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Perry County District #32 to expand preschool program
PERRYVILLE, Mo. (KFVS) - One Heartland school district hopes to fill a gap in early childhood education. Perry County District #32 is expanding the Perryville Primary Center’s Little Pirates preschool program. ”Our goal is to make sure that every student comes into kindergarten ready to learn,” said Jane Narrow....
Narcan availability saving lives from overdoses
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo., (KBSI)- Family, friends, strangers and maybe even coworkers are all at risk of a possible overdose in someone’s life. About 107,000 people died of overdoses in the U.S. last year, according to the Center for Disease Control. That’s down 3% from 2022, when there were an estimated 111,000 deaths.
Occasional rain and storms
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - Good evening, scattered showers and storms are expected throughout the evening. Some storms have the possibility to bring gusty winds and small hail. Once the sun goes down our rain chances will weaken and we will start Wednesday off under mostly cloudy skies. Wednesday will start cloudy but the sunshine should come out later in the afternoon.
Heartland Sports scores from Thursday 5/16
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - Here are the Heartland High School Playoff and SEMO scores from Thursday, May 16. No. 1 Saxony Lutheran defeats No. 3 Maplewood-Richmond Heights, 4-0. Saxony Lutheran won District 1 and advanced to the Final Four. The Lady Crusaders will travel to World Wide Technology Soccer...
S.A.L.T. pays tribute to 31 area officers killed in the line of duty
Cheryl Ellis (left) received the S.A.L.T. Roger Fields Award of Excellence from Doug Austin (center). Photo by Gregory Dullum. More than 75 law enforcement officers, family members and supporters gathered at Cape Bible Chapel Thursday morning to pay tribute to officers who died in the line of duty from Southeast Missouri. The Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony was sponsored by Seniors and Lawmen Together (S.A.L.T.).
Board approves easement
The Perry County Board of Education had a move around their regularly scheduled meeting. The board of directors met the morning of May 10 due because of severe weather on May 8, the original date of the meeting, that had the possibility of creating tornados and other severe weather. The...
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