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Grandparents and Me!

PERRYVILLE – Enjoy some quality time with your grandchild or children with this bird house painting activity. Pamela will provide you with all the materials necessary.   These classes are for Seniors and their grandchildren ages 12 and under.   Space is available for 10 children (grandparents not included in that number). All materials are […]

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GFWC Woman’s Club of Ste Genevieve will collect items for shelters Saturday

STE. GENEVIEVE — On Saturday, September 27 until noon, GFWC Woman’s Club of Ste. Genevieve will be accepting donations of laundry detergent, dish soap, toilet paper, paper towels, shampoo, hair brushes, body wash, diapers, baby wipes and more items listed at the following drop off locations: Bloomsdale Bank, Rozier’s Country Mart and Save-A-Lot.   All

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Citizens Electric announces planned outage in Bloomsdale area as part of reliability improvements

PERRYVILLE  — Citizens Electric Corporation (CEC) is notifying members in the Bloomsdale area of a planned power outage to allow for essential maintenance and equipment upgrades. The work is being performed to strengthen the system and help prevent longer, unexpected outages in the future.   Planned outage date: October 11, 2025   Approximate outage start time: 12:05

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Armed robbery reported at Quick Stop in Perryville

****UPDATE ***** The Perryville Police Department has a suspect in custody. Another press report will be released upon receipt of a warrant. PERRYVILLE — Police in Perryville are investigating the report of an armed robbery Thursday morning. The call came in at approximately 5:45 a.m., and officers were detailed to the QuickStop convenience store 1236

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Perry County Commission meeting minutes released

PERRYVILLE – The minutes of the Thursday, September 18 meeting of the Perry County Commission have been released.   PERRY COUNTY COMMISSION MINUTES Thursday, September 18, 2025   Now on the 18th day of September, the Perry County Commission met with Presiding Commissioner Mike Sauer, 1 st Commissioner Jay Wengert District (absent), 2 nd District

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IDPH issues fall vaccine guidance and COVID-19 standing order to ensure access for Illinoisans

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today released new fall respiratory virus vaccine guidance and issued a statewide standing order to ensure access to COVID-19 vaccines.     Additionally, for routine, non-seasonal vaccines, IDPH recommends that healthcare providers continue to follow the CDC immunization schedules for children and adults issued as of August 7, 2025, which are based on years of science,

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Governor Kehoe awards Missouri Public Safety Medals to first responders and civilians for heroic actions in 2024

JEFFERSON CITY – Governor Mike Kehoe this afternoon awarded Missouri Public Safety Medals to 29 first responders, two corrections officers, and a court officer for heroic and life-saving actions during 2024. Four of the awards were presented posthumously for those killed in the line of duty. The awards – the Medal of Valor, Governor’s Award, and Red, White

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