MARION, IL – Gary Nelson of McLeansboro joined the US Army in February of 1968 to serve his country. Eventually deployed to fight in Vietnam, Nelson was honorably discharged in 1971 and returned to McLeansboro. Proud of his service, he applied to fly with Veterans Honor Flight in 2018. Diagnosed with […]
PERRYVILLE – The MFA Oil Foundation has awarded a grant to Perry County School District 32 to provide two lifesaving AEDs for campus, home to over 2,200 students and 350 staff members. The additional AEDs, which are used to assist people experiencing sudden cardiac arrest, will help fill gaps in AED coverage on
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PARK HILLS – Mineral Area College (MAC) is pleased to announce that its President, Dr. Joe Gilgour, has been named one of four finalists for the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) CEO of the Year award. This national recognition celebrates Gilgour’s exceptional leadership and commitment to expanding educational opportunities for students and the community. Since
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PERRYVILLE – The Perry County School District No. 32 Board of Education will meet in regular session Wednesday, February 12. The tentative agenda: AGENDA PERRY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 32 Board of Education Regular Open Session Meeting Wednesday, February 12, 2025 Old Senior High School, Room 105 7:00 p.m. Open Session called to
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PERRYVILLE – The Perryville Police Department has released its latest reports. Police report the following arrests: 34-year-old Lavell Antonio Jefferson of Hazelwood February 3 on a fugitive warrant following a traffic stop on I-55 northbound at the 130.6 mile marker. 45-year-old Alfred Gomez of Perryville for driving while intoxicated, no vehicle registration
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RED BUD – Southern Illinois Republican Rep. David Friess says the Illinois Trust Act, which was enacted in 2017, needs to be repealed. In a post on his Facebook page, Friess said the Trust Act “prevents state and local law enforcement from assisting the federal government with civil immigration enforcement but allows coordination when
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STE. GENEVIEVE – The tentative agenda for Thursday’s Ste. Genevieve Board of Aldermen work session has been released. The work session will follow the regular meeting of the board. The agenda includes a discussion of the city’s texting policy, a property item and the city administrator s evaluation. The property item and city
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STE. GENEVIEVE – Thomas Varga has been selected the Elks Student of the Month at Valle Catholic High School for February. He is the son of Tom and Debbie Varga. He plans to attend Maryville University in the fall of 2025 and major in Actuarial Science with a minor in either Data
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A funeral will be held Saturday, February 22, 2025 for 91-year-old Virginia Carmack of Sainte Genevieve, Mo. who passed away Saturday, February 8, 2025 at home in Sainte Genevieve, MO She was born February 4, 1934 in St. Louis, Mo, a daughter of Charles Stephens and Alice (Jacobson) Stephens who both preceded her in
A funeral will be held Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025 for 82-year-old Francis E. Vogt of Coffman, Mo. who passed away Wednesday, February 5, 2025 at the Parkland Health Center in Farmington, Mo. He was born October 2, 1942 in Coffman, Mo., a son of Ralph Vogt and Hilda (Herzog) Vogt, who both preceded him
