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
PCSD 32 PERRYVILLE – Perryville High School will undergo classroom shifts over winter break that will move select classes back into the PHS building and allow for the removal of some temporary classroom structures. The PHS band, choir, and science departments will return to their former classrooms in the PHS building to begin
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by Christi Mathis CARBONDALE, Ill. — Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Illinois Conference on Teaching Mathematics, celebrating 40 years of helping math educators succeed, is set for Feb. 19, 2026, and registration is now underway. The southern section conference offers pre-kindergarten through college mathematics education professionals a chance to connect, learn about strategies for inspirational teaching and
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