PERRYVILLE – Tara Johnson has filed for a one-year term on the Perry County District 32 Board of Education. Earlier filings: Incumbent board member Terry Wichern. Wichern was selected by the Board to fill a vacancy following the resignation of Melissa Carroll in October 2025. He will serve until the April 2026 […]
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By Jason Smith, Member of Congress As the year comes to a close, families across Missouri’s Eighth District are doing what they always do this time of year: taking stock of household budgets and getting ready for the new year. As we turn the page into 2026, many families will start seeing relief immediately that
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A funeral will be held Wednesday, December 31, 2025 for 84-year-old Frederick “Fred” Burton Haley III of Perryville, Missouri who passed away Wednesday, December 24, 2025 at his residence. He was born February 19, 1941 in St. Louis, MO to Frederick B. and Ruth (Valentine) Haley who both preceded him in death. Frederick
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Genevieve “Genie” Weiss passed away Sunday, December 21, 2025 at her residence. Genie was born May 30, 1938 in Dover General Hospital in Dover, New Jersey the daughter of William Edward and Gladys May (Taylor) Provost. Genie and Henry were married October 17, 1981 in Wylie, Texas after a 12 year romance. Genie moved to
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A funeral will be held Monday, December 29, 2025 for 73-year-old Lawrence “Larry” Neil Mcdonough of Ellis Grove, Illinois, who passed away at 5:42 am, Wednesday, December 24, 2025 at his residence. He was born November 29, 1952 in Chester, Illinois to Lawrence O. and Shirley M. (nee Seymour) McDonough. Larry married Anita Naeger July
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A memorial service will be held Saturday, January 3, 2026 for 75-year-old Mary Pat Martin of St. Mary, Missouri, who passed away Saturday, December 21, 2025. Mary (Pat) was born on August 10, 1950, in Chester to Norman “Bud” and Barbara Brown, who both preceded her in death. Pat married Daniel Martin on
Robert “Bob” F. Dillahay of Uniontown, Missouri, went to his heavenly home on December 24, 2025. He was born on December 22, 1946, to Frank and Margaret (Smith) Dillahay in St. Louis, Missouri, and was baptized in Berkeley, Missouri. On August 11, 1973, Bob married the love of his life, Kathleen (Frentzel) Dillahay, at
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Ninety-four-year-old Robert “Bob” Leroy Draves of Rockwood, Illinois, passed away at 12:25 am, Thursday, December 25, 2025, at his residence. He was born August 8, 1941 in Chester, Ill. to the late Edward F. and Anna (nee Gray) Draves. Bob married Sharon White on February 18, 1961, at St. John Lutheran Church in Chester, Illinois;
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PCSD32 PERRYVILLE – The Perry County School District 32 Board of Education has appointed Dr. Stacey Versemann as the district’s next Chief Academic Officer. Currently in her fourth year as the Assistant Principal at Perry County Middle School, Dr. Versemann will assume her new role on July 1, 2026. She replaces Jane Narrow,
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BLUE SPRINGS, Mo. – Photography is a great way to get up close and personal with some of Missouri’s most unique animals – arthropods. Arthropods are animals with exoskeletons, including spiders, insects, millipedes, crayfish, scorpions and more. Submit your best arthropod images to a photography competition at Burr Oak Woods Conservation Nature Center this
