February 2024

Downtown Perryville Event Calendar for 2024 released

PERRYVILLE, Mo.: Downtown Perryville is set to host a diverse array of events throughout 2024, aiming to foster community involvement and attract travelers to Perryville, Missouri.   In partnership with Perry County Economic Development Authority, Perry County Heritage Tourism, and Perryville Area Chamber of Commerce, the calendar features both annual favorites and exciting new events, […]

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Draft minutes of Heritage Commission meeting released

STE. GENEVIEVE – The draft minutes of Monday’s meeting of the Ste. Genevieve Heritage Commission have been released.   Ste. Genevieve Heritage Commission   Casey Benner, Mark Buchheit, Thomas Hooper, Whitney Tucker, Bill Hart   February 26, 2024   Regular Meeting Minutes   Call to Order at 5:30 pm   Roll Call: Commissioners Casey Benner,

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Filing begins for state offices

JEFFERSON CITY – Filing has begun for the August primary election in Missouri.   A page on the Missouri Secretary of State’s website: https://s1.sos.mo.gov/candidatesonweb/ provided the following information:   U.S. Representative – District 8 (Includes Ste. Genevieve and Perry Counties.)   Republican Jason Smith, Cape Girardeau             Democratic Randi McCallian, Edgar Springs Franklin Delano Roth

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Genia Feher is named Elks Student of the Month for February

PERRYVILLE – St. Vincent High School has announced Genia Feher is the Elks Student of the Month for February.     Genia is pictured with Zachary Stobart, head of schools and Steven Wibbenmeyer of the Perryville Elks Lodge No. 2701.   Genia is the daughter of Kathleen and Julius Feher of Perryville.   According to

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PCSD 32 Superintendent updates parents on status of ‘Get the Lead Out of Drinking Water’

PERRYVILLE – Perry County School District No. 32 Superintendent Dr. Fara Jones has given parents in the district an update on the Get the Lead Out of Drinking Water Act efforts.   “The statute dictates that each drinking/cooking water source has lead concentration of less than 5 parts per billion (ppb) or micrograms per liter

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Sainte Genevieve Museum Learning Center announces Rozier-Audubon Days

STE GENEVIEVE —The Sainte Genevieve Museum Learning Center would like to announce that April 12th and 13th will be “Rozier-Audubon Days”.   On April 12th at 11am, to commemorate the anniversary of John Audubon and Ferdinand Rozier’s disembarkment from France, the Museum will hold a ribbon cutting for the new exhibit titled “Partners in Business,

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Thomas A. Hoff

A funeral will be held Saturday, March 2, 2024 for 74-year-old Thomas A. Hoff of Perryville, Mo. who passed away Tuesday, February 27, 2024 at Mercy South Hospital.   He was born August 10, 1949 in St. Louis, Mo. to Hubert and Josephine (Henschel) Hoff who preceded him in death.   Thomas and Linda Hoff

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Bloomsdale resident escapes injury in Jefferson County crash

JEFFERSON CITY — A 27-year-old Bloomsdale resident escaped injury in a traffic crash on Route A in Jefferson County Monday evening.   The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports Chase G. Lindsey was the driver of a 2012 Dodge Ram 5500 when it was struck by a 2004 Chevrolet 1500 driven by 34-year-old Kenneth W. Bailey

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Celebrate Agriculture: March 3-9 is Thank a Farmer Week

PERRY COUNTY — Our changing economy illustrates how agriculture impacts our lives now more than ever.  Thanks to Missouri farmers, consumers have many choices for the locally sourced food and goods they enjoy.  Around the world, consumers value what our farmers and ranchers produce. Missouri Farm Bureau, Perry County Farm Bureau and county Farm Bureau’s across

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Free legal consultations for Veterans

PERRYVILLE – Free legal consultations for Veterans will be offered in Perryville on March 15.   The University of Missouri School of Law Veterans Clinic, through its Tigers for Troops program, will offer free legal consultations to veterans regarding their United States Department of Veterans Affairs (“VA”) disability benefits, discharge upgrades, and VA healthcare from

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