A funeral will be held Tuesday, August 22, 2023 for 75-year-old Floyd Elmer Wolter of Red Bud, Illinois, who passed away at 9:11 pm, Friday, August 18, 2023 at his residence. He was born April 30, 1948, in Chester, Illinois, a son of Elmer and Nelda (nee Wegener) Wolter. Floyd married Vernitta Voss May […]
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A funeral will be held Wednesday, August 23, 2023 for 97-year-old Ida Elizabeth Probst of New Athens, Illinois, who passed away at 7:02 pm, Thursday, August 17, 2023 at Freeburg Care Center, Freeburg, Illinois. She was born October 9, 1925 in Belleville, Ill. daughter of Michael and Margaret (nee Marian) Hammond who both preceded
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A funeral will be held Friday, August 25, 2023 for 85-year-old Laura Mae Coop of Walsh, Illinois, who passed away Friday, August 18, 2023 at Randolph County Care Center, Sparta, Illinois. She was born April 14, 1938, in Walsh, Ill. a daughter of Boniface and Grace (nee Ragsdale) Link. Laura married Edward C.
Terry Vernon Lohmann, 69, of Perryville entered his heavenly home on August 17, 2023. He was born July 30, 1954, in Perryville, Missouri to Vernon O. and Hildegard Lillian (Verseman) Lohmann Guth. Terry married Mary (Huber) on November 15, 1980, and they built a life together for the remainder of his years. Their
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A funeral will be held Tuesday, August 22nd, 2023 for 95-year-old Vernetta M Thomure of Sainte Genevieve, Mo., who passed away Saturday, August 19, 2023 at her home in Sainte Genevieve, Mo. She was born March 23, 1928 in Ste Genevieve, Mo., the daughter of Edward Palmer and Minerva (Joggerst) Palmer, who both preceded
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A funeral will be held Wednesday, August 23, 2023 for 60-year-old Vicki Pearl Hannah of Ste. Genevieve, who passed away August 19, 2023. She was born May 23, 1963, in Bonne Terre, Missouri, daughter of Charles Earl and Betty Jean (Davis) Archambo, who both preceded her in death. Vicki is survived by her husband
Series of ‘back-to-school’ preparation sessions help prepare students for successful year BY JIM BEERS, Contributing Writer CHESTER – School is back in session for the 2023-24 school year and Chester High School Principal, Jeremy Blechle, and all CHS Staff engaged students in several “back-to-school” preparation activities on the first two days of the new year
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CHAMMPAIGN, Ill. – The 2023 drought has been the most extensive and intense in Illinois in the last 10 years. In mid-July, two-thirds of the state was in at least moderate drought, which caused significant impacts to crops, ecology, streams and rivers, and lake levels. Fortunately, most of the state has been considerably wetter since
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STE. GENEVIEVE – The draft minutes of the executive (closed) meeting of the Ste. Genevieve County School District R-II Board of Education held Wednesday, August 16, 2023 have been released. DRAFT STE. GENEVIEVE COUNTY R-II SCHOOL DISTRICT Board of Education Special Executive (Closed) Meeting Wednesday, August 16, 2023 Minutes of the Meeting Generated by
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PERRYVILLE – Recently, Kevin Hale of Eternal Etchings and Nancy House a volunteer at the Missouri National Veterans Memorial updated 23 names on the wall. Symbols next to the names were changed to recognize their status going from missing to found and identified. The update ensures that the Perryville
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