St. Vincent knew the challenge waiting Tuesday night. Standing across the floor at Notre Dame High School was Puxico, the top ...

Joseph “Joey” Goldsmith was named the Perryville Police Department’s 2026 Officer of the Year during the March 3 board of ...

Jerry L. Balsman, 76, passed away Saturday, March 7, 2026, at his home in Jackson. He was born Dec. 20, 1949, in Chester, to ...

A statement announcing that “You are blessed” may evoke a variety of reactions. It may evoke joy from some, nonchalance from others, or even annoyance. Some may find themselves rolling their eyes ...

WASHINGTON — The Department of Defense must quickly release the results of its investigation into whether the U.S. military bombed a girls’ elementary school in Iran that left at least 168 people … ...

Passengers at a handful of airports this week waited in hours-long security lines as the government shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security dragged on. Though Transportation Security … ...

Many Americans are currently thinking about peace — or, more accurately, the lack of world peace. As I write these words, bombs are falling in Iran and Israel. Current political debate centers on ...

I brought flowers to Mom this week. Springtime stems of forsythia, dogwood and lilac. It’s too early for the real thing — but silk is fine. March was Mom’s favorite month, and on the first ...

Wallace “Sonny” W. Valleroy Sr., 93, of Perryville, passed away at 11:33 a.m. Tuesday, March 3, 2026, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born May 26, 1932, in Chester, ...

Perryville battled to the final buzzer, but a hot-shooting Fredericktown squad proved difficult to slow down. The Blackcats connected on a barrage of three-pointers and gradually ...

Elmer W. Oswald, 84, of Perryville, passed away Friday, March 6, 2026, at Mercy Perry Hospital. He was born Nov. 15, 1941, in Crosstown to Walter and Emma (Lohmann) Oswald. Elmer married ...

Sgt. Joseph “Joey” Goldsmith was named the Perryville Police Department’s 2026 Officer of the Year during the March 3 board of aldermen meeting held at city hall. The award is selected ...