PERRYVILLE — St. Vincent High School’s Homecoming Court has been announced. Congratulations to the 2023 Homecoming Court! Queen: Ava Layton, daughter of Chad and Sarah Layton Maid of Honor: Cailyn Prost, daughter of Ryan and Kara Prost First Maid: Maddie Dobbelare, daughter of Scott Dobbelare and Lindsey Dobbelare Second […]
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Softball PERRYVILLE – Perryville went 0-4 in the Windsor Softball Tournament. The Pirates lost to Jefferson 23-13 Friday evening and then on Saturday lost to Windsor 16-1, lost to North County 13-6 and Cor Jesu 10-0. The Lady Pirates play Fredericktown today at 4:30. JACKSON – Saxony Lutheran lost to visitiing Twin
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Chester improves to 1-3 with first win of the season BY JIM BEERS CHESTER – The Chester High School YellowJacket Football Team traveled to Christopher Friday September 15 to take on the Bearcats from the combined Christopher-Zeigler-Royalton team, otherwise known as C-Z-R. The Cats play in the Black Diamond Conference. The YellowJackets stung the Bearcats
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BY JIM BEERS CHESTER – The Chester High School Lady Jacket Golf Team improved to an overall record of 11-3 with wins over Red Bud and Sparta in Week 5 of the 2023 season. CHS traveled to Red Bud Wednesday September 13 to compete in a triangular match against the Red Bud Lady Musketeers and
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A celebration of life will be held at a future date for 47-year-old Kevin Robert Harpstrite of Chester, Illinois, formerly of New Baden, Illinois, who passed away at 6:32 pm, Friday, September 15, 2023 at his residence. He was October 14, 1975, in Breese, Illinois son of the late Robert A. Harpstrite and Patricia A.
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A graveside service will be held Thursday, September 21, 2023 for 69-year-old Charles “Charlie” Cruise Higginbotham of Bloomsdale, Mo. who passed away Thursday, September 14, 2023 at his home. He was born July 3, 1954 in St. Louis, Mo., the son of Wendell Higginbotham and Doris (Livingston) Higginbotham who both preceded him in death.
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A funeral will be held Saturday, September 23, 2023 for 86-year-old Barbara Ann Ladwig of Red Bud, Ill., passed away at 6:14 pm, Tuesday, September 12, 2023 at the Garden Place in Columbia, Ill. She was born March 7, 1937, daughter of Vernon and Frieda (nee Landmann) Bockhorn in Walsh, Ill., who both preceded
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Valle’s Ade Weiler scored her 1,000th dig in the game with Saxony Lutheran.
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by Tim Crosby CARBONDALE, Ill. – Seven long years in a Philippines jail – accused of a crime he didn’t commit, which the court there would eventually clear him of – taught Southern Illinois University Carbondale researcher Raymund Narag that in some justice systems the process itself is the punishment. Raymund Narag, an
PERRYVILLE – Perry County Memorial Hospital (PCMH) and Perry County Health System (PCHS) will integrate with Mercy under a lease agreement effective October 1. Mercy will operate and manage the county-owned hospital under its new name, Mercy Hospital Perry. The transition to Mercy will be celebrated at 8:30 a.m. on Friday, September 29, with
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