SIKESTON – The Missouri Department of Transportaton has announced Route 61 in Perry County will be reduced with a 12-foot width restriction as contractor crews perform sidewalk improvements from Smith Street to Plaza Drive in Perryville. Weather permitting, work will take place Tuesday, Oct. 7 from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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PERRYVILLE — The Perryville Fire Department was called out Friday afternoon by a report of a commercial structure fire in the building that formerly housed the Society of St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store at 312 N. West Street. The call came in at 2:02 p.m. via 911. The first fire truck on scene
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KANSAS CITY – The Mountain-Plains Information Office of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics today released County Employment and Wages in Missouri – First Quarter 2025. The report shows national rankings of wage levels, wage growth, and employment changes for the seven large counties in Missouri compared to the 372 largest counties in the United
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JEFFERSON CITY – A 38-year-old Perryville man was seriously injured in a motorcycle crash on Route O in Perry County Tuesday morning. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports the man was taken to Mercy Hospital South by an Air Evac medical helicopter. The patrol says the crash happened when the eastbound 2004 Harley
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JEFFERSON CITY – A 73-year-old Perryville man received minor injuries in a traffic crash on Highway 61 in Cape Girardeau County Monday afternoon. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports the man was taken to St. Francis Medical Center by ambulance. The patrol says the crash happened at Route E when an eastbound 1975
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JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri State Highway Patrol has released its latest arrests. Among those listed as arrested. 18-year-old Evan R. Hayden of Perryville was charged with driving while intoxicated at 3:54 a.m. Monday in Jefferson County. He was taken to the Festus Police Department and then released.
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SPRINGFIELD — Missouri State University awarded 498 degrees to students in summer 2025. The graduates will participate in the fall commencement ceremony on Dec. 12 at Great Southern Bank Arena. The following local students earned degrees: Ainsley Frayer of Perryville graduated with a Master of Science, Cell and Molecular Biology. Joel Koenig
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PERRYVILLE, MO – Community Counseling Center (CCC) is excited to announce the relocation of all its Perryville offices to a new permanent building at 120 N. Jackson St. The new facility, formerly the Perryville Police Department, brings all Perry County employees under one roof to better serve the community. Community Counseling Center is
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Veto and Extraordinary Sessions Conclude Legislators returned to Jefferson City to convene the annual veto session on Sept. 10. This year’s session was coupled with an extraordinary session called by the governor, who asked the Legislature to pass reforms to the current initiative petition (IP) process and redraw congressional district lines. The veto session
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PERRYVILLE –The Perryville Board of Aldermen will gather for a regular meeting at 6:30 P.M., Wednesday, September 17, 2025 in the City Hall Council Chambers, 215 North West Street · in Perryville. The meeting is open to the public. The tentative agenda: PV Agenda Sept 17 2025 The most recent Perryville
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