Laura Hardecke embodies the value of advocacy through volunteerism and her career. Her example of leadership inspires fellow constituents and mentors the next generation of political advocates.
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4/18/25
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Former Owensville resident Thomas E. Hyde, who sprayed deputies and police with a fire extinguisher in November 2022 as they entered his East Washington Avenue home to server felony …
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By Dave Marner, GCR Managing Editor
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4/7/25
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OWENSVILLE — Registered voters in Owensville and the surrounding 200 square miles will have an opportunity April 8 to support their community volunteer fire service by creating a tax-supported …
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By Dave Marner, GCR Managing Editor
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4/7/25
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HERMANN — The search began “in earnest” Monday night to find a new administrative chief for Hermann Area District Hospital.
Administrator Bill Hellebusch, in his …
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By Buck Collier, Special Correspondent
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3/28/25
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HERMANN — Monday night’s session of the Hermann Board of Aldermen (BOA) was the first gathering since Mayor Bruce Cox issued an edict prohibiting the four city legislators …
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By Buck Collier, Special Correspondent
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3/28/25
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GASCONADE COUNTY—The Missouri Department of Economic Development’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program has awarded the Gasconade County a grant for $529,210 to …
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3/28/25
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HERMANN — The quick action of local emergency service units responding to a fire last Wednesday at Stonebridge (formerly Frene Valley) nursing home were hailed by city and county government …
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By Buck Collier, Special Correspondent
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3/21/25
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Gerald voters will be asked to decide on April 8 whether a new one cent sales tax should replace a similar tax that will expire at the end of the year.
The tax that will be expiring was …
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By Linda Trest, Staff Writer
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3/21/25
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A New Haven man reportedly captured in Illinois is being held without bond on a felony warrant alleging four counts of first-degree statutory rape of a minor child under 12 years of age.
Patrick …
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3/13/25
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A 26-year-old New Haven man was killed in an 11:46 a.m. traffic accident Friday, March 7. The crash occurred in the westbound lane of Highway 100 east of Recreation Drive.
The man from New Haven …
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3/13/25
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There appears to be light at the end of that long tunnel leading to new doors on the Gasconade County courthouse.
At last week’s session held in Owensville City Hall, the County Commission …
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By Buck Collier, Special Correspondent
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3/13/25
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Alyssa N. Wehmeyer, a 2022 Owensville High School graduate, is charged with abuse and neglect of her son, Colt Atlus Keeney, resulting in death, a class A felony, in the 32nd Circuit Court of Cape …
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3/13/25
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HERMANN — Gasconade County taxpayers will be presented with a big price tag once all the expenses are tallied for the 2026 trial of accused cop killer Kenneth Lee Simpson.
Simpson faces a …
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By Buck Collier, Special Correspondent
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3/13/25
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Counties across Missouri — including Gasconade County — remain hesitant to put in place a property tax-relief program for senior citizens that was called for in state legislation adopted …
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By Buck Collier, Special Correspondent
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3/13/25
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A one-time Pentecostal Church on Oak Street was removed this past week during demolition by Gruenloh Excavating. The property’s owner, Anthony Cordoza, said he had alway intended to …
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By Dave Marner, GCR Managing Editor
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3/5/25
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HERMANN — The proposed creation of the Owensville Fire Protection District has generated a heightened interest in the April 8 ballot, says Gasconade County Clerk Lesa Lietzow.
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By Buck Collier, Special Correspondent
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2/20/25
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HERMANN — Gasconade County administrators last week adopted a 2025 operating budget that calls for almost $4 million worth of expenditures in the General Fund, fueled by strong sales tax …
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By Buck Collier, Special Correspondent
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2/5/25
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HERMANN — With the final numbers plugged in and all spending decisions having been made, the Gasconade County Clerk’s Office last week began the stretch run of the annual budget process …
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By Buck Collier, Special Correspondent
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1/22/25
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Firemen from Owensville, Hermann and the Gerald-Rosebud Fire Protection District assisted the New Haven-Berger fire district fight fire in commercial structure Friday evening near Berger.
New …
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From Staff Reports
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1/22/25
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It didn’t take long for the new management team of the Gasconade County Road Department to be put to the test as Gasconade countians were forced off the roads by the powerful fast-moving …
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By Buck Collier, Special Correspondent
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1/8/25
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