U.S. SENATE — U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) released the following statement after the U.S. Senate confirmed President Trump’s nominee for the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, Justin Smith. Smith formerly served as Schmitt’s Chief of Staff and First Assistant in the Missouri Attorney General’s office and as a Senior Advisor to Schmitt in the Senate. […]
CAPE GIRARDEAU – U.S. District Judge John A. Ross on Tuesday sentenced a man caught with a fully automatic pistol to 46 months in prison. Jadiah Dawontra Hines, 20, pleaded guilty in March to two counts: possession of a machine gun and being a felon in possession of a firearm. He admitted possessing a stolen
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CAPE GIRARDEAU – U.S. District Judge John A. Ross on Tuesday sentenced a man caught with more than four pounds of meth to 10 years in prison. Craig M. Perkins, now 55, pleaded guilty in March to one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. He admitted as part of his plea that during
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STE. GENEVIEVE – The minutes of the Thursday, June 11 meeting of the Ste. Genevieve County Commission have been released. Ste. Genevieve County Commission Minutes THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 2026 19TH Day of the April Term. The Commission Met Pursuant to Adjournment. Present were Presiding Commissioner Randy Ruzicka, Associate Commissioners Cory Ford and Mark
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STE. GENEVIEVE – A Regular Open Session Meeting of the Ste. Genevieve County School District R-II Board of Education will be held Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. in the Ste. Genevieve Early Childhood Center Multipurpose Room, 1200 Maple Dr., Ste. Genevieve, MO 63670 AGENDA Ahead of the regularly scheduled open session meeting each month,
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ADELPHI, MD — More than 20,000 University of Maryland Global Campus students were named to the Dean’s List for the spring 2026 term. To be eligible for the honor, a student must complete at least six credits during the term, earn a grade point average of at least 3.5 for the term, and maintain a
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Father William Piletic C.M., 88, of Perryville, Missouri entered into eternal rest Friday, June 12, 2026 at the Apostle of Charity Residence in Perryville, MO. He was born July 26, 1937 in LaSalle, IL to Rudolph and Elivra (Newton) Piletic. Father William Piletic C.M. served in the United States Army Reserve. Father
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Donald R. Ruch, 69, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 3:40 am, Monday, June 15, 2026, at his residence. He was born to the late Velroy and Clementine (nee Lankford) Ruch on December 10, 1956, in Perryville, Missouri. Donald married Gail Korando on February 26, 1977, in Kaskaskia Island, Illinois; she survives. Donald
JEFFERSON CITY – On Monday, Amazon announced its plans to invest $10 billion to construct a new, state-of-the-art data center campus in Montgomery City. Announced during a press conference with state leaders, community members, economic development and utility partners, the project is expected to create 400 new direct jobs, thousands of construction jobs, and generate
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by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — With plans to one day fly a helicopter as a search-and-rescue pilot, Ethan March believed that goal might be shattered when he fractured his spine after falling from a roof while installing solar panels — an accident that left him paraplegic. (Above) Able Flight student Austin Trzop
