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Randolph County updates COVID-19 numbers

CHESTER — The Randolph County Health department reports the county’s transmission rate for CoVID 19 remains “HIGH”. Statistics through January, 11th. Information will be updated as received from the Illinois Department of Public Health. You may also access County CoVID-19 statistics at the following websites: https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#county-view https://dph.illinois.gov/covid19/data/region-metrics.html?regionID=4 The Randolph County Health Department […]

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Reward offered in levee vandalism incident

Featured News, News, Perryville News / January 14, 2022

PERRYVILLE — The Perry County Sheriff’s Office is investigating property damage which occurred at the Bois Brule Levee and Drainage District pumping infrastructure. Anyone with information please contact the Perry County Sheriff’s Office and ask to speak with a detective at 574-547-4576.

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The 2022 Legislative Session is Underway!

Featured News, MO State News, News / January 14, 2022

By Elaine Gannon, State Senator With the pounding of the gavel on Jan. 5, my colleagues and I began the Second Regular Session of the 101st General Assembly. It’s always surreal to stand in our beautiful chamber and behold the gravity of what it means to represent our community in this hallowed place. This

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Consumer prices rise 0.3 percent in December

Featured News, MO State News, News / January 13, 2022

KANSAS CITY, Kansas — Prices in the Midwest Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), increased 0.3 percent in December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Wednesday. The food index rose 0.6 percent in December while the index for energy declined 2.1 percent as a result of lower

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Perryville chooses JEMA for new Ranken facility

Featured News, News, Perryville News / January 13, 2022

PERRYVILLE — The City of Perryville, MO has partnered with Ranken Technical College to develop a state-of-the-art Technical Education Center. The announcement comes from JEMA: a planning, architecture, and design firm located in St. Louis. It considers its strength to be collaboration and its mission to transform and inspire. JEMA’s design for the new

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SGCMH welcomes First Baby of 2022

Featured News, News, Ste. Genevieve News / January 13, 2022

STE. GENEVIEVE – It’s a boy! Ste. Genevieve County Memorial Hospital (SGCMH) is pleased to announce its first baby born for the New Year. Wyatt Klein was delivered at 1:12 am on January 10, 2022 by Dr. Tony Lam. He is one of Southeast Missouri’s newest citizens and his family was awarded the “First Baby

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Children invited to cake-decorating class

Featured News, News, Perryville News / January 12, 2022

PERRYVILLE — Kids from the ages of 6 – 12 are welcome to participate in a fun cake decorating class Saturday, February 5, 2022 from 2-4 p.m. at the Perryville Community Building. The class is $15/resident and $20/nonresident. Deadline for registration is February 2nd. An adult must also attend the class with

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Red Cross: Worst blood shortage in more than a decade

Featured News, News, Regional News / January 12, 2022

CAPE GIRARDEAU — The American Red Cross is facing a national blood crisis – its worst blood shortage in more than a decade. Dangerously low blood supply levels are posing a concerning risk to patient care and forcing doctors to make difficult decisions about who receives blood transfusions and who will need to wait until

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Veterans Honor Flight to return to Washington D.C. in June

Featured News, News, Randolph County News / January 12, 2022

MARION, Ill. — Veterans Honor Flight of Southern Illinois announced Tuesday the group will return to Washington D.C. in the Spring. The all-volunteer group will conduct their eighth flight honoring veterans from Southern Illinois on Tuesday, June 7, 2022. Founded in 2016, Veterans Honor Flight has transported over 520 veterans to Washington D.C.

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CHS musicians wow crowd with ‘Sounds of the Season’ holiday concert

Featured News, News, Randolph County News / January 11, 2022

By Jim Beers, Contributing Writer CHESTER — The Chester School District # 139 Music Department presented four music programs for the 2021 Christmas season to close out the first semester of the 2021-22 school year. Three such programs were performed by Chester Grade School groups and the Chester High School Music Department gave the

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