June 2025

Steeleville, Ill. resident named to Mississippi State University’s spring 2025 Deans’ List

MISSISSIPPI STATE, Miss. – A student from  Steeleville, IL, has been named to the Mississippi State University spring 2025 Deans’ List. To be named to the Deans’ List, Gillian Valleroy achieved a grade-point average between 3.5 and 3.79, based on a 4.0 scale, while completing at least 12 semester hours of coursework with no incomplete

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Tall fescue adds to heat stress in cattle

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Cattle rid their bodies of heat in three ways: radiation, convection and evaporation. “If your cattle can’t use all three methods, they’ll overheat fast,” says University of Missouri Extension state beef nutrition specialist Eric Bailey. Summer heat knocks weight off calves and pounds off milk, Bailey says. Losses come in the form of less

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Two persons hurt when pick up runs off PCR 806 and overturns

JEFFERSON CITY — Two 19-year-old Perryville residents were hurt in a traffic crash early Saturday morning on Perry County Road 806.   The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports a 19-year-old female suffered serious injuries and was taken to St. Francis Hospital in Cape Girardeau and a 19-year-old male suffered minor injuries and was taken to

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Two River Region residents named to University of Mississippi  Spring 2025 Chancellor’s Honor Roll

UNIVERSITY, Miss. — The University of Mississippi announced students named to the Spring 2025 Honor Roll lists. Two students from the River Region have been named to the list: Marissa Cooper, of Perryville majoring in Integrated Marketing Communications, was named to the Chancellor’s Honor Roll, which is reserved for students who earn a semester GPA of

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Two Sparta students named to Dean’s List at University of Maryland Global Campus

ADELPHI, Maryland – Two students from Sparta, Illinois are among nearly 18,000 University of Maryland Global Campus students who were named to the Dean’s List for the spring 2025 term. Lynsey Hewitt and Caitlyn Mounce earned the honor by completing at least six credits during the term, achieving a grade point average of at least

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Chester’s Jarrett James finishes 2nd at 2025 State Farm Youth Classic Golf Tournament

James shoots 144 (+2) for his 2-day total to place 2nd By Jim Beers CHESTER – Jarrett James, son of Tony and Christy James of Chester, competed again this year at the esteemed State Farm Youth Golf Classic. This event took place Sunday through Tuesday June through 22-24. The event has a mission of providing

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Earl P. Mueller

A funeral will be held Thursday, July 3, 2025 for 89-year-old Earl P. Mueller of Perryville, Mo. who passed away Friday, June 27, 2025 at Riverview at the Park Care and Rehabilitation Center in Ste. Genevieve, Mo.   He was born November 27, 1935 in Frohna, Mo., to Joseph F. and Elsie E. (Schlichting) Mueller,

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Ronald Lee Moran

Ronald Lee Moran, 87, of Perryville, Missouri passed away Thursday, June 26, 2025 at his residence. He was born January 4, 1938 in Perry County to Henry Franklin and Evelyn Ethel (Cook) Moran. Ronnie and Shirley Bunselmeyer were married September 20, 1958 in Chester, IL. They were blessed with 67 years of marriage. She survives

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