CARBONDALE, IL — An evening of performance, food, and immersive dialogue is set to bloom at the Carbondale Civic Center from 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM as the Poke Sallet Sally Dinner Theatre takes center stage. This free public event is a celebratory exploration of the pokeweed plant—a resilient and controversial wild green—and its ties to Southern food, Black cultural memory, […]
PERRYVILLE – More than two dozen Americans of all ages gathered Saturday on the courthouse square in Perryville and in the process joined literally millions of others around the country to celebrate democracy and our constitution and defy autocracy and repression of our liberties. Our beautiful flag will never suffer would be kings or dictators!
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PERRYVILLE – The Perryville Board of Aldermen will meet in regular session Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. in the city hall council chambers, 215 North West Street, Perryville. The meeting is open to the public. The tentative agenda: PV AGENDA 061625 The most recent board of aldermen meeting minutes available: _PV
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JEFFERSON CITY – A 19-year-old Perryville man escaped injury in a traffic crash Friday evening in Perry County. The patrol’s report says the crash happened when a 2009 Toyota Corolla driven by the Perryville man east on Route J failed to stop at a stop sign at the intersection with Route 51. A 2007
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PERRYVILLE – The Perryville Police Department has released its latest reports: A theft of stolen license plates was reported May 28 in the 100 block of Jefferson Street. An animal bite was reported May 30th in the 00 block of E. Wichern Road. 30-year-old Daniel J. Stueve of Perryville was arrested for
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SEDALIA – Tickets to all Missouri State Fair concerts and events are on sale to the public, while supplies last. This includes all concerts and events in the State Fair Grandstand, presented by CFM Insurance, the Governor’s Ham Breakfast and $12 advance adult gate admission. These tickets will be available through Etix.com and by phone 1-800-514-ETIX/1-800-514-3849. Starting
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KANSAS CITY – The Southwest Office of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has released Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions – March 2025. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $39.71 per hour in the South
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ROLLA, Mo. – The friends and family of Robert E. “Bob” Myers joined with officials and state employees in Rolla on June 11 as a state office building was named in his honor. From 1971 to 1997, Myers served as Missouri’s first State Land Surveyor. He passed away in 2019 at the age of 88.
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PRAIRIE DU ROCHER – The Lewis & Clark Chapter of the Illinois Society of Sons of the American Revolution recently presented the Law Enforcement Commendation Medal and Certificate posthumously to Officer Jason P. Roscow. His parents, Ann and Ervin Roscow of Prairie du Rocher, accepted. Ann and Ervin Roscow show the medal and
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MURPHYSBORO, IL –Illinois State Senator Terri Bryant (R-Murphysboro) released the following statement in response to a lawsuit seeking the removal of the Ten Commandments monument from the Jefferson County Courthouse lawn: “As the State Senator representing Jefferson County, I strongly support keeping the Ten Commandments monument on the courthouse lawn. The principles represented by this
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