Perryville News

Mississippi River may fall below flood stage this week

CHESTER – The Mississippi River was still above flood stage Sunday, but the forecast calls for the river to fall below flood stage Wednesday.   The river was at 30.52 feet Sunday morning, 3.52 feet above the 27-foot flood stage.   It was forecast to fall to 30.0 Monday, 28.4 Tuesday, 26.8 Wednesday, 26.1 Thursday

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Air quality monitors report no exceedances

PERRYVILLE – The area’s air quality remains good according to the latest report from Alexandria Rios, environmental planner with the Southeast Missouri Regional Planning Commission.   She said ozone levels remain within the limits allowed.   “Overall, the averages recorded at the Bonne Terre and Farrar monitors were 48 ppb and 47 ppb, respectively,” she

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