Medallion Hunt returns next week

The Republic-Monitor has begun preparing and planning for the annual Medallion Hunt, which will take place beginning Thursday, March 18 and run for four consecutive weeks .
This is the 35th year for the annual hunt, where treasure seekers decipher clues to lead them to a hidden medallion. The finder is awarded a check for $100, or more if not found each week.
The newspapers containing the clues will not be available until 5 a.m. Thursdays for all four weeks at the Republic-Monitor office, located at 10 W. Ste. Marie St. in downtown Perryville.
As in year’s past, clues to the medallion’s location will appear in various ads scattered through that week’s edition, written in pirate speak. Savvy? Now, get yer band o’ swashbuckling buccaneers together, an’ try and decipher the piratical ramblin’s with yer mates!”
An individual can win only once during the 2021 Medallion Hunt contest. Other rules for the search include:
Each week, the medallion will be hidden in Perry County. Clues to the location of the medallion will be found in the advertisements of the merchants participating in the Republic-Monitor’s “Treasure Hunt” promotion. Participating ads will be marked by a pirate figure.
Clues to the location of the medallion will be published each Thursday in the Republic-Monitor. $100 will be given to the person who finds and brings the medallion to the Republic-Monitor office during regular business hours, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
In the event that the medallion is not found within the allotted time, $50 will be added to the prize money for the following week, and the location of the medallion will remain where it was, undisturbed.

“Last year, the medallion hunt was interrupted by the on-set of COVID-19,” said Republic-Monitor publisher Beth Durreman. “This year, we will run the hunt the full four weeks, we just started two weeks later.”
There are no age limits or residency requirements.
The medallion may be hidden either outdoors or indoors, but will always be hidden in a public place. Since it is in a public place, however, there may be limited hours of accessibility. Participants must observe all regulations pertaining to the building or area. Trespassing is illegal and the medallion will not be hidden on private property.
The medallion will be concealed in such a way as to present no physical or other risk in retrieving it. (Perry County Newspapers, Inc., assumes no liability in connection with participation in this game).
“We do ask as soon as you find it to bring it in to the newspaper so we can post it on our Facebook page,” said Republic-Monitor publisher Beth Durreman. “It’s not officially found until we put it out on our Facebook page.”
The winners’ photos will be taken and published in the print edition of the newspaper.
Anticipation is growing in the office as the hunt nears. The staff of Republic-Monitor hopes to see scores of participants, both old and new.
Yarr, matey, we wish ye all the best of luck!