May 2024

Perryville Police reports

PERRYVILLE — The Perryville Police Department has released its latest reports.   25-year-old Jessica E. Smith was arrested at 9:49 a.m. May 3rd on a fugitive warrant.   Police were called to the 1000 block of Old St. Mary’s Road at 2:40 p.m. April 16th by a report of property damage and stealing.   Police

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Protect Illinois Hospitality adds new coalition members from across Illinois to protect the tip credit

SPRINGFIELD, Ill.  – Protect Illinois Hospitality today announced the addition of five new organizations joining the coalition of tipped workers, service operators, and local businesses who want to preserve the tip credit in Illinois. These new members include the Chicago Southland Black Chamber of Commerce, Quad Cities Chamber of Commerce, McLean County Chamber of Commerce,

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Rural Health Care Access and Funding moves forward despite lengthy delays

By Holly Thompson Rehder Hi y’all! What a week it has been in Jefferson City. It’s hard to wrap up all the political drama that took place, including a multi-day filibuster, but the bottom line is that multiple measures to improve and protect rural health care access have moved forward in the Senate this week.

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SGHS FFA celebrates ‘Drive Your Tractor to School Day’

STE. GENEVIEVE – Recently, Ste. Genevieve High School Future Farmers of America (FFA) celebrated National FFA Week with Drive Your Tractor to School Day on Friday, March 1!     Students brought their tractors to River Rapids Water Park in the early morning and then began their parade with a Ste. Genevieve Police Department escort.

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Six CHS seniors are honored at 52nd Annual SISHSA Banquet

Anaya, Buskohl, Diskey, Hopkins, Thompson, and Wingerter represented Chester at the SIU Ballroom event   By Jim Beers CHESTER – Wednesday May 1st, 2024 was the 52nd Annual Southern Illinois Society for High School Achievement Banquet (SISHSA).  The event was held at the Southern Illinois University Ballrooms with 30 local schools being represented.   For

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Weldon Francis Schremp

A memorial mass will be held Friday, May 10, 2024 for 94-year-old Weldon Francis Schremp of Perryville, Mo. who passed away Thursday, May 2, 2024 at Independence Care Center of Perry County. He was born February 23, 1930 in McBride, Mo. to Arthur Vincent and Bernice (Fenwick) Schremp who both preceded him in death. Weldon

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