Perryville News

River Region students earn degrees from CMU

FAYETTE, Mo. — Central Methodist University celebrated its Spring 2025 commencement on May 10 in Puckett Fieldhouse on the Fayette campus. CMU alumnus Laurence Tucker ’69 gave the commencement address as a packed house of family, friends, faculty, staff, and other guests celebrated the graduates. Students were recognized for earning degrees at the master’s, bachelor’s, […]

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PCSD 32 now a StormReady Supporter

PERRYVILLE – Perry County School District is officially prepared for any weather that Mother Nature may throw its way. The district has earned the National Weather Service’s StormReadySupporter designation, which was officially presented to Safety Director Garrett Schott during the June 11 meeting of the Board of Education.  StormReady establishes an industry standard for severe

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Man dies after becoming entrapped in shut down oven

PERRYVILLE – The Perryville Police Department and Perry County Coroner has investigated the death of a 38-year-old Guatemalan national at the Gilster Marylee Cereal Plant in the 600 block of Old St. Mary’s Road in Perryville.   Officials identified the man as Nicolas Lopez Gomez who was employed by Gilster Mary Lee under the name

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Bridgette Steele of Perryville named to University of Arkansas Dean’s List

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.– Bridgette Steele of Perryville was named to the University of Arkansas Dean’s List for the 2025 Spring Semester. Steele joins a distinguished group of students recognized for this outstanding academic achievement. To qualify for the Dean’s List, undergraduates must achieve a grade-point average of 3.75 (or higher) during the semester while completing at least

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Kira Hagan named to College of Saint Mary president’s honor roll

OMAHA, Neb. – A College of Saint Mary (CSM) student from Perryville has been named to the  president’s honor roll for outstanding academic performance for the spring 2025 semester.   Kira Hagan was required to earn a 3.9 GPA or above after completing at least 12 semester hours as full-time students to be named to

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Perryville Police report

PERRYVILLE — The Perryville Police Department has released its latest report.   69-year-old Connie L. Keith was charged with common assault and obstructing process June 22 at 11:55 a.m.   Police say an officer was dispatched to East St. Joseph Street near Spring Street, where he observed the offense.

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Perryville man seriously injured in I-55 motorcycle crash

JEFFERSON CITY — A 20-year-old Perryville man was seriously injured in a motorcycle crash on I-55 in Ste. Genevieve County Tuersday morning.   The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports the man was treveling north on a 2007 Honda VTX 1300 when the motorcycle went out of control, began skidding and then overturned, ejecting the man.

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PCSD No. 32 reports on June 20 school board meeting,two more meetings will be held this week

PERRYVILLE – The Perry County School District No. 32 Board of Education has released a report of the board’s June 20 meeting and the tentative agendas for two meetings this week.   Summary of the June 20, 2025 Special BOE Meeting   The open session was called to order at 7:00 a.m. and the pledge

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