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Perryville to partner with firm for future growth

The City of Perryville is open for business. During the latest Perryville Board of Aldermen meeting, Perry County Economic Development Authority Executive Director Crystal Jones presented the …

Board discusses pay

The Perryville Board of Aldermen cleared up one issue at its latest meeting on March 5. The board approved the 2024-2025 pay plan. There is a 3.6 percent pay increase for city employees across …

Absentee voting for municipal election now open

Perry County residents can already have their voices heard on several key issues. The Absentee voting for the General Municipal Election is already in full swing. The process began on Feb. 20, for …

Medallion Hunt begins next week

The Republic-Monitor has begun preparing and planning for the annual Medallion Hunt, which will take place beginning Thursday, March 7 (thanks to the leap year) and run for four consecutive weeks. …

Board approves next city budget

The Perryville Board of Aldermen held a public hearing on the proposed fiscal year 2024-25 City of Perryville budget at the city council meeting on Feb. 21. “Our budget is a little unusual in …

Local residents attend Missouri Farm Bureau Conference

It was a full house February 9-11 at Margaritaville Resort at the Lake of the Ozarks where Missouri Farm Bureau’s (MOFB) Young Farmers and Ranchers (YF&R) Leadership Conference hosted more …

MNVM announces brochure contest winner

Missouri's National Veterans Memorial (MNVM) is proud to announce the winner of its inaugural Student Brochure Competition, a remarkable initiative aimed at engaging young minds in honoring the …

Commissioners approve 911 contract

It was made official on Thursday. The Perry County Commission made final approval of a contract for dispatch services with St. Francios County Joint Communication Center 911 in front of several Perry …

Commissioners look to bring internet service to county

The Perry County Commission took the next step to bring the area into the future, especially when it comes to internet access. The Commission met with Charter/Spectrum to discuss road boring for …

Board discusses NWEA data

The Perry County District 32 board spent a large majority of its latest meeting hearing the state of its district on Feb. 14. Teachers and administrators spent time informing the board reports, …
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OJ Turner named Saxony football coach

Saxony Lutheran has its man. OJ Turner was introduced as the first football coach in the history of Saxony Lutheran during a news conference on Feb. 21. “This is super exciting,” Turner …

Saxony girls win district title over Scott City

Saxony Lutheran left for a while, but now that they are back in Class 3, it’s like they never left. The Crusaders edged Scott City 60-53 in the Class 3, District 2 tournament on Friday in …

SV girls fall to New Haven, ending season

Sometimes in basketball, things just don’t go your way. That’s what exactly happened to the St. Vincent girls in the district semifinals. The Indians struggled to score as they fell to …
OBITUARIES
Robert E. Buck
Robert “Bob” E. Buck, a beloved husband, father, son, brother, grandfather, and logger, passed away on February 18, 2024, in Perryville, at the age of 80. Bob was born on September 14, …
Heather N. Miget-Spear
Heather Nicole Miget-Spear, 48, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, February 21, 2024 at Saint Francis Medical Center. She was born September 17, 1975 in Perryville, MO to Kenneth C. Miget and …
Jerry L. Brewer
Jerry Lee Brewer, 77, of Perryville, passed away peacefully Friday, February 23, 2024 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born December 14, 1946 in Brewer, MO to Harley and Cecelia …
Anna Marie Stark
Anna Marie Stark, 97, of Perryville, passed away Friday, February 23, 2024 at Independence Care Center of Perry County. She was born June 26, 1926 in Perryville, to Lester and Florence (Layton) …
Thurman M. Blyzes
Thurman Michael “Mike” Blyzes, 70, of Friedheim, Missouri passed away Thursday, February 8, 2024 at his residence. He was born August 20, 1953 in St. Louis City, MO to Thurman E. and …
STATE NEWS
Fertilizer killed more than 750,000 fish in Iowa and Missouri
A fertilizer spill this month in southwest Iowa killed nearly all the fish in a 60-mile stretch of river with an estimated death toll of more than 750,000, according to Iowa and Missouri conservation …
Missouri looks to mirror Arkansas law that forced Planned Parenthood to turn away patients
When Morgan Johnson walked into her annual well woman’s exam at the Little Rock Planned Parenthood in 2018, the Arkansas clinic had just gotten a call from the governor’s office. A new state law …
Missouri revokes nine social-equity cannabis business licenses for out-of-state companies
Missouri cannabis regulators have revoked nine of the 48 social-equity cannabis licenses issued in October, after finding the companies that obtained them didn’t meet eligibility requirements.  …
Federal rebuild of Baltimore bridge ‘will not be quick or easy or cheap,’ Buttigieg says
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg outlined Wednesday the immediate and longer-term priorities the Biden administration is pursuing in the aftermath of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse …
States across the country, including Missouri, rush to combat AI threat to elections
This year’s presidential election will be the first since generative AI — a form of artificial intelligence that can create new content, including images, audio, and video — became widely …
OPINION

Letter to the Editor: Vote

Dear Editor, Dear Perry County, The direction of your community, the direction we go is up to you, get involved, be involved, stay involved to make Perry County the best it can be! Keep 9-11 Local …

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