Perryville High School …
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10/19/23
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The Perry County District No. 32 Board of Education discussed and approved several important matters at the latest board meeting on Oct. 11. The lengthiest discussion was about the school bus routes. …
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By Justin Hotop
jhotop@perryvillenews.com | 10/19/23 |
Tractor Supply Company, the largest rural lifestyle retailer in the United States, announced today it has completed the remodel of its Perryville store location. The company acquired the store, …
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10/19/23
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It was a full house at the Perryville Board of Aldermen meeting on Tuesday. A number of Perryville residents and Perryville police officers gathered to voice their opinions and displeasure about …
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By Justin Hotop
jhotop@perryvillenews.com | 10/19/23 |
The Missouri Veterans Hall of Fame is proud to announce its 2023 inductees. Inductees require a Missouri connection, honorable military service, and must have contributed exceptionally to the …
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10/12/23
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The Perryville Rotary Club and Perry County Historical Society are continuing their efforts to preserve the history of Perry County. The two organizations combined in funding a project to digitize …
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By Justin Hotop
jhotop@perryvillenews.com | 10/12/23 |
Perryville residents should be ready to rock and roll this Saturday. EXP Productions at Hopi Lane will host the annual Rocktoberfest will be held on the Square in downtown Perryville on Saturday, …
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By Justin Hotop
jhotop@perryvillenews.com | 10/5/23 |
A new era has begun for healthcare in Perry County. Effective Oct. 1, Perry County Memorial Hospital (PCMH) and Perry County Health System (PCHS) are operating as Mercy Hospital Perry under a lease …
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By Justin Hotop
jhotop@perryvillenews.com | 10/5/23 |
The Perryville Board of Aldermen made quick work of its agenda on Tuesday. The board approved an agreement with Big River Broadband for installation of fiber optic internet equipment. Staff has …
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By Justin Hotop
jhotop@perryvillenews.com | 10/5/23 |
Perryville was in dire need of a new Wastewater Treatment Plant and they finally got one. The city built and installed a brand-new Oxidation Ditch Wastewater Treatment Plant and held a ribbon cutting …
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By Justin Hotop
jhotop@perryvillenews.com | 9/28/23 |
A lot of people went through Altenburg this past weekend. Last year, The East Perry Community Fair had approximately 30,000 people walk around the grounds throughout the two-day event. East Perry …
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By Justin Hotop
jhotop@perryvillenews.com | 9/28/23 |
One local singer has checked one dream off his bucket list. Sam Barber of Frohna performed at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville on Sept. 23. “It was truly an honor and an experience I will never …
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By Justin Hotop
jhotop@perryvillenews.com | 9/28/23 |