Perry County News

Traffic on the Mississippi River Bridge linking Perry County, Missouri with Randolph County, Illinois will be reduced to one lane next Tuesday through Friday, July 17th while MoDOT crews perform routine bridge repairs.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol is reporting several weekend arrests in the area: Arrested were: 31-year-old Kelvin M. Stomer of St.

Cape Girardeau's growth since 2000 makes it the 17th-largest city in Missouri, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Seventy-five years ago a group of individuals found a need for agriculture education in Perry County and developed and established a vocation program along with an official FFA Chapter on August 15, 1934.

The Perry County Sheriff's Office has released its latest report of arrests and incidents.

Perry County's representative in Congress, Jo Ann Emerson will visit and tour Richardet Floor Covering in Perryville tomorrow morning.

Perry County Memorial Hospital broke ground for its $15 million expansion and renovation Tuesday on the south lawn of the campus.

The Perry County Lutheran Historical Society's, Lutheran Heritage Center & Museum, 75 Church St., Altenburg, will be hosting, "Thrivent's Night at the Museum" event, Saturday from 6:30-10 p.m. to unveil the Missouri student's photography of the Altenburg, Germany; to Altenburg, Missouri project.

Two Perry County residents are on the honor list for the 2009 Spring Semester at the Missouri University of Science and Technology, formerly the University of Missouri-Rolla. Casey Lewis Petzoldt of Frohna and Philip George Graf of Perryville carried a minimum of 12 hours and had grade point averages of 3.2 or above out of a possible 4.0 Missouri ...

The East Perry County Fire Protection Association in Frohna is one of several rural fire departments receiving checks from the Missouri Department of Conservation Forestry Division Staff through the months of June, July and August as part of the Volunteer Fire Assistance Fire Department Matching Grant Program.

The Perryville Board of Aldermen had an agenda full of routine matters to consider when it met in regular session last night.

On June 4th, during a joint board meeting of the Perry County Health System Board of Directors and the Perry County Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees, the two boards met to discern the second phase of a three phase, campus development plan.

Post-Graduation Plans: I plan to attend Southeast Missouri State University this fall to pursue a four-year undergraduate degree in business.

An architectural firm and contractor have been selected and a groundbreaking date set for the largest phase of construction in Perry County Memorial Hospital's 58-year history.

Police investigate the murder-suicide in Perry County Monday night. KFVS12 on Facebook E-mail The Breakfast Show! Contact Heartland News Tornado, strong winds cause damage in S. Illinois Stoddard County bust highlights need for drug investigator Police: man held girlfriend at knife point A Benton man has ben charged with multiple offences after he ...

Late-breaking news out of Perry County Missouri, where police are on the scene of a deadly shooting.

John Richard Meyer, 73 of Biehle, Mo., died Saturday, May 30, 2009, at Perry County Memorial Hospital in Perryville.

On May 8, a line of strong storms and heavy winds tore through Southeast Missouri.

A 38-year-old Perryville woman is being held on felony weapons charges following an incident Tuesday morning in rural Perry County.

Plans are being finalized for the ninth annual Perry County Community Rodeo, which will be held Friday, June 5 and Saturday, June 6 at the East Perry Community Fairgrounds in Altenburg.