Perry, Missouri

22/01/2024

🚨 Here’s a look at road conditions across MO as of this morning. Conditions have deteriorated quickly with freezing rain still falling in much of the state. Your best option is to stay OFF the roads if you can. If you MUST travel, remember that ice is even more dangerous than snow. Slow down, use EXTREME caution and increase following distance!

21/01/2024

Mark Twain High School FCCLA is hosting their first Alumni Prom! Join us March 9, 2024, at The Junction for a night of fun! Prom will begin at 8pm. Registration will open next week, January 24, 2024! All tickets are $15.00, proceeds will go towards FCCLA state and national competitions!

12/01/2024

Due to inclement weather, the Perry VFW Post 4088 will be closed Sunday, January 14, 2024.

08/01/2024

Brief History of the
New London-Center-Perry, MO Branch
of the
St. Louis & Hannibal Short Line Railroad
The St. Louis & Hannibal RR was chartered as the St. Louis & Keokuk RR in 1857. No work was done. After the Civil War there were efforts to raise money.
In June 1871 people in Ralls County put together the Ralls County Branch Line RR under the instigation of Richard Dalton. Construction of the grade/right-of-way was let to farmers along the route. Plans were to build from the St. Louis & Keokuk at New London west through Center, Perry & perhaps to Mexico & beyond.
In 1872 the St. Louis & Keokuk went into extreme financial difficulties & drug the related Ralls County Branch RR down with it.
A new RR was chartered in June 1873 to replace the St. Louis & Keokuk. This was the St. Louis, Hannibal & Keokuk which built a railroad from Oakwood to New London, Frankford, Bowling Green, Eolia, Whiteside, Briscoe, Davis, Troy, Moscow Mills to the Wabash at Gilmore over the years 1873 - 1882.
St. Louis-Hannibal “Shortline Railroad Bridge over Salt River north of New London
This railroad was reorganized in 1885 as the St. Louis & Hannibal RR under the leadership of John Insley Blair (1802-1899), of Blairstown, NJ, who financed its completion from Eolia to Gilmore.
The St. Louis & Hannibal directors chartered the St. Louis, Hannibal & Kansas City RR in August 1891 to build a railroad from New London to Center & Perry using the old Ralls County Branch RR right-of-way with possibility of building on to Mexico or Centralia.
First Train in Perry July 24,1892 Left to right, Mert Tierney (Engineer), Mabel Ann Crim, Ann Crim, Unknown child, Myrtle Crim, Charles Pool.
Construction started in Nov. 1891. Bad weather prevented completion until July 1892. The first train ran from Hannibal to Perry on July 25, 1892. Coal & poultry were major shippers.
The entire Short Line was sold to John Ringling (1866-1936) of circus fame in the fall of 1919. The coal mines at Perry were a major attraction for Ringling. Ringling's heirs abandoned the Perry Branch in 1943. The rest of the RR was abandoned in 1944.
Postcard photo of the Perry MO turntable and water tower on the south edge of town. When the first trains came to Perry

02/01/2024

View John W. Briscoe's obituary, contribute to their memorial, see their funeral service details, and more.

25/12/2023

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR

09/12/2023

Join us this morning at the church! All are welcome!

08/12/2023

Congratulations to our 2023 Small Town Christmas Grand Marshals!!!
Bill and Debbie Himmelsbach

02/12/2023

A lightning strike at B&R Motors, 114 S. Fourth St., about 12:20 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11, 1949, was likely the first indicator of an ominous storm brewing. That storm, in

07/11/2023

Tonight's Perry City Council meeting has been rescheduled to November 14, 2023, at 6pm.

30/10/2023

View Richard Lee Flick's obituary, contribute to their memorial, see their funeral service details, and more.

20/10/2023

We would like to thank Marie Lawrence once again this year for taking care of all of the downtown flower planters. They have looked amazing all year!

14/10/2023

Please see attached for rules and regulations pertaining to the Indian Creek Halloween Walk.

12/10/2023

Wreaths Across Ralls County is now underway. The VFW and Auxiliary 4088 will put wreaths on Veterans graves in Ralls County for Christmas. We will start with the cemeteries closest to Perry and go further out as time and funding allow.

If you’d like to sponsor a wreath, please send a donation to VFW Auxiliary 4088, PO Box 124, Perry, MO 63462.

If you’d like to transfer money via Venmo, send to , last 4 6791.

10/10/2023

22/09/2023

22/09/2023

View Ivan Dale Brown's obituary, contribute to their memorial, see their funeral service details, and more.

21/09/2023

A friendly reminder!
This Friday, September 22nd, transport of fish cubes will begin at 8am at the Frank Russell maintenance building. Help is always needed with transportation of these structures.
Saturday, September 23rd, sinking of these structures will occur in two different locations beginning at H/F 15 at 9am. Volunteers to assist with transport and placement are still welcome to sign up.
If you have any questions or would like to help, reach out to Aaron by calling the project office at 573-735-4097.

18/09/2023

16/09/2023

The Perry Christian Church invites everyone to come and enjoy a day of great food and fellowship at the annual Fish Fry. All are welcome, bring your friends and neighbors!

14/09/2023

ALERT: Beginning September 18, pavement repair operations begin on Missouri Route 19 from the U.S. Route 61 southbound off-ramp to the entrance of the Love’s Travel Stop. See link for details: www.modot.org/node/34798

13/09/2023

The Perry Medical Clinic is now open! Stop in and see Dr. Taylor and his staff!