Daniels’ double double helps Columbia College enter 2025 at 12-0

COLUMBIA — Seeing playing time in seven of Columbia College’s (CC) first 11 games, freshman and former Owensville Dutchgirl basketball player Emma Daniels entered CC’s final game of …
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Hermann ambulance district to seek half-cent sales tax hike on April ballot

HERMANN — Faced with flat revenue and increasing expenses, officials of the Hermann Area Ambulance District will be asking voters in April to approve a half-cent sales tax increase. This will …

High school bleacher decision expected at January meeting

A new bid was presented to the Gasconade County R-2 Board of Education on Dec. 26 regarding the Owensville High School (OHS) replacement bleachers from Heartland Seating and Kansas. The board …

Three Rivers Electric crews prepare for winter storm

BELLE — Three Rivers Electric Cooperative is monitoring weather conditions and preparing for this first 2025 winter storm.     “Early predictions show several inches of …

Opioid overdose drop in county offers bright spot in fight against addiction to prescription meds

HERMANN — A noticeable drop in the number of opioid- and other drug-related overdose hospital treatments in the past five years in Missouri offer a bright spot in the ongoing battle against …

Obituaries
Betty Pigg
Betty Sue Pigg, 84, of Bland, passed away Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024, at Stonebridge of Owensville. She was born May 13, 1940, to John and Eileen (Collard) Fynn in Malden. She was united in …
Margine Larson
Margine Larson, nee Mallory, 88, of Rosebud, passed away Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024, at Mercy South Hospital in Sappington. She was born May 10, 1936, daughter of Cecil and Clara (Brewer) Mallory in …
Darleen Broeker
Darleen Martha Broeker, 88, of Pershing, passed away Monday, Dec. 16, 2024, at her home. She was born Feb. 29, 1936, the daughter of the late Benjamin G. and Anna M. (Koelling) Deppe in …
Seeing their 7th grade counterparts turn back New Haven 52-11, Shane Hunt’s Owensville 8th grade Dutchmen basketball team looked to complete a season-opening doubleheader road sweep along …
First-year Dutchgirl head wrestling coach Brandon Howard got to make his head-coaching debut last Tuesday on the home mats hosting the Owensville Dutchgirl Invitational at Owensville High School. …
Will'ful Thinking
By the time this edition of The Gasconade County Republican hits stores and businesses in Owensville and the surrounding area, it will be less than 24 hours until Christmas Day. That signals …
Once this week’s edition of the Gasconade County Republican has hit area businesses and mailboxes this morning (Wednesday), yours truly will embark on a journey that will encompass four …
Throughout the last week, there was plenty of second-half magic on the basketball court and the football field. It began last Tuesday night when Cullen VanLeer’s Owensville Dutchmen …
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Election of the Missouri Speaker of the House

The new legislative session begins with the election of the Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives. The race to the dais was a campaign that started more than a year ago. The …

Welcome Governor Mike Kehoe

Monday, Jan. 13, 2025, Gov. Kehoe will take his oath of office on the steps of the Missouri State Capitol. The swearing in ceremony also includes our new statewide office holders, Lieutenant Governor …

Tax reductions proposed in 2025 session

The legislative season is now in full force as Missouri legislators start the session this week. The session runs through May 16, 2025. During the 2024 campaign season there were nearly as many …