Patricia Ann Busch, 57, of Perryville, Missouri passed away Saturday, July 12, 2025 at Mercy South Hospital. She was born April 22, 1968 in Perryville, MO to Francis Dale and Norma Jean (McAtee) Layton. Patty and Jackie “Rocky” Busch were married on September 30, 1989 at Christ the Savior Catholic Church in Brewer, MO. He […]
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Linda Cottner, 77, of Perryville, Missouri passed away Friday, July 11, 2025 at her residence. She was born August 28, 1947 in Kansas City, MO to Thomas and Helen Sanders. Linda and Nolan Cottner were married December 4, 1988 at First Baptist Church in Perryville, MO. Linda worked as a Lab Technician for Gilster Marylee.
ST. LOUIS – The Annie E. Casey Foundation’s KIDS COUNT® is a premier source of data on children, youth and families. Recently updated for 2025, the report and interactive data tool provides indicators for the nation, states, county and cities for factors such as demographics, education, economic well-being, family and community, health, and safety. Click
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Attorney General Bailey leads fight against hidden ESG and DEI agendas in corporate America JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has announced that his office has launched an investigation and filed parallel lawsuits against two foreign-owned proxy advisory firms, Glass Lewis and Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), to ensure their compliance with lawful demands
JEFFERSON CITY – St. Louis City had the highest average annual wage across all private industries in 2024 at $79,605, nearly $15,000 more than the state average of $64,754. The average Perry and Ste. Genevieve County wages are shown below County average wage figures are derived from the Quarterly Census of Employment
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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is taking action to prevent the national spread of measles in Illinois. A total of eight measles cases, all linked to one another, were identified in Southern Illinois in April and May. In addition to the eight Southern Illinois cases, two additional, unrelated cases were identified
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CHICAGO – CNBC today released its 2025 Top States for Business rankings, with Illinois earning the 13th best state for business—its highest position ever and a significant rise from 30th place in 2019. The climb highlights Gov. Pritzker’s leadership to grow the Illinois economy and make it the best state to do business, get an education,
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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois State Police (ISP) today graduated the largest cadet class in the last 25 years. ISP welcomed 95 new troopers today from Cadet Class 150 at a graduation ceremony at the Westside Christian Church in Springfield. The new troopers will report to all ten ISP Troop locations throughout the state on
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HILLSBORO, Mo. — Jefferson College has announced the Dean’s List for the spring 2025 semester, recognizing 660 students for outstanding academic achievement. These River Region residents are on the list: Bloomsdale: Elizabeth Basler, Peyton Bieser, Julia Lemons Frohna: Payton Meier Perryville: Carson Adams, Kale Adams, Chloe Bollinger, Austin Buerck, Logan Hoehn, Alyssa King, Anna Mueller,
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PERRYVILLE – Perry County School District No. 32 has released the agendas for two upcoming meetings. A board of education community informational meeting will be held Tuesday, July 15, at the Robinson Event Center, 2411 Walters Ln., Perryville, at 6 p.m. PCSD BOE Agenda 071525 The board of education regular meeting open
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