Midwest Power Supply Warning Underway
Citizens Electric has been notified that the Midwest Independent System Operator (MISO) has issued a warning to all utilities in the Midwest that there could be an unexpected power supply shortage today due to excessive electricity consumption. Citizens Electric and other utilities are asking the public and their large industrial customers to reduce their electric consumption as much as possible throughout today and this evening in a combined effort to reduce electric load.
MISO, which is a Regional Transmission System Operator (RTO), was created in recent years to improve the coordination and reliability of power across the nation’s electric grid. Each RTO has its own Regional Security Coordinator, who oversees and manages events such as this one.
Along with limited power supply, market prices for electricity are climbing today. Any usage you can shed at this time will reduce the risk of possible rolling blackouts, reduce CEC’s power
The Perryville Board of Aldermen will discuss appointments to various city boards and the development of a new city logo at its regular July 19 meeting.
City Council meetings are open to the public. They are held at 6:30 pm the first and third Tuesdays of every month at City Hall
Bridget Schumer, of Perryville recently received the Gold Award, which represents the highest achievement in Girl Scouts.
Schumer is the daughter of Kip and Alisa Schumer of Perryville, and the granddaughter of
We’ve selected our first round of winners for The R-M Readers Club give-away. Congratulations to Nicole Robinson, Linda Pannier, Crystal Koenig, Michael-Ann Buchheit, Linda K. Theiret and Velma Sutterer.
Stop by the newspaper office during regular business hours to pick up your copies of Saving CeeCee Honeycutt and The Art of
If you have or had a great dad, tell the world!
Time is running out to enter The Republic-Monitor’s World Greatest Dad Photo Contest. The contest is open to all ages. Send a photo of you and your father, along with a note about why he’s a great dad. The photo
Found in a flooded, steel culvert, claws worn away, a chocolate Labrador Retriever desperately clung to life as it fought to keep its head above water in the aftermath of Joplin’s devastating tornado last week. Though he had been missing for three days, Sampson was finally reunited with his family
Two couples were killed in separate accidents on Perry County roads in recent days, according Coroner Herb Miller.
On Sunday evening, an East Prairie man and wife were driving southbound on Interstate 55 at the 139 mile marker when the vehicle went into the median, overcorrected, crossed both lanes, traveled off
With temperatures nearing 100 degrees, the City of Perryville reminds residents that 2 of its facilities serve as heat shelters.
“The Perry County Senior Center at 4 N. Spring St. and Perry Park Center each have an area that is open at no charge for those seeking heat relief,” said City
The high school girls state soccer championship will pit the hometown St. Vincent Layd Indians against Springfield Catholic at noon, Saturday, June d4 at the Anheuser Busch complex in Fenton.
The Lady Indians defeated Orchard Farm on Friday, 6-2, to advance to the title match.
SV claimed the state title in 2009
Perryville Police Department and Ochs Trucking have teamed up for a Stuff The Truck event to help the victims of the Joplin tornado.
“The truck will be located on the empty lot by Ochs Auto Sales on US Highway 61 on Friday, May 27,” said DARE Officer Teresa Cox.
“We’ll be collecting
There’s big news in Perry County, and it’s about how you receive your news.
The Republic-Monitor will now deliver headlines, death notices and special offers via mobile news alerts.
Simply put, you can
Two public hearings were set during the most recent meeting of the Perryville Board of Aldermen on Feb. 1.
The first public hearing, on the proposed 2011-12 city budget, will be held at 6:30 pm Tuesday, Feb. 15.
Perryville Fire crews worked in freezing temperatures to combat the flames of a mobile home fire last week
while the area was coated with a sheet of ice. No one was injured in the
using local license office
The Perryville licence office may be a little busier in the coming weeks, after the Missouri Department of Revenue closed the Marble Hill office.
The state contract with Richard
The Perryville High School Pirates soccer team outplayed the Poplar Bluff Mules in every facet of the game during their home opener last Tuesday.
But the one area that was shaky for PHS was
The St. Vincent High School Indians football team opened its 2011 season at home against the Park Hills Central Rebels, losing 28-13.
However, the final score was not at all indicative of
How not to act at ball games
By Steve Dalton
The Republic-Monitor
It’s time to resurrect one of my older columns,
