OWENSVILLE — Gerald Elementary School reported a day with 82 percent attendance last week as illness swept through the district, according to Gasconade County R-2 Superintendent Dr. Jeri Kay …
more
By Roxie Murphy, Assistant Editor
|
2/5/25
|
The Career and Technical Education (CTE) Program at Owensville High School (OHS) continues to review expansion possibilities with the $336,960 Limited Access Grant awarded in December 2024, according …
more
By Roxie Murphy, Assistant Editor
|
2/5/25
|
Gasconade County R-2 officials were scheduled to vote on building needs for the district’s Career and Technical Education (CTE) program on Jan. 21 and begin work on the expansion with the …
more
By Roxie Murphy, Assistant Editor
|
1/22/25
|
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 …
more
By Roxie Murphy, Assistant Editor
|
1/8/25
|
Gerald Elementary has service projects for their students throughout the year. For the month of December, the Giving Drive is an ongoing tradition. Students are encouraged to collect nonperishable …
more
12/26/24
|
The Gasconade County R-2 Board of Education plans to meet at the Owensville High School (OHS) at 9 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 26 to discuss a career technology education (CTE) building grant, a bid to …
more
By Roxie Murphy, Assistant Editor
|
12/26/24
|
The Gasconade County R-2 Board of Education has two seats open, each with three-year terms, in the April 8 elections. Russell Farrell and Joyce Lowes are the current occupants of the seats.
…
more
By Roxie Murphy, Assistant Editor
|
12/19/24
|
A discounted, in-house daycare facility may be a possible addition to the Gasconade County R-2 School District to assist in finding and keeping teachers and staff.
District officials and the …
more
By Roxie Murphy, Assistant Editor
|
12/4/24
|
Results from the Gasconade County R-2 Culture and Climate Survey were discussed at the Nov. 18 Board of Education meeting.
Assistant Superintendent Dr. Staci Johnson presented the topic in her …
more
By Roxie Murphy, Assistant Editor
|
12/4/24
|
Sean Flottmann, a 1998 graduate of Owensville High School from the Gerald community, makes his pitch Friday to OHS students attending the career fair held at the school for those interested in a …
more
11/20/24
|
Superintendent Dr. Jeri Kay Hardy asked the Gasconade County R-2 Board of Education on Oct. 21 to consider raising the starting pay for bus mechanics, as they have continued to struggle to bring them …
more
By Roxie Murphy, Assistant Editor
|
11/13/24
|
The Gasconade County R-2 Board of Education on Oct. 30 hired Timothy (Chip) Stutzman as the Owensville Elementary School assistant principal to replace Megan Young.
“He started on …
more
By Roxie Murphy, Assistant Editor
|
11/6/24
|
The Gasconade County R-2 Board of Education on Oct. 24 discussed ways to better communicate with the R-2 community its needs and successes.
“Is the auditorium off the table?” asked …
more
By Roxie Murphy, Assistant Editor
|
11/6/24
|
BELLE — Following two failed general obligation bond requests in 2023 and 2024, the Gasconade County R-2 Board of Education on Oct. 24 met with representatives from Stifel, its brokerage and …
more
By Roxie Murphy, Assistant Editor
|
10/31/24
|
A Gasconade County R-2 District programs and services evaluation report presented to the board of education on Oct. 21 revealed between half and a third of Owensville High School (OHS) graduates in …
more
By Roxie Murphy, Assistant Editor
|
10/23/24
|
OWENSVILLE — Local school districts are questioning if Missouri Constitutional Amendment 2 regarding the legalization of sports betting will help fund education the way the Winning for Missouri …
more
By Roxie Murphy, Assistant Editor
|
10/16/24
|
A six-page separation agreement between the Gasconade County R-2 School District and its Owensville Elementary School Assistant Principal Megan Young outlines provisions for both parties moving …
more
By Roxie Murphy, Assistant Editor
|
10/16/24
|
The Gasconade County R-2 Board of Education met virtually on Thursday to approve the resignation and separation agreement of Owensville Elementary School’s (OES) Assistant Principal Megan Young …
more
By Roxie Murphy, Assistant Editor
|
10/9/24
|
Owensville High School senior Dutchmen football linebacker Timmy Winterbauer and classmate Camryn Caldwell react Friday as they are announced as king and queen of the “Show Up and Glow …
more
10/3/24
|
OWENSVILLE — Owensville High School students from Amy Quertermous’s new communications class visited the Washington Missourian’s newsroom, production and press building on Sept. 25 …
more
By Roxie Murphy, Assistant Editor
|
10/3/24
|