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Winter weather settles in for a long visit
JEFFERSON CITY – A slow-moving winter weather system continues to produce a variety of precipitation across the Show-Me State. Intermittent rain on Thursday could transition to freezing drizzle … more
Missouri DHSS monitors novel coronavirus
JEFFERSON CITY, MO – On Jan. 17, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) distributed a health update to health care providers and partners regarding an outbreak of a 2019 … more
Knights donate
The Knights of Columbus donated half of their proceeds from a recent Tootsie Roll sale to area charities. Last Tuesday, Jan. 14, the group met with Bill Schuck, president of Exceptional Equestrians … more
LANEG, deputies, Owensville police serve search warrant on East Jefferson, seize meth
Gasconade County Sheriff’s deputies, Owensville police and members of the Lake Area Narcotics Enforcement Group (LANEG) served a search warrant Jan. 14 in the 300 block of East Jefferson in … more
Calls for emergency services increased significantly in 2019
Gasconade County’s E-911 Center saw a significant increase in the number of emergency services begin dispatched in 2019, according to the annual report of activity submitted last week to the … more
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First Lady Teresa Parson joined the governor for a round of applause at the end of the speech as House Speaker Elijah Haahr, R-Springfield applauds.
Transportation, crime, workforce key for Parson’s budget plan; Democrats question priorities, cuts to health care for children
JEFFERSON CITY — Gov. Mike Parson focused on past achievements and future plans in the areas of workforce development and infrastructure improvements during his second State of the State … more
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Historical Society plans county’s 200th anniversary 2020 celebration
A year-long celebration of Gasconade County’s 200th birthday begins in March with a Courthouse gala and includes as a photo contest and a caravan of new and classic vehicles traveling from one … more
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Commissioners attend E-911 board’s session to assess budget concerns on dispatching costs
HERMANN — Gasconade County administrators will begin receiving itemized statements from the county’s Enhanced 911 Center for the non-emergency assistance calls received from three … more
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Owensville firemen help a motorists get moving in reverse going slightly uphill on Krausetown Road after the car was forced to stop as another car coming toward him became stuck on the snow-covered road. The school bus had to stop for the blockage.
Monday snowfall causes cancellations for R-2 schools
When two passenger vehicles became snarled mid-afternoon Monday on a snow-slickened Krausetown Road, one going up the hill, the other one going down, both stopped causing an R-2 bus going up hill to … more
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Superintendent hopeful for FY2021 state transportation funding hike
Dr. Chuck Garner, Gasconade County R-2 Superintendent, told the board of education Monday night that Gov. Mike Parson’s State of the State Address Jan. 15 mentioned a transportation funding … more
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Missouri Budget Director Dan Haug highlights the state’s fiscal year 2021 spending plan during a meeting Jan. 15 in his Capitol office with members of the print, online, and broadcast media. Gov. Mike Parson delivered his State of the State Address that afternoon in the House to a joint session of representatives and senators.
Parson’s proposed budget targets education, workforce among funding priorities
JEFFERSON CITY — Higher education funding would remain flat and K-12 schools would see small increases under Gov. Mike Parson’s proposed 2021 budget. The governor’s $31 billion … more
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Patrolman Josh Smith has been working part-time in Bland since former marshal Patrick Boatman stepped down in October. The city has asked voters to consider changing the local law to allow them to appoint a marshal instead of finding someone who meets the qualifications, including living inside the city limits.
Prop 1 seeks Bland voter approval to make marshal’s job by appointment
Bland aldermen are asking citizens to vote “yes” on Proposition 1 this April that would move the city marshal’s position from an elected one to an appointed one. The ballot … more
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Water levels at Lake Charles were drastically lowered in April of 2017 to prevent water from going over the spillway.
Aldermen may take total control of parks, disbanding Parks Commission
Ward 1 Alderman Angela Koepke is the aldermanic representative to the Parks Commission. She is tasked with forwarding information to the other aldermen concerning that commission. When the … more
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Driver escapes serious injury
Local resident Marilyn Rademacher was able to walk away from her late model SUV on Friday after loosing control on a rain slickened road on her way home. Heavy rains at the time of the accident … more
County administrators seek billing statistics from E-911
Concerned about a lack of information for services for which they are being billed, Gasconade County administrators are scheduled today (Wednesday) to meet with directors of the county’s … more
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STANDING WATER is trapped along West Link Avenue on Monday as Steve Sipes walks a dog. Sunken and deteriorated curbing.
City crew will handle Link renovation project with contracted help to save $96,000 in 20-21
Citing an estimated cost savings of $96,000, the city’s public works director on Monday pitched a street renovation project to Owensville aldermen in a budget committee setting. Jeff Kuhne … more
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County revenue shortfall in ‘20 a ‘terrible, terrible problem’ PA tells commissioners
HERMANN — All the way to the bone. That’s where Gasconade County officeholders took their budget knives last week after being sent back to the drawing board by the County Commission, … more
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Resale shop denied 2020 business license due to lack of “storefront”
John Hurley approached the Board of Aldermen in last Thursday’s meeting to ask why he was denied a business license. Hurley says he opened Kelly’s Closet, a resale business in 2019 … more
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Steve Grgurich (above, right) and his daughter, Stephanie, spent much of New Year’s Day finding replacement parts and repairing the door to the Depot in Legion Park that had been kicked in. Another door in the park was also damaged and showed signs of having been kicked in.
Break-ins at Legion Park
When members of the Gerald Area Chamber of Commerce arrived New Years Day at the depot they own in Legion Park, they discovered damage to the main door. They then noticed the door to the kitchen in … more
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Owensville High School science teacher Kevin Lay looks at large-screen monitors in his classroom in December as students prepare a contest entry form. The school’s 2018 entry into the Samsung Solve for Tomorrow competition won the national prize of $100,000 worth of technology and electronics equipment including these monitors. Equipment was shared between buildings in the district.
OHS science maverick announces move to Florida
Kevin Lay, Owensville High School (OHS) science teacher who recently placed as a runner-up in the 2020 Missouri State Teacher of the Year contest, has submitted his resignation to the Gasconade … more
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