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Erin Sassmann visits Jan. 31 at a youth basketball tournament with Devin Johnson, principal at Owensville Middle School. Sassmann will take over as assistant principal at OMS in the fall. Both had sixth-grade sons playing in the event.

Gasconade County R-2 directors hire Sassmann as new OMS assistant principal

Erin Sassmann will be the assistant principal for Owensville Middle School for the 2026-27 school year following the resignation of current Assistant Principal Michael Sachs. The Gasconade … more

By Taylor James, Republican Staff Writer | 2/11/26

Gasconade County projects to spend $4.8 million to provide services to residents in ‘26

HERMANN – Gasconade County government officials project spending $4,810,363 in General Revenue Fund money to provide services to the nearly-15,000 residents during the course of this year. … more

By Buck Collier, Special Correspondent | 2/11/26

Owensville city Administer Randy Blaske (above) tells visitors to the Gasconade County Commission session Feb. 4 at Owensville City Hall “the question is are we having security (during the fair) and who’s paying for it.” FAIR BOARD member Nick Nolting (below, on left) was joined by fellow members Annette Pfeiffer and Tom Lahmeyer in making a request for a cost-share plan with the county and city for providing security during the Gasconade County Fair. SHERIFF SCOTT EILER (bottom) explains how he came to the figure of $44 per hour per deputy with required benefits as mandated by state statute as Ward 2 Alderman Denise Bohl looks on.

Gasconade County weighs request from Fair Board to help shoulder cost of security

Gasconade County government is being asked to help shoulder the cost of funding security at the Gasconade County Fair under a plan that also involves Owensville and Fair Board money. In a … more

By Buck Collier, Special Correspondent | 2/11/26

Eat More Rabbits

By the time you read this, the snow will likely be gone, and I will have eaten the last fried rabbit of the winter. If you don’t eat a fried rabbit or two each winter, you aren’t living right. … more

By Larry Dablemont, Contributing Columnist | 2/11/26

One hundred million acres of topsoil gone

This column two weeks ago began by referencing major events that occurred 20 years ago. Coincidentally, the book I recently finished reading was written in 2006. A National Book Award winner by … more

By Dennis Warden, Publisher | 2/11/26

GCR 2-11-2026

2/11/26

Basketball - Owensville Varsity Boys vs Hermann [Photo gallery]

2/9/26

Owensville Winter Homecoming Pep Assembly [Photo gallery]

2/9/26

Owensville Winter Homecoming Cheer [Photo gallery]

2/9/26

Basketball - Hermann Varsity Boys vs Owensville [Photo gallery]

2/9/26

Owensville Winter Homecoming Coronation [Photo gallery]

2/9/26

Basketball - Owensville Varsity Girls vs Hermann [Photo gallery]

2/9/26

Novice farmers face big challenges making it in today’s ag sector

MONTEZUMA, Iowa — Ben De Boef grew up working on his grandfather’s 400-acre farm in Montezuma, Iowa, and hearing stories about it. “I loved it since I was a kid,” said De Boef. “I didn’t really want to do anything other than farm.” Now 23 years old, De Boef grows corn, soybeans and some alfalfa […] more

Cassandra Stephenson, Olivia Cohen | 2/9/26