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Proclamation by Mayor Larry Riney honors military children

Purple Up! Day on Tuesday, April 15, 2025 PERRYVILLE – Perryville Mayor Larry Riney has proclaimed Purple Up! Day to honor military children along with the American Legion Auxiliary, District 13 Children & Youth Chair Nancy Wilfong; American Legion Auxiliary Unit 133 President Carol Taylor and Perryville City Administrator Brent Buerck.     Perryville Mayor

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Storm dumps copious amounts of rainfall on River Region

STE. GENEVIEVE – Ste. Genevieve City Administrator reported Saturday on the status of the city.   He said Alliance Water Resources was out cleaning dirt and gravel off the streets Saturday after Friday night’s flash flood.  Four inches of rain fell Friday evening in addition to the 1 ½ inches we had from Wednesday &

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Ste. Genevieve High School announces 2025 Prom Court

STE. GENEVIEVE – Ste. Genevieve High School has announced its 2025 Prom Court below. The theme this year is Enchanted Garden, and the event will be held on Saturday evening, April 12, at Ste. Genevieve Elks Lodge. Students elected to the 2025 Prom Court include: Queen Candidates (Front Row, Left to Right): Libby Adams, daughter

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PHS Prom Court announced

PERRYVILLE – The Perryville High School Prom King and Queen candidates have been announced. King candidates are Carter Blechle, Blake Hager, and Grady Warrant. Queen candidates are Julia Hotop, Maria Mattingly Hernandez, and Kara Williams. This year, PHS students voted on King candidates and Queen candidates individually, not as couples. The 2025 Prom King and

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University of Missouri opens addition to MU Research Reactor facility

By Uriah Orland COLUMBIA – The University of Missouri hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony today for a 47,000-square-foot addition to the University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR) facility. Dubbed “MURR West,” the $20 million, three-story addition to the existing MURR North Building represents not only an investment in the physical infrastructure but also in the future

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Silver Dagger Players to present ‘Seussical’ April 10-12  

PERRYVILLE – The Perryville High School Silver Dagger Players will present “Seussical” at the Perry Park Center Theater, at 7 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, April 10-12. “Seussical” is a musical comedy based on the works of Dr. Seuss, featuring beloved characters like Horton the Elephant, the Cat in the Hat, and Gertrude McFuzz, with music by Stephen Flaherty

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MASA names R-II Superintendent Dr. Paul Taylor ‘Southeast District’s Emerging Superintendent’

STE. GENEVIEVE – Ste. Genevieve County R-II School Superintendent Dr. Paul Taylor has been named “an emerging superintendent” by the Missouri Association of School Administrators (MASA). Dr. Taylor was nominated for the honor by his colleagues in the Southeast MASA District. He was honored during the awards banquet at the MASA Spring Conference last month.

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