Perryville News

River Region students named to Missouri State University’s Spring 2022 Dean’s List

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Each semester, students at Missouri State University who attain academic excellence are named to the dean’s list.   For undergraduate students, criteria include enrollment in at least 12 credit hours during the spring semester and at least a 3.50 grade point average (on a 4.00 scale).   More than 4,700 students were […]

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Heat and humidity can be a dangerous combination

JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) urges Missourians of all ages to take precautions as heat and humidity rise to dangerous levels.   Heat-related illnesses often affect the very young, the elderly and the chronically ill, but summer temperatures can also take a toll on healthy young and middle-aged

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River Region students honored by Truman State University

KIRKSVILLE — Truman State University has announced the students who have been placed on the President’s List and the Vice President’s List.   Three students from the River Region were named to the Spring 2022 President’s List.   To qualify for this list an undergraduate student must attain a semester 4.0 grade point average and

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West Star Aviation adds in-house Structural FAA DER at Perryville

From AviationPros PERRYVILLE – West Star Aviation is pleased to announce Don Carter as the new Structural FAA Designated Engineering Representative (DER) at their Perryville, MO (PCD) facility.   Carter has over 30 years of aviation experience, previously working at Sabreliner and, most recently, Flying Colours. With his extensive DER expertise, he is able to

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Mississippi truck driver hurt in I-55 crash in Perry County

JEFFERSON CITY — A 55-year-old New Albany, Mississippi man received minor injuries in a traffic crash on I-55 in Perry County Monday morning. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports Leslie L. Blackwell was taken to Perry County Memorial Hospital by Perry County EMS. The patrol reports Blackwell was the driver of a 2022 Volvo tractor

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MSHP reports

JEFFERSON CITY — Two St. Louis residents were arrested on drug charges in Ste. Genevievieve County Thursday night. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says 22-year-old Leann J. Woods and 24-year-old David A. Usher were each charged with possession of four grams of THC wax. Both were taken to the Ste. Genevieve County Jail on a

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