August 2023

Perryville Police reports

PERRYVILLE — The Perryville Police Department has released its latest reports.   Dakota P. Oakley of Perryville was picked up at 10:16 a.m. July 17th in the 100 block of North Jackson Street.   27-year-old Billey E. Washington of Perryville was arrested for shoplifting at Roziers Food Center July 22nd.   Police report recovering a […]

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Record number of college scholarships go to current and former youth in care

CHICAGO – Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) awarded scholarships to a record 259 college-bound current and former youth in care – the most the agency has ever awarded in its history.   The milestone was celebrated at a lunch and ceremony held in the students’ honor at

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SIU logistics expert: Yellow Corp. trucking shutdown may delay deliveries, raise costs

by Christi Mathis CARBONDALE, Ill. — After nearly a century in business, the trucking company Yellow Corp. halted operations Sunday and announced plans to lay off all 30,000 of its workers, apparently intending to file bankruptcy, according to experts. This development will affect the economy and people in numerous ways, said Gregory D. DeYong, Southern Illinois

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Ruth Ann Weinrich

A funeral will be held Thursday, August 3, 2023 for 90-year-old Ruth Ann Weinrich of Perryville, Mo. passed away July 30, 2023 at Independence Care Center in Perryville, Mo. She was born November 16, 1932 in Longtown, Mo. to Frank and Hilda (Hacker) Brickhaus, who both preceded her in death. Ruth and Herbert A. Weinrich

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