Pancake mitts and softball highlight Owensville Athletic Association camp

Future Owensville High School baseball and softball players (above and below) converged on the Owensville Lions Complex last week for the inaugural Owensville Athletic Association (OAA) baseball and …
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Santa brings snow to Buschmann Park

The Owensville Park, in conjunction with Sparklight and Flynn Drilling Co. held a Christmas in July program on Friday at Buschmann Park. Santa (photo above) made a special appearance to greet the …

Lauer, Heaney, Williams represent Hermann at FCCLA National Leadership Conference

HERMANN — Taylor Lauer, Alaina Heaney, and DeLaney Williams, members of the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) Chapter at Hermann High School and their adviser, Lana …

Herman's FreedomFest Fourth annual run for the ‘Patriots’

As part of Hermann’s FreedomFest the Fourth Annual Run for the ‘Patriots’ was held July 5, at 8 a.m. at the waterfront.   Winners of the 5K   included; men, Jake Prestie …

Gasconade County wineries honored at 2025 Missouri Wine Competition

JEFFERSON CITY — The 2025 Missouri Governor’s Cup Wine Competition was held in Columbia on July 8-10, and local wineries took home some of the prizes. Eight judges spent two days …

Obituaries
Henry Rehmert, Sr. 1950-2025
Henry George Rehmert, Sr., 75, Owensville, passed away July 8, 2025, at Mercy Hospital in St. Louis. He was born May 26, 1950, to the late William Raymond and Esther Mary (Price) Rehmert in …
Charles Montcalm 1961-2025
Charles Ricky “Rick” Montcalm, 63, Potosi, formerly of Owensville, passed away June 25, 2025, at the Potosi hospital. He was born Sept. 17, 1961,to Charles and Mary (Crider) Montcalm …
Sandra Scheel 1952-2025
Sandra Kay Scheel, 73, Owensville, passed away Thursday, July 10, 2025, at her residence. She was born Jan. 2, 1952, to the late Richard and Margaret (Jett) Paasch in Washington. She was …
Gerald Athletic Association (GAA) softball action wrapped up last Monday with a makeup game between Red Oak Fencing (purple) and First State Community Bank (FSCB) in maroon.
Last Monday night prior to the Independence Day holiday, Gerald Athletic Association (GAA) baseball teams wrapped up their season at Gerald City Park. …
Will'ful Thinking
Six days removed from Owensville Dutchgirl track and field claiming their first team trophy in school history, Owensville High School (OHS) held their year-end sports banquet inside the OHS small gym …
  Beginning next Tuesday, yours truly will have the pleasure of attending and covering five conference track meets over a seven-day span involving Warden Publishing schools in Gasconade, …
  It may be Easter Break beginning tomorrow (Thursday) throughout the Gasconade County R-2 School District, but that won’t stop the sports action from taking place tomorrow and Friday …
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Opinion

Three bills signed by Kehoe last week

SB 221 , sponsored by Senator Nick Schroer and Representative Ben Keathley, modifies the standard of review for Missouri state agencies interpretation of statutes, rules, regulations, and …

God’s hand was upon him

O ne hundred years ago, students were taught an inspirational story about George Washington. The story has faded from memory, erased by those who write history books for our schools. The reason …

Trotlines

My beautiful picture

The first thing you need to catch a big flathead catfish is a nice farm pond full of “perch”. Well, actually they aren’t perch. They are sunfish, of one kind or another. …

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