August 2022

Local air quality remains good

PERRYVILLE – The Southeast Missouri Regional Planning Commission Executive Director  Jeremy Tanz has released the latest air quality readings through August 28th. Tanz said ozone levels in the local area have stabilized since mid-July, but that cannot be said for Missouri as a whole.   He said, statewide there were six additional exceedances in ozone readings between the St.

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MSHP reports arrests

JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri State Highway Patrol has released its latest report of arrests. Among those listed as arrested: 65-year-old Deborah McKlin of Ste. Genevieve at 4:30 p.m. August 29 in Ste. Genevieve County on a patrol charge of driving while intoxicated. She was taken to the Ste. Genevieve County Jail on a 12-hour

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Randolph County Sheriff’s report

CHESTER – The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office has released its latest report. Antoine D. Meeks 30, O’Fallon, arrested August 22, 2022 by Randolph County Sheriff’s Office for possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance. Is incarcerated. Burke A. Eastes 59, Marion, arrested August 22, 2022 by Randolph County Sheriff’s Office for armed violence and

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Award-winning biographer to discuss courage and defiance during times of crisis

CARBONDALE, Ill. — Rebecca Donner, this year’s winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for biography and one of the nation’s most respected writers, will join Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Paul Simon Public Policy Institute for a virtual conversation on Sept. 7 at 10 a.m. Donner and John Shaw, institute director, will discuss via Zoom her

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Route 61 reduced in Perry County for pavement improvements

SIKESTON – Route 61 in Perry County will be reduced as contractor crews perform shoulder repairs.       This section of roadway is located from Main Street to the Route P in Perryville, Missouri.    Weather permitting, work will take place Tuesday, Aug. 30 to Friday, Sept. 2 from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.     The work zone will be marked

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