April 2025

MSHP reports arrests

JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports two recent arrests in the River Region.   63-year-old John W. Fox of Ste. Genevieve was charged with driving while intoxicated at 5:40 p.m. Tuesday in Ste. Genevieve County. He was being held in the Ste. Genevieve County Jail on a 12-hour hold.   21-year-old Jacob […]

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Perry County School District No. 32 Board of Education meets Tuesday

PERRYVILLE – The Perry County School District No. 32 Board of Education will meet in special session Tuesday.   The tentative agenda:   AGENDA PERRY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 32 Board of Education Special Meeting – Open Session Tuesday, April 22, 2025 Career Center – Multipurpose Room 6:00 p.m   Open Session called to order

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Perryville Police reports

PERRYVILLE — The Perryville Police Department has released its latest reports.   48-year-old Rachel A. Bunch of St. Mary was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a controlled substance.   The arrest came after police served a search warrant on a residence in the 700 block of West Cinque Hommes Drive on

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Register in April for the Missouri Birding Challenge May 1-15

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), the Missouri River Bird Observatory (MRBO), and the Missouri Conservation Heritage Foundation (MCHF) invite both new and experienced birders to the first ever Missouri Birding Challenge (MBC) — May 1-15! Registration is open through April 30. MBC participants will

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SB I-55 in Ste. Genevieve County reduced for concrete repairs

SIKESTON—Southbound Interstate 55 in Ste. Genevieve County will be reduced to one lane with a 14-foot width restriction as contractor crews perform concrete repairs.   This section of roadway is located from Mile Marker 162 to Mile Marker 160 near Bloomsdale, Missouri.  Weather permitting, work will begin Monday, April 28 through Friday, May 9 from 6 a.m. to

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SGHS Celebrates Prom 2025 in Blooming Style

STE. GENEVIEVE  – This year’s Ste. Genevieve High School 2025 Prom was a great success! The theme this year was Enchanted Garden. Beneath twinkling fairy lights and lush greenery, students danced among blooms and an ivy-draped archway and backdrops, creating a dreamlike setting that felt pulled from the pages of a storybook.   It was

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SIU researchers study social lives of deer to prevent spread of fatal illness

by Tim Crosby CARBONDALE, Ill. – Wildlife researchers at Southern Illinois University Carbondale are using cameras to take a closer look at how deer socialize to better understand how a deadly disease is spread.     John Vinson, a postdoctoral associate at the Center for Wildlife Sustainability Research, and Nina Davis, an undergraduate in zoology,

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Ste. Genevieve County Sheriff’s Office reports

STE. GENEVIEVE — The Ste. Genevieve County Sheriff’s office has released its latest report of arrests and incidents.   Arrested Person: 4  (The individuals listed below have been formally charged all other individuals cannot be listed at this time) Alarm Activation: 1 Assault: Assist Other Agency: 3 Animal Control: 10 Bomb Threat: Brush Fire: Burglary:

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We’re halfway there – fight hunger with your local Girl Scouts

SPRINGFIELD – Troops of Girl Scouts of the Missouri Heartland are making a real difference in your communities through their 2025 Fighting Hunger campaign. But they still need your help!   Throughout April, local Girl Scout troops have been working hard to encourage your community to donate non-perishable food items to support local food banks

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