🌱 Bonne Terre motorcyclist seriously injured in collision with deer
Bonne Terre, Missouri Patch AM: a 4 min readHey hey Bonne Terre! Your one-stop source for local news is here. Continue reading for all the updates. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Bonne Terre motorcyclist seriously injured in collision with deer
- Remembering Leon Van Conway, Bonne Terre carpenter and musician
Also on today's calendar: Pictures With Santa & The Alpaca Reindeer and 2 more events.
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Sunny spells, with a high of 70 and low of 41 degrees.
- Thursday: Mostly cloudy and cooler, temps: high: 52, low: 30.
- Friday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 47 and low of 25 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Two weekend one-vehicle crashes leave one dead and two drivers seriously injured (dailyjournalonline.com) — A 59-year-old Bonne Terre man was seriously injured when his motorcycle struck a deer on MO-47 near Yonder Lane on Nov. 7, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. He was taken to Mercy Hospital South. A separate crash the following day killed a Farmington passenger and seriously injured that vehicle’s driver. 
• Service 11/11/2026 12:00 pm (mymoinfo.com) — Leon Van Conway, a Bonne Terre carpenter and musician who performed with his wife, Frankie, at nursing homes and Potosi’s Community Senior Center, died Nov. 7 at 89. His funeral is scheduled for noon Nov. 11 at C. Z. Boyer & Son Funeral Home in Desloge, with burial afterward at Hamilton Cemetery.
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★ Featured events ★
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Perpetual Help Devotions →
15 St. Joseph Street, Bonne Terre
8:30 am
Tuesday November 17
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Other local events
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Parkside STEM night
North St. Francois Co. R-i Bonne Terre, MO 63628
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Pictures With Santa & The Alpaca Reindeer →
AMVETS, 1075 Amvets Dr, De Soto
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Bonne Terre Park Board's 5th Annual Grinch Candy Cane Hunt →
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Perpetual Help Devotions →
15 St. Joseph Street, Bonne Terre
8:30 am
Thursday November 12
Saturday November 21
Saturday December 5
Tuesday December 8
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🗓 Events Nearby
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NCP Veterans Day Festivities
North St. Francois Co. R-i Bonne Terre, MO 63628
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Key Desloge, MO x Farmer G →
Key Desloge, 1 Embry Dr., Desloge
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Volunteer Q & A meeting
Park Hills - Leadington Chamber of Commerce, 12 Municipal Dr, Park Hills
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BLAST →
107 W Cherry St, Irondale
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MO FARM Distribution | Belgrade State Bank (Washington County, MO) →
Belgrade State Bank, 14185 State Hwy C, Belgrade
10:00 am -
Parkside STEM night
North St. Francois Co. R-i Bonne Terre, MO 63628
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Irondale Fire Board Meeting →
Irondale Fire Protection District, 203 S Oak St, Irondale
7:00 pm
Wednesday November 11
Thursday November 12
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Does anyone know of any Mahjang groups in the area?
I am just learning but don't know of anyone that plays locally. (Nextdoor Terre du Lac) - Patricks Lawn Care & Stump Removal llc
Removal of some tight quarter trees and grinding the stumps (Nextdoor West Bonne Terre)
- Subway posted a job opening for Sandwich Artist in Bonne Terre. Apply here.
- Taco Bell posted a job opening for Team Member in Park Hills. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bonne Terre here.
🗞 Nearby News
Park Hills
- Man killed, another seriously injured in pickup crash near Park Hills (firstalert4.com)
- 2026 Mineral Area College Scout Day: Data Dive (prepbaseballreport.com)
Farmington
- Veterans Day Ceremony Planned for November 11 in St. Francois County (kfmo.com)
- Farmington board hears updates on academics, facilities and student banking program (dailyjournalonline.com)
- State Cross Country:Brune breaks Farmington record to place fourth; six local girls find medals podium (dailyjournalonline.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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