Dutchmen Field to host six-team preseason jamboree Friday night

In spite of only four regular season home games on the schedule, Dustin Howard’s Owensville Dutchmen football team will get a chance to compete in front of their home fans Friday during …
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Dutchgirl spikes open home slate with losses to Capital City, Fatima

Opening their season with a 4-2 record over six road matches, Jamie Ridenhour’s Owensville Dutchgirl volleyball team welcomed Capital City’s Lady Cavaliers to Owensville High School last …

Early absences among younger R-1 students a concern

HERMANN — Try as they might to escape the grip of the COVID pandemic, local school officials continue to deal with its lingering effects. An unusually high number of absences among Hermann …

R-2 administrator updates directors on pending expenditures of half-million dollars in grant funds

A $100,000 ARP Homeless and Youth At-Risk grant awarded to the Gasconade County R-2 School District has enabled administrators to acquire resources for at-risk students and purchase a poverty …

Now or later: county workers polled on bigger paycheck, bigger retirement

HERMANN — Gasconade County government employees are being asked if they want more money now or more money later. At issue is whether more county funds are put toward a little larger …

Obituaries
Susan Whitworth
Susan Whitworth, 66, of Gerald, passed away Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023. She was born Nov. 5, 1956. She is survived by sons, Greg Evert and significant other Hannah Williams of Washington, and …
Scott Stafford
Scott David Stafford, 35, of Rosebud, passed away Monday, Sept. 11, 2023, at Mercy Hospital in Washington. He was born Sept. 19, 1987, in St. Louis. Scott was the glue that held his family …
Janet Ramsey
Janet Laura Ramsey, 86, of Rosebud, passed away Sunday, Sept. 17, 2023, at her residence. Janet was born Feb. 22, 1937, to Frank Raymond and Sarah (Magwitz) Dierks in St. Louis. She was …
Saving their best for last. That is what Matt Candrl’s Owensville High School (OHS) cross country runners did over the weekend during the 45th Annual Linn Cross Country Invitational held …
Dropping their first three games of the season at the Peoples Bank Back to School Softball Classic in Sullivan, Hannah Koppelmann’s Owensville Dutchgirls continued their stretch of road games …
Will'ful Thinking
Among several things, one will be heavily on Owensville Dutchmen head football coach Dustin Howard’s mind come Friday night. That one thing will be bringing the Gasconade County Bowl …
Throughout this coming Saturday at Owensville High School, the above headline is a fitting warning considering that there will be four youth football games going on at the same time as the annual …
So far, Owensville High School’s volleyball, softball and football teams have combined to play 10 contests on the road. Beginning with Dutchgirl softball’s home showdown against …
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House votes for veto overrides; Senate does not

With more than 60 bills finally signed into law and taking effect last month, the Missouri General Assembly returned to the Missouri State Capitol on Sept. 13 for the annual veto session. During …

A printer’s pilgrimage

Elvis Presley fanatics only need to take a short one-day journey to Graceland in Memphis, Tenn., to realize their dreams. For a newspaperman/printer like myself, the ultimate pilgrimage is not …

September is Suicide Prevention Month

COLUMBIA — During drought, plants and livestock suffer. So do farmers. Life in rural America can be rough, especially when weather-related events such as drought and flood put crops and …