October 2024

COS student council chooses officers

EVANSVILLE, Illinois – Members of Christ Our Savior student council chose their officers for the 2024-2025 school year.     Members in back Reyna Fearing, Payton Wittenbrink, Charlie Rahfls- treasurer, Isaac Luebkemann-secretary and Olivia Crank. In front Brianna Brake – president, Christine Liefer – vice president, Gracie Jolley and Natalie Shipley.  

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Eric Seibel, late band director, to be honored as 2024 Perryville High School Distinguished Alumnus

PERRYVILLE – A beloved band director will be honored posthumously as Perryville High School Alumni Association’s 2024 Distinguished Alumnus during PHS Homecoming on Oct. 19. Mr. Eric Seibel, who passed away in June 2023, was a music instructor at Perry County School District 32 for more than 25 years. He retired in 2010, but continued

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Gilster-Mary Lee announces 3rd Create A Crunch or Make A Mac contest for Illinois and Missouri high schools as part of October National Manufacturing Month

CHESTER — October is National Manufacturing Month, when manufacturers across the country showcase the importance of manufacturing through a series of events. Manufacturing jobs are an extremely important part of the economy and impact everyone, every day in numerous ways.   Inspired by the success of various celebrity cereals it has manufactured, Gilster-Mary Lee launched

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Hawley, Durbin introduce bipartisan bill expanding nationwide background checks for childcare workers

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, along with U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, have introduced bipartisan legislation to ensure all contractors working with children are authorized to have to a nationwide background check. The new bill, which would amend the National Child

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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:   32-year-old James P. Kehoe of Farmington on patrol charges of resisting arrest at 3:24 p.m. Sunday, September 29 in Ste. Genevieve County. He was being held in the Ste. Genevieve County Jail on

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Perryville kindergartners conduct apple experiments

PERRYVILLE – Kindergartners in Ms. Ashley Sieker’s class at Perryville Primary School recently kicked of the fall season with a lesson on apples.   Ms. Sieker discussed the oxidation process that causes cut apples to brown, and then the class conducted an experiment with an apple volcano. They learned the difference between an alkaline substance,

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Perryville Police reports

PERRYVILLE — The Perryville Police Department has released its latest report of arrests.   Listed as arrested are:   21-year-old Trinity La Taylor of Perryville and 20-year-old Gabriel A. Krieger of Perryville for stealing by shoplifting at 6:31 p.m. September 23.   20-year-old Ayden J. Seyer of Perryville at 1:24 p.m. September 28th on a

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Rep. Friess announces Children’s Halloween Costume Contest

RED BUD – Illinois State Representative David Friess is hosting his 4th Annual Children’s Halloween Costume Contest. Deadline for entries is November 5th. 12 years or under. Best costume winners receives a family 4-pack attraction pass to “The Edge” in Belleville. Follow the link to enter the contest: https://forms.gle/TrfoN3sGRmZyWijK6 Or stop by our booth at Octo-Boo-Fest

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