VanLeer’s Dutchmen go 1-2 in Turkey Tournament at St. Francis Borgia

WASHINGTON — If close counted in anything but horseshoes and hand grenades, Cullen’s VanLeer’s Owensville Dutchmen would have had better results during last week’s St. Francis …
News

Hermann Chamber of Commerce to move forward with campaign to fund long range Strategic Plan

HERMANN — A capital campaign will be mounted by the Hermann Area Chamber of Commerce to fund a long-range Strategic Plan for economic development. The impetus for the effort is the ongoing …

R-2 directors discusses discounted in-house daycare as teacher retention benefit

A discounted, in-house daycare facility may be a possible addition to the Gasconade County R-2 School District to assist in finding and keeping teachers and staff. District officials and the …

R-2 officials review survey from culture, climate focus group report

Results from the Gasconade County R-2 Culture and Climate Survey were discussed at the Nov. 18 Board of Education meeting. Assistant Superintendent Dr. Staci Johnson presented the topic in her …

General Fund Sales Tax returns to six digits in November

HERMANN — Gasconade County government’s primary source of revenue returned to six figures in the November reimbursement check from the state after a slight downtown a month earlier. …

Obituaries
Gloria Brueggemann
Gloria Lea Brueggemann (nee Stricker), beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, cousin and friend, passed away peacefully Nov. 18, 2024, at the age of 80. She was a …
Bonita Turner
Bonita “Bonnie” Louise Turner, 80, of Gerald,   passed away Monday, Nov. 18, 2024, at her residence. She was born Sept. 27, 1944, to Delores Childres. She was united in …
Eric Bogle
Eric Dale Bogle, 63, of Owensville, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024, at his residence. He was born Feb. 21, 1961, to Marvin Jasper and Hazel Pauline (Mosley) Bogle in Mt. Sterling. He …
Matt Candrl’s Owensville Middle School (OMS) and Owensville High School (OHS) harriers looked to keep as many medals and team plaques as possible during the Owensville Invitational Cross …
After all five races of the Hermann Cross Country Invitational at Loutre Shore Country Club were contested last Tuesday, a total of 11 medals and one team championship plaque went back down Highway …
Will'ful Thinking
Allen Gymnasium on the campus of Vienna High School played host to a sporting event of historic proportions Monday night. Sports in mid-Missouri were shaken up at the end of the 2023-24 school …
After three area football games concluded Friday night, trimmers could be heard from those shaving playoff beards after seasons ended for Pacific’s football Indians, Hermann’s football …
Saturday afternoon at the Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia, yours truly had the good fortune of witnessing the end of a dream season of Owensville Dutchgirl Cross Country. After the …
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Opinion

From Small Coins to Big Change, Every Vote Counts

Reflecting on last week’s election, I want to start by addressing a common sentiment that I’m sure you’ve heard before: “My vote doesn’t count.” Imagine you have …

Amendment 3 casualty

To the Editor: On a Saturday, a week and a half before this last election I posted a few “Note NO on 3” signs on my church and cemetery property. Upon arriving for Sunday service I …

A time to come together as Americans

To the Editor: Recently, I was mailed a hateful and misinformed letter in response to a few of my previous submissions for the Letter to the Editor that I feel compelled to address because it …