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Frohna Oberndorfer’s
The couple that is highlighted today would be celebrating a wedding anniversary. It would unite 2 rather prominent surnames found in East Perry County, an Oberndorfer and a Ruehling. I will begin with the Oberndorfer groom. August Herman Oberndorfer was born on February 4, 1858, the son of Matthias and...
Perry County Health Department meets today
PERRYVILLE – The Perry County Health Department will meet in regular session today 9 a.m. in the main conference room, 406 N. Spring Street, Suite 1, Perryville. Most of the meeting is open to the public. The tentative agenda:. PCHD AGENDA)
Fred and Elise – A Bergmann/Ochs Pair
Today’s post does not have its beginning in Perry County, but it does not take long to get here, and once it’s here, it stays. We begin with the birthday girl for today, Anna Elise Christine Ochs. She was born on July 13, 1875, the daughter of Peter and Elizabeth (Gausmann) Ochs. The Ochs surname had been found in Perry County for quite a while prior to this time, and as near as I can tell, somehow Elise’s father found a bride who lived in Darmstadt, Illinois, and that pair got married in 1874 in Darmstadt. Elise was their first child, born in Darmstadt, but Peter and Elizabeth decided to bring their new baby back to Perryville to have her baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church. A transcription of her baptism record is pictured below.
District 32 Back-To-School Open Houses will be held Aug. 14 and 15
PERRYVILLE — Perry County School District 32 will hold its Back-To-School Open Houses on Wednesday, Aug. 14 and Thursday, Aug. 15. Wednesday, Aug. 14 from Noon to 7:30 pm – Perryville Primary Center and Perryville Elementary School. Thursday, Aug. 15 from Noon to 7:30 pm – Perry County...
Republic-Monitor makes correction 83 years later
On occasion, the Republic-Monitor must publish a correction to a story, but printing a correction for a story that was initially published 83 years ago is, without a doubt, an unusual occurrence. A special section published in our June 27 issue recognizing the Republic-Monitor’s 135th anniversary featured a story from...
Pavement repairs for Route B in Perry and Cape Girardeau Counties
SIKESTON―Route B in Perry and Cape Girardeau Counties will be reduced to one lane with a 10-foot width restriction as contractor crews perform asphalt overlay. This section of roadway is located from Perryville City Limits to Route KK near Friedheim, Missouri. Weather permitting, work will begin Monday, July 8...
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