Perryville News

Uniontown woman participates in Concordia University Composers Recital

SEWARD, Neb. — Katherine Benkendorf of Uniontown participated in Concordia’s Spring 2022 Composers Recital held late last month at St. John Lutheran Church in Seward, Nebraska.   Included in the program were premiere performances of pieces written by ten Concordia student composers, comprised of a variety of music written for vocals, piano, winds, and strings. […]

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MSHP report

JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri State Highway Patrol has released its latest reports. Among those listed as arrested: 22-year-old Antonio D. Mata of Jackson at 10:04 p.m. Monday in Perry County on a patrol charge of possession of 2.135 pounds of marijuana and unlawful possession of a firearm. He was released to Perry County Memorial

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Londyn Lorenz honored as Who’s Who at Ole Miss

UNIVERSITY, Miss.– Londyn Lorenz, of Perryville, Mo., was honored in the 2021-22 class of Who’s Who Among Students at the University of Mississippi. Readers may recall Londyn Lorenz for her appearance on the Jeopardy television game show. A total of 170 students were recognized for their achievements on Friday, April 8, at The Gertude C. Ford Center

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Youth participate in County Government Day

PERRYVILLE – Perry County office holders welcomed students from St Vincent and Perryville High School to the Perry County Courthouse for County Government Day.   The annual event is organized by the American Legion Post 133 Women’s Auxiliary. Thirty students – two for each office holder, spent the morning touring the many offices that make

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Two Chester residents receive minor injuries in Highway 51 crash in Missouri

JEFFERSON CITY — Two Chester residents suffered minor injuries in a traffic crash on Highway 51 in Perry County, Mo. Monday afternoon.   The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports a 15-year-old boy and 46-year-old Carrie Burgdorf were taken to Memorial Hospital in Chester by ambulance.   The patrol says the crash happened when a northbound

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Route E in Perry County to close for sewer main installation

Sikeston― Route E in Perry County will close later this month as the City of Perryville installs a sewer main pipe under the roadway.    The section of roadway to be closed is located from Ridge Drive to Independence Drive in Perryville, Missouri.  Weather permitting, work will start Monday, April 25 and be completed Wednesday, May 4.  The work zone will be

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MDC reports young hunters took 2,881 turkeys over youth weekend

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) shows that young turkey hunters in Missouri harvested 2,881 birds over the past youth weekend, April 9 and 10. Kinnley (age 11) Top harvest counties were Miller with 87 birds harvested, Osage with 71, and Franklin with 71. Wyatt (age 15) Perry County

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Walk will raise money for persons with Huntington’s Disease

JACKSON, Mo. -– The Missouri Chapter of the Huntington’s Disease Society of America (HDSA) will host the Southeast Missouri Team Hope Walk on Saturday, April 23rd at 10:00 AM at Jackson City Park. All proceeds support HDSA’s mission to improve the lives of people affected by Huntington’s disease (HD) and their families.  “I am looking forward to

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