JEFFERSON CITY – A 73-year-old Perryville man received minor injuries in a traffic crash on Highway 61 in Cape Girardeau County Monday afternoon. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports the man was taken to St. Francis Medical Center by ambulance. The patrol says the crash happened at Route E when an eastbound 1975 […]
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JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri State Highway Patrol has released its latest arrests. Among those listed as arrested. 18-year-old Evan R. Hayden of Perryville was charged with driving while intoxicated at 3:54 a.m. Monday in Jefferson County. He was taken to the Festus Police Department and then released.
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SPRINGFIELD — Missouri State University awarded 498 degrees to students in summer 2025. The graduates will participate in the fall commencement ceremony on Dec. 12 at Great Southern Bank Arena. The following local students earned degrees: Ainsley Frayer of Perryville graduated with a Master of Science, Cell and Molecular Biology. Joel Koenig
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CHESTER – The Illinois Department of Transportation yesterday announced that the historic Little Mary’s River Covered Bridge, a pedestrian-only structure located along Illinois 150 approximately four miles north of Chester in Randolph County, is scheduled to reopen on Monday, Sept. 22, following a nearly yearlong restoration effort. The $312,000 project carefully balanced historic preservation with modern safety upgrades following
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COLUMBIA, Mo. — The University of Missouri Board of Curators recently named 21 faculty members from across the UM System as Curators’ Distinguished Professors and Professors Emeriti. “Recognizing our faculty with this distinction is the highest honor the board grants,” Todd Graves, chair of the UM Board of Curators, said. “These designations acknowledge faculty
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – An overwhelming majority of corn growers from across the United States say that the nation’s farm economy is possibly already in a crisis or on the brink of one, according to a new survey released today by the National Corn Growers Association. The findings were released during an NCGA-sponsored economic roundtable in Washington where
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PERRYVILLE, MO – Community Counseling Center (CCC) is excited to announce the relocation of all its Perryville offices to a new permanent building at 120 N. Jackson St. The new facility, formerly the Perryville Police Department, brings all Perry County employees under one roof to better serve the community. Community Counseling Center is
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CHESTER – The Chester Community Unit School District No. 139 will meet Thursday at 7 p.m. in the Chester Early Childhood Center at 2319 Old Plank Road, Chester. The meeting is open to the public, except for the executive session.. The tentative agenda for the meeting: Chester Community Unit School District No. 139
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WATERLOO, ILL. — Four-time World Champion Bull Rider Tuff Hedeman brings the finals of his Breakout Series Bull Riding Tour to Waterloo and the Monroe County Fairgrounds for the 14th Year. The Co-founder and past president of the PBR rolls into Waterloo Illinois September 20th with some of the world’s toughest cowboys looking to conquer
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by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — More than 250 Southern Illinois University Carbondale first-year professional students confronted and discussed current ethical legal and medical issues together at the SIU Simmons Law School. The 254 students from the law school and the SIU School of Medicine were part of the 28th annual Interdisciplinary Professional Responsibility Day, one of the
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