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 …
News

Aldermen ponder amount of bond money for sewer upgrades to seek in August vote

HERMANN — The Board of Aldermen will be taking the next two weeks to consider how much bond money City Hall will ask voters to approve in August to finance sewer system improvements. The …

R-2 Booster Club, Legends Bank partner to buy $100K in scoreboard equipment for high school

BELLE — The Athletics Booster Club has partnered with Legends Bank to donate $99,920 in new scoreboards and equipment to Owensville High School for the big gym. The Gasconade County R-2 Board …

Hermann EMS, fire to be toned out by Gasconade Central 911 Dispatching

HERMANN — Two key public service agencies are pulling out of their agreement with the city of Hermann’s dispatch operation, a move that might nudge the city closer to becoming a full-time …

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 …
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 …
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
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 …
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 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 …
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Opinion

Recognizing when it’s time to go

The House Ethics Committee investigation of Speaker Dean Plocher reminds me of the recent history of House speakers who ended their time in office under a legal or ethical cloud. As the Missouri …

Laci’s logic

Scott Peterson’s latest attempt to have his conviction for the 2002 double murder of his wife, Laci Peterson, and their unborn son, Conner, overturned have put those heinous crimes back in the …

Mayors leave legacies on city’s history

Dear Editor, The excitement of the Rock Island Trail Groundbreaking Ceremony and the tribute to our retiring mayor, John Kamler triggered memories of our city’s history. Many of us …