Perryville News

NWS releases report on Coffman-St. Mary-Chester tornado

ST. LOUIS—The National Weather Service has released its preliminary report on the Coffman-St. Mary-Chester tornado. Numerous severe thunderstorms formed ahead of an approaching cold front across southeast Missouri during the evening hours of Sunday, October 24th, 2021. As the storms moved northeastward, they moved into a moist, energy-rich environment with substantial wind shear in the […]

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Charleston woman hurt in I-55 crash in Perry County

JEFFERSON CITY — An 18-year-old woman from Charleston, Mo. suffered minor injuries in a traffic crash on I-55 in Perry County Thursday night. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports Zah’niyiah M. Ellis was taken to Perry County Memorial Hospital by ambulance. The patrol says Ellis was the driver of a southbound 2010 Chevrolet Cobalt when

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MSHP report

JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri State Highway Patrol has released its latest report. Among those listed as arrested: 53-year-old Scott L. Kennon of Perryville at 8:08 p.m. Monday in St. Francois County on a patrol charge of murder. He was being held in the St. Francois County Jail on a 24-hour hold.

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Perryville Police report

PERRYVILLE — The Perryville Police Department has released its latest reports. 31-year-old Dustin Barron of Perryville was charged with third degree assault and resisting arrest October 14th. Police say they were dispatched to the 400 block of North Pine Street at 12:42 a.m. by a report of a subject possibly under the influence of narcotics.

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NWS reports five tornadoes struck Sunday

ST. LOUIS — The National Weather Service in St. Louis last night reported their damage survey teams found evidence of five tornado touchdowns in its coverage area Sunday. One of the tornadoes passed through the River Region. An EF3 twister with winds up to 150 miles an hour, was on the ground for more than

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Masses to resume at National Shrine of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal

PERRYVILLE — Beginning November 28, all Masses will resume at Saint Mary’s of the Barrens Church in Perryville, Missouri. Sunday Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m., and weekday Masses will begin at 12:10 p.m. Every Monday, the Miraculous Medal Novena will follow the 12:10 p.m. Mass. The Sacrament of Reconciliation is available each Monday

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Legion Lake to be stocked with rainbow trout soon

CAPE GIRARDEAU – The Missouri Department of Conservation’s (MDC) annual winter trout program will soon begin with the stocking of nearly 7,000 rainbow trout in three southeast Missouri lakes — Perryville’s Legion Lake, Jackson’s Rotary Lake, and Farmington’s Giessing Lake. The cities of Jackson, Farmington, and Perryville, including Perry County, the Perry County Sportsman’s Club,

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Vehicle windows broken, items stolen at soccer park

PERRYVILLE — The Perryville Police Department needs the public’s assistance. On Saturday, between 4 and 5 p.m. at the Perryville Soccer Complex, several vehicles had their windows broken and items taken. These vehicles were in the parking lot closest to Highway 51. Among the items taken is a distinctively colored purse.   The Perryville Police

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