Perryville News

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation’s (MDC) annual winter trout program will soon begin with the stocking of nearly 9,000 rainbow trout in four southeast Missouri waters – Perryville’s Legion Lake, Jackson’s Rotary Lake, Farmington’s Giessing Lake, and Sikeston Recreation Complex Pond.   MDC’s annual winter trout program will soon begin with the […]

PERRYVILLE – The Perryville Conference of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SVDP) has purchased the Colonnade Building including 1.3 acres of land at 312 N. Jackson Street.   SVDP is an international Catholic lay organization of women and men who grow spiritually by helping the needy and suffering.   The Perryville SVDP was

JEFFERSON CITY – On Friday, October 28, 2022, Lieutenant Governor Mike Kehoe and the Missouri Veterans Hall of Fame inducted the 2022 Class of the Missouri Veterans Hall of Fame. The class includes six Missouri veterans, including Curt Vogel of Perryville who was honored posthumously.   Curt M. Vogel (posthumous), of Perryville, served in the US

PERRYVILLE — The Perryville Higher Education Center will host a special Civil War exhibit Saturday.   The exhibit is being presented by the J. Felix St. James Camp No. 326 of the Sons of the Union Veterans of the Civil War.   The exhibit will be open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the second

PERRYVILLE – The St. Vincent High School Elks Student of the Month Award goes to Jacob Hennemann for the month of October. Jacob is the son of Jim and Sarah Hennemann of Perryville. He is a four-year athlete on the football and baseball teams. He shows leadership as St. Vincent de Paul Service Society president

PERRYVILLE – Bethany Bachmann, County Engagement Specialist for University of Missouri Extension was honored recently at the National Extension Association for Family and Consumer Sciences (NEAFCS) 88th annual session, whose theme was “Take Flight, Reach New Heights.”   Bethany received the NEAFCS Distinguished Service Award at the conference held Sept. 12-15 in Raleigh, North Carolina.

PERRYVILLE – Commemorate the saints and remember the faithful departed. All are invited to visit the historic Saint Mary’s of the Barrens Church in Perryville, Missouri, and take part in two very special occasions.   Saturday & Sunday, October 29-30 View a collection of 11 authenticated relics associated with the Passion of Christ and canonized

PERRYVILLE – Retired Perry County Sheriff Gary J. Schaaf was recognized for his years of service on the Southeast Missouri Drug Task Force at its most recent regular board meeting.  SEMO Drug Task Force Director, Master Sergeant Mark McClendon, presented Schaaf with a plaque, saying, “We are extremely grateful for your leadership and devotion to