SIKESTON – The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) is inviting the public to join the discussion on high-priority unfunded transportation needs at an upcoming meeting. Those attending will also be able to view information and provide input on the state’s long-range transportation and freight and rail needs, as MoDOT works to update its Long-Range Transportation […]
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PERRYVILLE – Perry County School District No. 32 has released a summary of the board of education meeting held August 17. The open session was called to order at 4:01 p.m. and the pledge of allegiance was recited. The board approved the following: ● The amendment of the 2025-2026 school calendar for
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STE. GENEVIEVE — Hot or not, Ste. Genevieve’s monthly 4th Friday Art Walk is always cool…and there are always some surprises. This August 22 the art walk locations will include these galleries: In the Little Bohemia neighborhood on North Main Street Music Art Love will offer live music by Rocky Martin Music, art
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STE. GENEVIEVE — The Ste. Genevieve County Sheriff’s Office has released its report of arrests and incidents for the week ending August 15, 2025. Arrested Person: 4 (The individuals listed below have been formally charged all other individuals cannot be listed at this time) Alarm Activation: 6 Assault: Assist Other Agency: Animal Control: 12
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CHESTER – The Randolph County Health Department is reporting that a mosquito sample collected in the city of Sparta, Illinois has tested positive for West Nile Virus (WNV). This is the first confirmed positive WNV mosquito sample in the county in 2025. West Nile Virus is transmitted through the bite of a mosquito
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A celebration will be held 69-year-old Robert ‘Bob’ Wayne Hoffman who passed away August 16, 2025 at his home. He was born August 20, 1956 in Perryville, Mo. to Gilbert “Gib” and Stella (Nething) Hoffman; his father survives, his mother preceded him in death. Bob and Elaine (Pohlmann) were married on March 25, 1978 at
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A celebration of life will be held at a future date for 66-year-old Jeffrey Henry Polen of Perryville, Mo. passed away Thursday, August 14, 2025 at his residence. He was born January 28, 1959 in Peoria, IL to Russel and Esther (Long) Polen who both preceded him in death. He and Donna Laur
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Dr. John G. Esswein, passed away suddenly Friday August 15, 2025 on the Feast of Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, after a valiant battle with complications from cancer treatments. John was born October 25, 1956 to Richard and Lotus “Bunny” (Ellis) Esswein, who both preceded in death. He met Mary Wingerter in Perryville, MO
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A funeral will be held Friday, August 22, 2025 for 79-year-old Donald Ray McAdams of Chester, Illinois, who passed away at 3:56 pm, Saturday, August 16, 2025 at Three Springs Senior Living and Rehabilitation, Chester, Illinois. He was born September 24, 1945 in Evansville, Illinois, a son of Daniel Jesse and Adeline M. (nee Baum)
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KIRKSVILLE – With a goal of increasing the number of physicians serving Missouri’s rural and underserved communities, A.T. Still University-Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine’s (ATSU-KCOM) Still Osteopathic Postdoctoral Training Institution (OPTI) has been awarded a $1.8 million grant from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (MDHSS) to establish the Missouri Graduate Medical Education
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