Paving on 28

Capital Paving has installed new asphalt through last Friday on Highway 28 from Route EE to west of the Canaan community and was starting Monday on a 13-mile stretch of Route EE to F in northern …

City of Owensville formally welcomes new officials at Board of Aldermen meeting

Following a closed executive session Monday of Owensville’s Board of Aldermen, John Kamler opened his final meeting as mayor, welcoming newly-elected Mayor Kevin McFadden to the role. …

Owensville man charged with felony sexual abuse of minors; investigation cites incidents 37 years ago

An Owensville man, Donald W. Littrell, Jr., 64, charged Friday with two felony counts alleging first-degree sexual abuse of a minor following a sheriff’s department investigation of incidents …

Voter turnout across county 23% for April 2 Municipal Election

Voter turnout across Gasconade County was 23.08 percent in the April 2 Municipal Election as 2,459 ballots were cast among 10,655 registered voters. The turnout was lower in Hermann Ward 2 …

Wyatt Lewis (center) slides safely into third base for Owensville Dutchmen freshman baseball last Wednesday against Cuba.

Dutchmen nine score pair of FRC wins

Stay in the hunt for a Four Rivers Conference (FRC) title. Steven Kemp’s Owensville Dutchmen baseball team was trying to do exactly that Monday night on the road in Phelps County against …

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First Eucharist 2024

St. George and Church of the Risen Savior held first communion for their parish second-graders on April 14. The special Mass was held at St. George Church with Father Phil Niekamp presiding. …

Infrastructure repairs have begun at Gerald Roadside Park

Some long needed repairs are being addressed at Roadside Park which fronts U.S. Highway 50 between Main Street and W. Springfield Ave. The north side of this park is now owned by Missouri State Parks …

R-2 board discusses teacher retention strategies, approves $125 stipend for new educators

Teacher retention and retainment ideas were circulated during a discussion at the Monday night Gasconade County R-2 board of education meeting, though no votes were taken. The board also passed an …

County General Fund tax takes hit while Use Tax sees large increase

HERMANN — In a somewhat inexplicable development, Gasconade County administrators saw two of the three primary tax revenue generators slump, one by a significant amount, while the third one …

Obituaries

Delmar Hesemann

Delmar Vernon Hesemann, 84, of Macon, passed away Friday, April 12, 2024, at Macon Health Care Center in Macon. He was born Nov. 10, 1939, to John Charles and Esther Louise (Motschenbach) …

Stanley Fuchs

Stanley Earl Fuchs, 68, of Belle, formerly of Owensville, passed away Monday, April 8, 2024, at his residence. He was born Dec. 11, 1955, to Earl and Betty Jean (Jost) Fuchs in Owensville. …

Patsy Eberlin

Patsy Jean Eberlin, 63, of Hermann, passed away Wednesday, April 10, 2024. She was born Sept. 28, 1960, to John D. Ward and Margaret (Walling) Schnarre in High Hill. She was united in …

Sports

OHS Track teams place second to North Point

Defend the home track. Matt Candrl’s Owensville High School (OHS) Dutchmen and Dutchgirl track teams looked to do that Friday at Dutchmen Field during the annual OHS Relays. …

OHS Track wins 12 events in home open meet

Make the best of a cold, windy day. Matt Candrl’s Owensville High School (OHS) track teams did that last Tuesday during the Owensville Open held at Dutchmen Field. …

Dutchmen nine claim county bragging rights

Gasconade County baseball bragging rights and a notch in the Four Rivers Conference (FRC) win column. Steven Kemp’s Owensville Dutchmen baseball team was looking for those …

Freshmen Dutchmen split back to back home games

Falling 7-1 last Wednesday against St. Francis Borgia’s Knights, Brady Smith’s Owensville Dutchmen freshmen baseball team looked to bounce back the next afternoon against …

Dutchgirl soccer ends March on a winning note

Falling to Blair Oaks 2-0 last Monday and 4-2 last Wednesday at Crocker, Zach Bollmann’s Owensville Dutchgirl soccer team looked to end the March portion of their season with a …

Dutchmen baseball splits Saturday twin bill at Vienna

VIENNA — Nearly coming back from a 9-1 deficit against Linn Saturday afternoon at Vienna City Park before falling 9-8 to the Wildcats, Steven Kemp’s Owensville Dutchmen baseball team …

OHS Track sweeps team titles at Cuba

Leave Cuba with plenty of medals and team hardware. That was the goal last Tuesday night for Matt Candrl’s Owensville High School (OHS) track teams during the annual Cuba Relays at Cuba …

Will'ful Thinking

All-Area Honors

Now that we’re into spring, the Washington Missourian recently released their All-Area teams for basketball and wrestling. Both Owensville and Hermann were well represented on their …

Future Volleyball Dutchgirls

Throughout this coming Friday night and all day Saturday, Owensville High School (OHS) will be transformed into a volleyball paradise. A total of 36 teams will invade OHS for the annual …

A reunion on the track

A reunion on the track Saturday afternoon at the Miner Invitational Track Meet inside Allgood-Bailey Stadium on the University of Missouri - Science and Technology (S&T) campus felt like a …