December 2023

Missouri wine competition honorees recognized

JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Wines team recently honored the winners of the Missouri Wine Competition at the Governor’s Mansion.   Thirty wineries participated in this competition, all contributing to producing the highest quality wines Missouri has to offer.   Each wine entered was blindly tasted and evaluated by a panel of seven judges from […]

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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:   33-year-old Jasmine M. Sample of Raytown, Mo. at 3:18 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 21 for failing to appear on a charge of speeding out of Ste. Genevieve County and failing to appear on charges

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MSHP reports Christmas weekend traffic statistics

JEFFERSON CITY – Colonel Eric T. Olson, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, provides the following preliminary statistics related to the Christmas holiday weekend:   Two people died in traffic crashes during the 78-hour counting period, which began at 6 p.m. Friday, December 22, 2023, and ended at 11:59 p.m. Monday, December 25, 2023.

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Peoria, Ill. man hurt in Highway 51 crash in Perry County, Mo.

JEFFERSON CITY — A 31-year-old Peoria, Illinois man suffered moderate injuries in a traffic crash on Highway 51 in Perry County Sunday night.   The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports Ryan C. Allen was taken to St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau by a Mercy Perry ambulance.   The patrol says the crash happened

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Perryville Police reports

PERRYVILLE – The Perryville Police Department has released its latest reports.   According to police:   58-year-old Mark Allen Schremp of Perryville was arrested on a fugitive warrant out of Perryville at 9:31 a.m. Dec. 22.   24-year-old Kara A. Schmitt was cited for leaving the scene of a motor vehicle crash in the 400

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Randolph County Sheriff’s Office reports

CHESTER – The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office has released its latest arrest reports.   Arrested were:   Samuel L. D. Simpson 27, Sparta, arrested December 19, 2023 by Sparta Police on a Randolph County warrant for a probation violation. Is incarcerated.   Brandon J. Therion 26, Pinckneyville, arrested December 20, 2023 by Randolph County Sheriff’s

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Ste. Genevieve County School District R-II releases report of Dec. 19 regular meeting

STE. GENEVIEVE – This information includes highlights from the Ste. Genevieve County R-II Board of Education’s Dec. 19, 2023, Regular Meeting. This is an unofficial record.   The official Board Minutes are posted on the district website and are located on BoardDocs.   The video of the meeting can be found on the district’s Youtube

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Ste. Genevieve youth seriously injured in St. Francois County crash

JEFFERSON CITY — A 16-year-old Ste. Genevieve boy suffered serious injuries in a traffic crash on Route EE in St. Francois County Sunday night.   The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports the youth, whose name was not released, was taken to Children’s Hospital in St. Louis by a St. Francois County ambulance.   The patrol

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