January 2022

Wayne Aloysius Petot

A funeral will be held Saturday, January 15, 2022 for 77-year-old Wayne Aloysius Petot, of Perryville, Mo. who passed away Monday, January 10, 2022 in the comfort of his home. He was born August 16, 1944 in Perryville, the son of Alves and Helen (Cerney) Petot, who both preceded him in death. He married April […]

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George F. Graham Jr.

A funeral will be held Saturday, January 15, 2022 for 93-year-old George F. Graham Jr., of Perryville, Mo. who passed away Monday, January 10, 2022 at St. Francis Medical Center.   He was born January 25, 1928 in Mannington, West Virginia the son of  George F. Sr and Helen C. (Rymer) Graham who both preceded

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Donald G. McNeely

A private memorial service will be held at a later date for 73-year-old Donald G. McNeely of Chester, Illinois, who passed away at 10:24 a.m., Monday, January 10, 2022 at Memorial Hospital, Chester, Illinois.   He was born February 15, 1948, in Dyersburg, Tennessee, the son of Henry and Tommie (nee Jones) McNeely who both

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Attorney General Schmitt works to stop international scam calls

JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Attorney General Schmitt is urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to put in place measures that will help stem the tide of foreign-based illegal robocalls that attempt to scam Americans. “Combating annoying, and sometimes dangerous, robocalls is an important mission of the Attorney General’s Office. Using the latest technology and working with

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CHS musicians wow crowd with ‘Sounds of the Season’ holiday concert

By Jim Beers, Contributing Writer     CHESTER — The Chester School District # 139 Music Department presented four music programs for the 2021 Christmas season to close out the first semester of the 2021-22 school year.  Three such programs were performed by Chester Grade School groups and the Chester High School Music Department gave the

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CMU announces Fall 2021 Dean’s List

FAYETTE, Mo. — The office of Central Methodist University provost Rita Gulstad announced recently the students included on the Fall 2021 Dean’s List. Almost 1,000 students across all campuses and online learning met the requirements for placement, including a grade point average of 3.50 or higher for the semester. The following River Region students were

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Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri unveil new cookie at Camp Fiddlecreek trail restoration groundbreaking

ST. LOUIS — Spire and the Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri are hosting a groundbreaking event at Camp Fiddlecreek, in Labadie Missouri, to recognize the commencement of a 2.5 mile trail restoration project, made possible through the generosity of Spire.  During the groundbreaking event, which was scheduled to take place this morning, the Girl Scouts

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