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Bullfrog season is open! I might go down to my pond soon and grab a couple to eat. Usually, when you read a natural history account, it discusses the basic things you find in a nature …
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By Larry Dablemont, Contributing Columnist
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7/15/26
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HERMANN – In a move that effectively puts an end to an effort to have soccer added to the Gasconade County R-1 District’s roster of varsity sports, a divided school board Thursday night hearkened …
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By Buck Collier, Special Correspondent
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7/15/26
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HERMANN – As the chief executive of Hermann Area District Hospital, Bill Hellebusch is committed to putting the acute-care facility on a long-term solid financial footing, fully aware of what it …
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By Buck Collier, Special Correspondent
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7/15/26
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HERMANN – From guesthouses to roads, the effects of the ongoing development of data centers in Montgomery County continue to command much of the discussion of the monthly sessions of the Hermann …
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By Buck Collier, Special Correspondent
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7/15/26
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HERMANN – Updated income guidelines have been issued by the federal government for eligibility to participate in the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Program.
The program that provides …
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By Buck Collier, Special Correspondent
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7/15/26
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HERMANN – The Board of Aldermen Monday night cleared the way to issue $307,000 worth of bonds to pay for design work related to the relocation of a sewer lift station from the flood plain in City …
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By Buck Collier, Special Correspondent
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7/15/26
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An Owensville man charged following a drug-related warrant search July 9 with allegations of felony narcotics trafficking and child endangerment was scheduled for his arraignment this morning in …
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FROM STAFF REPORTS
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7/15/26
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An Arnold man overturned his truck in a ditch on Route CC, north of Grob Road. The accident occurred at 2:02 p.m. Friday, July 10.
The 62-year-old man was traveling south when he failed to …
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7/15/26
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A fatal shooting is under investigation by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, according to Sheriff Steve Pelton.
A 911 call was made at 1:16 a.m. Thursday, July 9. The caller reported an …
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7/15/26
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Gerald’s Planning and Zoning Commission has spent months working on recommendations for a proposed ordinance restricting shipping containers in most areas of town. The Board of Alderman working in …
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7/15/26
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Ward 2 Alderman Rudy Via also serves as the Fire Chief for the Gerald-Rosebud Fire Protection District (GRFPD). He presented information to his fellow board members on a cost share proposal for the …
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7/15/26
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HERMANN – Options for adding parking spaces at the Gasconade County courthouse are being considered by the County Commission as it moves to accommodate more people coming to the building.
The …
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By Buck Collier, Special Correspondent
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7/15/26
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ROSEBUD – Directors of the Gasconade County Enhanced-911 program are considering changing it primary banking facility, which would mark the first time the agency changed it home bank since its …
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By Buck Collier, Special Correspondent
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7/15/26
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Governor’s action starts process for county effort to obtain federal funding to repair damaged roads
HERMANN – Gasconade County officials are hoping Gov. Mike Kehoe’s action Thursday will clear the way for nearly three dozen counties seeking help with financing road repairs caused by June storm …
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By Buck Collier, Special Correspondent
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7/15/26
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No on Amendment 5
by Paul Hamby
Amendment 5 would create approximately 8.5 billion dollars in new sales taxes on goods and services in exchange for eliminating the personal …
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By Paul Hamby
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7/15/26
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Your wonderful indoor bathroom. If you’re under 50, you may not realize just how good you have it.
Regardless of the weather or time of day, when we had to go, we sprinted to the outhouse …
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By Robin Garrison Leach
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7/15/26
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Superintendent Dr. Staci Johnson, on June 29, provided an update to the Gasconade County R-2 Board of Education on grant funding applications that the district has submitted this year, while closing …
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By Roxie Murphy, Assistant Editor
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7/15/26
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I n 1787 American’s Founding Fathers completed the Constitution of the United States at Independence Hall in Philadelphia. The U.S. Constitution is the oldest national constitution in the …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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7/15/26
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A crowd of between 50-60 county residents Friday night wanting to hear from the leading advocate of a proposed repeal of the state income tax left a bit disappointed after only hearing his voice …
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By Buck Collier, Special Correspondent
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7/15/26
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HERMANN – Gasconade County taxpayers won’t be hit as hard as they could have been in picking up the cost of the capital murder trial of Kenneth Lee Simpson.
The final bill forwarded from …
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By Buck Collier, Special Correspondent
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7/15/26
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