Owensville HIgh School cross country runners navigate their way around their home course last Tuesday during the annual Owensville Invitational Cross Country meet held throughout the Gasconade County R-2 campus which encompasses Owensville Elementary School, Owensville Middle School and Owensville High School. Owensville ran yesterday (Tuesday) at Loutre Shore Country Club north of Hermann for the annual Four Rivers Conference (FRC) meet.

R-2 harriers claim four team titles, 17 medals on home course

While temperatures were in the upper 80’s last Tuesday during the Owensville Invitational Cross Country meet, the action on the course was equally as hot for the orange and black. Once the …
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Library continues to provide high value for area’s taxpayers, residents

HERMANN – Of all the numbers contained in the annual report of Scenic Regional Library District, perhaps the most impressive are those found on the last page. More bang for the buck is the message …

11-year-old injured in Gasconade County crash

GASCONADE COUNTY — An 11-year-old Rolla girl suffered minor injuries in a two-vehicle crash Saturday, Oct. 17, at the intersection of Highway 19 and U.S. Highway 50, according to the Missouri State …

City awarded for taking measures to reduce risk

HERMANN – It was a night of giving — dollars, that is — at the Oct. 12 session of the Hermann Board of Aldermen. City Hall received recognition in the form of a grant and plaque for taking …

Local groups helping to ensure access to screening

A breast cancer diagnosis is one of the more frightening experiences anyone can have to go through. The breast cancer incidence rate has risen slowly over the last few years, but the rate of death …

Obituaries
Leonard Guerrant 1936-2026
Leonard “Pete” Guerrant, 89, Owensville, formerly of Gerald and Spring Bluff, passed away Monday, Oct. 5, 2026 at Stonebridge Owensville. He was born on Nov. 28, 1936, to the late Leonard …
Lora Steiner 1920-2026
Lora Annice Drewel Steiner passed away Thursday, Oct. 8 at her home in Vandalia. She was born Dec. 26, 1920, the daughter of Henry and Lydia Dahms Drewel in Fueresville. She attended …
Shawn Whiffen 1976-2026
Shawn Whiffen, 50, Owensville, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Oct. 12, 2026, following a long struggle with complications from diabetes. He was born Jan. 21, 1976, to Donald and Carolyn …
Owensville Middle School (OMS) Dutchgirl basketball opened their season last week with four games in four days against Hermann, Sullivan, Steelville and Cuba. Savannah Campbell’s OMS …
Between the Owensville Middle School (OMS) and Owensville High School (OHS) cross country teams, a total of 12 orange and black harriers left Joplin and Steelville with medals. Leading the way …
Will'ful Thinking
This past weekend on the football field, it was a winning one in Hermann and Owensville for the first time in nearly three years. Hermann’s Bearcats made it a happy homecoming with a 33-12 …
Over the next two weeks, it will be win or go home for area volleyball and softball teams. Hannah Koppelmann’s Owensville Dutchgirl softball team is scheduled to begin play in the Missouri …
With us now seven days into October, we’re entering the home stretch of the regular seasons for softball. Hannah Koppelmann’s Owensville Dutchgirl softball team will close their regular …
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The New World Disorder

It was probably more than 15 years ago that I picked up a radio program talking about the rise of socialism and what this would take. It would be led by what was called The Deep State and would …

A reader of The Republican — for as long as possible

Dear Editor. The passing of retired editor, Tom Warden, triggered some special memories for me of the Warden family. I feel blessed to have known four generations of that special Gasconade …

In support of Amendment 3

Dear Editor, Every human being has been endowed with an unalienable right to life. From that unalienable right flows the principle of equal rights of all under the law, which disappears if the …

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