A funeral will be held Monday, November 24, 2025 for 70-year-old Thomas Paul Gibbs of Ellis Grove, Illinois, who passed away at 9:02 am, Friday, November 21, 2025 at Three Springs Senior Living and Rehabilitation, Chester, Illinois. He was born September 9, 1955 in Chester to Jesse C. and Evelyn L. (nee VanDerHeyden) Gibbs who […]
Fr. William E. Hartenbach C.M., 88, of Perryville, Missouri entered into eternal rest Friday, November 21, 2025 at Mercy Hospital Perry. He was born October 13, 1937 in St. Louis, MO to William John and Dorothy Marie (Kubasch) Hartenbach. Fr. William Hartenbach C.M. was a Roman Catholic Priest and member of the Congregation
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Donald E. Hardaway, 74, of Perryville, Missouri passed away Thursday, November 20, 2025 at The Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau, MO. He was born October 17, 1951 in Houston, TX to Henry Edward and Margaret Marie (Karl) Hardaway. Donald graduated with a PHD from the University of Houston. He taught I.T. and Information Systems for
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway has announced that her Office has taken the next major step toward securing Missouri’s historic $24 billion judgment against the People’s Republic of China, the Chinese Communist Party, and related entities for unleashing and worsening the COVID-19 pandemic. The judgment, entered in March 2025, is the largest
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway has announced that her Office has filed a new challenge to stop dangerous, high-risk chemical abortion drugs from flooding the country through mail-order distribution, and to block the latest approval of an additional generic mifepristone product. This suit bolsters Missouri’s existing multi-state challenge to the ongoing dismantling
CHESTER, ILL. – The approved minutes of the following meetings of the Chester CUSD 139 Board of Education meeting have been released to the public. November 17: November 17, 2025 Board Minutes October 29: October 29, 2025 Board Minutes October 27: October 27, 2025 Board Minutes October 15: October 15, 2025 Board Minutes (3)
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JEFFERSON CITY – Colonel Michael A. Turner, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, reminds everyone there will be an increase in traffic over the Thanksgiving holiday. The Thanksgiving holiday is one of the busiest travel periods of the year, with Wednesday and Sunday afternoon/evenings being the most heavily traveled times. Drivers should expect more
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JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports a 29-year-old Perryville man was one of two persons receiving minor injuries in a traffic crash Wednesday morning on the westbound I-70 in St. Louis County. The Perryville man and a 50-year-old St. Louis woman who also had minor injuries, were both taken to Barnes-Jewish Hospital
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ST. MARY — Voters in St. Mary will be going to the polls Tuesday, April 7th, 2026 for the municipal city election. Voters will find the mayor and four alderman on the ballot. A mayor will be elected for a two year term and two aldermen will be elected to two year terms and two
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STE. GENEVIEVE – The 41st annual Ste. Genevieve Holiday Christmas Festival is scheduled for Saturday, December 6th and Sunday, December 7th. According to AAA magazine, this event, along with St. Charles, Missouri, is considered one of the top two Christmas festivals in the entire Midwest. And the thousands of fans that attend every year
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