A funeral will be held Saturday, March 8, 2025 for 81-year-old Charles W. Goodson of Perryville who passed away Saturday, February 22, 2025 at Independence Care Center in Perryville. He was born July 24, 1943 in Litchfield, Ill. to Wayne Albert and Ruth (Doss) Goodson, who both preceded him in death. He is survived […]
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CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO — The American Red Cross of Southeast Missouri and Northeast Arkansas is helping to bridge access to health care for blood donors by providing free A1C testing, commonly used to screen for diabetes and pre-diabetes, on all successful blood, platelet and plasma donations in March. One-third of people lack access to regular primary
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SPRINGFIELD, ILL. – An incident in St. Clair County last week could possibly be the catalyst for legislation filed by House Minority Leader Tony McCombie (R-Savanna) in 2018 to finally become a reality. On Thursday, the St. Clair County sheriff’s department was requested to respond with an investigator from DCFS to check on the
SPRINGFIELD – Representing local leaders from across the state, the Illinois Municipal League (IML) announced its 2025 Moving Cities Forward legislative platform, which aims to ensure the long-term success of all 1,294 cities, villages and towns in Illinois. This year’s platform promotes local government efficiency and modern policies that balance community needs and resources.
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CHICAGO, and FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC), the state’s college access and financial aid agency, has contracted leading global education company Kaplan to provide free test preparation courses to all students enrolled in Illinois’ public universities. Five Illinois community colleges are also included as part of a pilot program. Students at these
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SPRINGFIELD, ILL. – Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs returned $22 million to nearly 19,000 people in January through I-CASH, the state’s missing money program. “Returning this money to the rightful owners is better than keeping it in our bank vaults,” Frerichs said. “It helps our state’s economy when people have a little more money
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JACKSON – The Riverside Regional Library has announced its Programs and Events for March 2025. There are two Riverside Regional Library branches in the River Region: The Altenburg Branch, at 66 Poplar Street. Call (573) 824-5267 The Perryville Branch, at 800 City Park Drive. Call (573) 547-6508 Perryville and Altenburg Library
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PERRYVILLE – The open session was called to order at 6:30 a.m. and the pledge of allegiance was recited. The board voted to go into closed session at the conclusion of open session. Closed Session: The following motions were approved during the board meeting: 1) Resignations & Retirements a) Colleen Rhodes
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CAPE GIRARDEAU – The United States Attorney’s Office announced that Thomas O. Stroud, Jr., age 43, of Wappapello, Missouri, has been sentenced to serve 130 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to the offense of Possession of Child Pornography. Stroud appeared for his sentencing hearing this week before United States District Judge Stephen
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – State Rep. Tricia Byrnes is doubling down on her commitment to strengthen Missouri’s 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline after a firsthand test exposed alarming deficiencies in the system. Her legislation, House Bill 1148, directly addresses these failures by ensuring crisis counselors provide real, effective assistance to those in need. As part
