Marijuana sales tax refund could mean slight increase to property tax
HERMANN – Reinforcing the notion that no good deed goes unpunished, Gasconade County property tax payers will face a slightly higher rate this year than last, thanks to the county having to give …
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HERMANN – During a week of busier-than-usual court activity — and the increased traffic associated with it — a Gasconade County government official renewed the call for additional parking space …
HERMANN – So much for Dawn Grosse taking it easy after retiring last year from the administration of the local school district. The former longtime social worker in the Gasconade County R-1 …
HERMANN – With an upgrade delayed twice by two more-pressing projects requiring county matching funds, residents of Stony Hill Road on Sept. 17 renewed their plea for a portion of their road to …
Commission News

Commission livestreams sessions to increase awareness

HERMANN – The Gasconade County Commission last week began live-streaming its sessions on YouTube as a way to increase public awareness of the workings of county government. Getting back into …

Commission opts against advancing plan for more parking area at historic courthouse

HERMANN – Two weeks after it received a cool reception from the associate commissioners, the plan to build more parking spaces at the historic courthouse last week was again sidelined when a motion …

Commission places SB 190 referendum on November ballot

HERMANN – A property tax-relief measure for homeowners 62 and older was formally placed on the November General Elections ballot by the Gasconade County Commission. With two of the three …

Sports

Kallmeyer, Bohl medal for HMS Cross Country at Belle

BELLE — Racing last at Linn over two weeks ago, Keely Uthlaut’s Hermann Middle School Bearcats and Lady Bearcats returned to action last Tuesday at the Belle Cross Country Invitational. …

OMS Dutchgirl basketball sweeps Hermann, Steelville

Owensville Middle School (OMS) Dutchgirl basketball opened their season last week with four games in four days against Hermann, Sullivan, Steelville and Cuba. Savannah Campbell’s OMS …

October oddities

One day after this week’s edition of the Gasconade County Republican comes out, we will be into the month of October on the calendar. October marks the halfway point of the fall sports season …
Sports

Nobel hits for cycle during Hermann’s 30-7 victory over Wellsville-Middletown

Playing four games in four days last week, Chris Leibach’s Hermann Lady Bearcat softball team looked for some more notches in the win column. In non-conference action, Hermann traveled to …

Football Bearcats suffer 54-14 setback to Centralia

Held scoreless in their previous two games by South Callaway (47-0) and Union (42-0), Jed Leeper’s Hermann Bearcats had a tall task Friday night at Bearcat Memorial Stadium welcoming the Class 2 …

Owensville harriers run at Joplin, Steelville

Between the Owensville Middle School (OMS) and Owensville High School (OHS) cross country teams, a total of 12 orange and black harriers left Joplin and Steelville with medals. Leading the way …
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No one to blame but myself

Last Wednesday I opened up the paper to do a quick glance at the pages, as is my habit.  My heart sank. The Editorial/Opinion page was not correct. It was a repeat of page two from Sept. …

Invisible

It’s pretty great being invisible. My disappearance from others’ notice is making my life much easier. And all it took was living long enough. From the time I became old enough to look …

Time to focus on what matters close to home

I’ll be honest, I’m more interested in what’s going on close to home than I am in the fact that Nike’s stock has decreased since 2021. However, as I read Dennis Warden’s editorial in the …

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