September 2023

NB I-55 in Ste. Genevieve County reduced for bridge repairs

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SIKESTON—Northbound Interstate 55 in Ste. Genevieve county will be reduced to one  lane with a 12-foot width restriction as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform bridge repairs.   This section of roadway is located from mile marker 139.5 to mile marker 141.4.  Weather permitting, work will take place Monday, Sept. 25 through Thursday, Sept. 28 from 7 a.m. […]

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Perry Co’s own Sam Barber will perform at the Grand Ole Opry

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PERRYVILLE – Perry County native, Sam Barber, is set to play at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville this Saturday.   Sam is from the Brazeau/Frohna area.     “I was raised on a farm in a small town in Perry county,” he recalls. “I’ve always been surrounded by a supportive family and an abundance

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SIU team uses low-tech sun funnel to capture unique eclipse image

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by Tim Crosby CARBONDALE, Ill. – Looking directly at the sun is almost never a good idea, but researchers at Southern Illinois University Carbondale recently used a safe, low-tech way that combines a common household item with a telescope to capture a unique image of a total solar eclipse.     A member of a study

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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer manuscript restored

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The hand-written manuscript of “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” by Mark Twain has returned home to its official display at the Mark Twain Birthplace State Historic Site after being conserved and preserved.     The public is invited to attend a special ceremonial unveiling of “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” on Thursday,

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The Tony & Olivier Award-Winning ‘Must-see musical’ (NPR) Come From Away announces touring cast!

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ST. LOUIS, Mo. –  Full casting has been announced for the touring production of COME FROM AWAY! COME FROM AWAY will begin performances in Columbia, SC at Koger Center for the Performing Arts October 17th.     The touring production of COME FROM AWAY will feature Danny Arnold, Kathleen Cameron, Trey DeLuna, Addison Garner, Andrew Harvey, Andrew Hendrick,

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Jeremy Edward Wengert

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Jeremy Edward Wengert, 44, of Saint Mary, Missouri passed away Tuesday, September 19, 2023 at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. He was born June 17, 1979 in Perryville, MO to Arleen Barnett. He was a member of Christ the Savior Catholic Church in Brewer. Jeremy liked swimming, camping, riding in side by sides, playing

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Vernon Elwyn Gowen Jr.

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Vernor Elwyn Gowen Jr, 60, of Perryville, Missouri died Saturday, September 16, 2023 at Independence Care Center of Perry County, Mo. He was born June 6, 1963 in Seattle, WA to the late Vernor Elwyn Gowen Sr and survived by mother Irene (Jester) Owens and step father Rev. Dr. Bruce Owens of Perryville. He married

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