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Perry County Health Department continues WIC contract

The Perry County Health Department announces a contract continuance to provide WIC services for federal fiscal year 2025 has been signed with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. …

Becoming aware of space heaters

With temperatures dropping, the Perryville Fire Department is providing the community with some safety tips to keep in mind during the cold months ahead. When cold weather sets in, space heaters …
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Elks name October, November students of the month

Abby Kirn The St. Vincent High School Elks Student of the Month Award went to Abby Kirn for the month of October. The daughter of Jennifer and Henry Kirn of Perryville, Abby is a great example …

MAC’s Cardinal Christmas Celebration Returns December 3

Park Hills — Mineral Area College (MAC) invites the community to its annual Christmas celebration, a magical night filled with holiday cheer. The event will take place from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, …

Hassinger named MoDOT’s new director

JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission (MHTC) recently announced that Ed Hassinger has been named the new director of the Missouri Department of Transportation. …

CEO Program hosting events to raise seed money

Area high school students participating in the Perryville CEO Program are hosting two events in December to raise seed money needed to launch their own start-up businesses. Community members can …

PCMS Pegleg Players to perform ‘The Fruitcake’

Students from The Perry County Middle School Drama Club’s Pegleg Players will present “The Fruitcake” by Dwyane Yancey. The show features 25 students in grades 6-8 and will be …

Three upcoming holiday events celebrate Christmas

As hard as it may be to believe the Christmas holidays are returning to Perryville, holiday events begin as early as this Sunday and will continue throughout the rest of the season. These are three …

City of Perryville opens improved runway

A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Nov. 5 at the Perryville Regional Airport to recognize the opening of a newly renovated runway that has been years in the making and took several months for the …
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SPORTS

Pirates' 49-8 victory elevates team to new(ish) heights

After its 49-8 win over Herculaneum in its Saturday homecoming, the 7-1 Pirates have become the best Perryville team in many years. “It’s been kind of an argument because the records …

Pirates soccer team wins JCAA title after 4-0 victory

After securing a decisive 4-0 victory over the DeSoto Dragons last Thursday, the Pirates not only earned a solid 11-5 season record, but they also won the JCAA championship for the 12th time in 13 …

Spotlight on PHS soccer standout Treyton Barnett

Sixteen-year-old junior, Treyton Barnett, one of Perryville High School's best players in recent history — and after scoring all four goals for the Pirates against the DeSoto Dragons last week …
OBITUARIES
Brandon Lee Jenkins
Brandon Lee Jenkins, 28, of Perryville passed away Wednesday, November 20, 2024 at his residence. He was born September 29, 1996 to Greg and Sandra (McGee) Jenkins. Visitation was held …
Donald E. Mueller
Donald E. Mueller, age 82, of Maple Lake, Minnesota died Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, at the Annandale Care Center. Donald Edgar Mueller was born Sept. 11, 1942, to Edgar and Lucille (Moeller) …
Willard E. Vernon
Willard E. Vernon, 81, of Perryville, passed away Monday, Oct. 14, 2024, at his residence. He was born Jan. 29, 1943, in Menfro to Elmer Jefferson and Lela Barbara (Boxdorfer) Vernon. …
Thomas Pecaut
Thomas Eugene Pecaut, 80, of Perryville, passed away Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024, at Saint Francis Medical Center. He was born January 9, 1944, in Perryville to Joseph Leo Pecaut and Frances Verline …
Leola Rose Bock
Leola Rose Bock, 80, of Perryville, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024, at Independence Care Center. She was born Feb. 25, 1944, in Longtown to Christian and Frieda (Leible) Renner. Leola …
STATE NEWS
Trump says Liz Cheney, Mississippi congressman ‘should go to jail’ for Jan. 6 probe
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump wants to jail former and current members of Congress who investigated his incitement of the violent Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, and he plans …
Altoona, Pa., police arrest suspect in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson
Police in Altoona arrested a suspect Monday in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson last week in New York, authorities announced. New York Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch identified …
Business groups file legal challenge to voter-approved minimum wage hike, sick leave
Missouri’s new law boosting the minimum wage and providing paid sick leave for workers should be thrown out because it violated constitutional rules on ballot initiatives, a coalition of Missouri …
No expansion of military IVF coverage included in final defense policy bill
WASHINGTON — Congress will not expand access to in vitro fertilization for active duty military members and their families in this year’s National Defense Authorization Act, the annual bill that …
Democrats retain party leadership in Missouri following disappointing election 
Missouri Democrats will keep three of the party’s four top leaders in place for the next two years despite an election result where the party lost every statewide race and failed to make gains in …
OPINION

Letter to the Editor – Marilyn Ooms

Clowns Dear Editor Looks like Trump is emptying the clown car and giving them all cabinet posts. What's next? A Supreme Cour appointment for Florida Judge Aileen Cannon, Trump's chief …

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Video: Coffee cake workshop

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To view a video of the Perryville Board of Aldermen discussion on sidewalks from May 3, 2022, click on the following link:  …
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When I Grow Up ...
In this annual section produced by the Perry County Republic-Monitor, first graders from Perry County schools share what they want to be when they grow up in their own words, complete with original artwork.