OHS advances 16 athletes to state track

WEST PLAINS — Another top-four finish. That was the goal Saturday for Matt Candrl’s Owensville High School (OHS) Track and Field athletes during the Missouri State High School …
News
HERMANN — The preliminary hearing for the man accused in the March 12 fatal shooting of one Hermann policeman and seriously wounding a second has been delayed until Friday, Aug. 4. The 1 …
HERMANN — A new administrator takes the reins tomorrow at Hermann Area District Hospital, signaling the start of Mercy Healthcare’s management of the financially struggling public …
Senator Bill Eigel, R-Weldon Springs, has begun an exploratory gubernatorial campaign for the 2024 election and shared some of his points of view on May 19 at Deb’s Barn in Owensville. The …
From Staff Reports   An Owensville man is out of jail on a $50,000 surety bond, awaiting a scheduled May 31 arraignment on allegations he sexually assaulted and endangered an …
Three motorcyclists were injured in the county in separate crashes reported to the Missouri State Highway Patrol on Friday and Sunday afternoons. A Washington man faces a misdemeanor driving …
Commission News
HERMANN — A divided Gasconade County Commission Thursday morning settled on the county government projects that will use the bulk of the remaining $2.4 million of American Rescue Plan Act …
HERMANN — Holding true to form, May’s General Fund sales tax check broke the monthly trend and came in lower than amounts received in the first four months, but the year-to-date total …
Gasconade County government officials are continuing to be surprised by the amount of money being generated by the Use Tax, a source of funds that has yet to be tapped to help pay for operations. …
HERMANN — Two weeks ago the Gasconade County Commission appointed new Hermann City Clerk Corey Orr to the regional planning agency’s Gasconade Valley Enhanced Enterprize Zone (EEZ) Board …
HERMANN — Gasconade County administrators are hoping to buy a new piece of equipment — called a Road Groom – to help with the problem of potholes and washboarding on gravel roads. …

Juanita Schulte

Juanita Lewretta Dorthy Schulte, 97, of Washington, formerly of Rosebud, passed away Friday, May 19, 2023, at Grandview Healthcare Center in Washington. She was born Jan. 6, 1926, to Nathan and …

Charles Blasko

Charles Thomas Blasko, 62, of Rosebud, passed away Friday, May 19, 2023, at Mercy Hospital in Washington. He was born May 4, 1961, to Michael and Alice (Lockhart) Blasko in St. Louis. He …

Jasper Stringer

Jasper Lee Stringer, 81, of Gerald, passed away Tuesday, May 9, 2023, at Mercy Hospital in Washington. He was born Aug. 2, 1941, to Virgil and Dorothy (Denney) Stringer in St. Louis. Jasper …

Sports

DISTRICT CHAMPIONS X2

WAYNESVILLE — District plaques and medals. That is what Matt Candrl’s Owensville Dutchmen and Dutchgirl track athletes were hunting for Saturday during the Missouri State High School …

Dutchmen district semifinal upset bid comes up short

Another upset. That is what Steven Kemp’s Owensville Dutchmen baseball team was looking for Monday afternoon in the semifinals of the Missouri State High School Activities Association …

20,000 steps on the track

On a normal day, the average person looks to record 10,000 steps a day. Saturday was not an average day for yours truly chasing Owensville Dutchmen and Dutchmen track athletes during the …
Sports

OHS wins two team District 5 titles

Owensville High School’s Dutchmen and Dutchgirl track and field teams celebrated their first-ever dual district championship wins Saturday in Class 3 competition at Waynesville with a victory …

OMS Track claims numerous medals from state meet

Ending the month of April at the Missouri Middle School Track and Field Championships at Southwest Baptist University in Bolivar, Owensville Middle School (OMS) track and field athletes left …

Weirich, Kramme help diamond Dutchmen win consecutive games

Bounce back. Steven Kemp’s Owensville Dutchmen looked to do exactly that after Vienna spoiled their senior night last Tuesday at OHS Field. Falling 13-10 to the Eagles, Kemp’s …
Photo oGallry

The closing days of Missouri’s legislature were among the most dysfunctional I’ve covered in more than one half century. Filibusters by Senate Republican conservatives blocked action …
Missouri Farm Bureau (MOFB) applauds today’s (May 25, 2023) decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in Sackett v. EPA. The Court took a crucial step forward by doing away with the flawed significant …
To the Editor: As we observe National Foster Care Month, Central Missouri Foster Care & Adoption Association reflects on the importance of the foster care system and its crucial role in the …