Hermann track takes part in Thunderbird Invite

The Hermann track and field teams traveled to Kingdom City Monday, April 8, to take part in the North Callaway Thunderbird Invite, where they faced off against 10 other schools across 22 events. …
News
Eleven area students participated in the co-op’s Youth Tour essay contest that took place in March at the co-op’s offices. The prompt for this year’s contest was: …
HERMANN — Gasconade County Central Dispatch will continue calling out Hermann-area public service agencies after the current six-month run ends, thanks to a contract extension approved Monday …
Gerald-Rosebud Firemen and Gerald officials received a 2 a.m. wake-up call early Tuesday. A culvert just north of Gerald on Wheeler Road was washed out during a heavy rainstorm overnight. City …
Representing each of the four University of Missouri System universities, a handful of high-achieving students will travel to the Missouri Capitol to showcase their research at Undergraduate Research …
OWENSVILLE — After approving the then-believed low bid for the 2024 street paving project to Pierce Asphalt, LLC, on March 18, the Owensville Board of Aldermen on Monday rescinded approval and …
Commission News
Gasconade County Presiding Commissioner Tim Schulte, R-Hermann, is continuing his campaign for improvements to Highway 19 as it runs through this county in anticipation of increased traffic in the …
HERMANN – This might be the year Gasconade County administrators expand the highway agency’s fleet of roadgraders. As the members of the County Commission Thursday morning pondered …
HERMANN — The members of the panel that will advise the Gasconade County Commission on the use of opioid settlement funds could be in place and operating by early May. That was the goal …
Improvements are needed to Highway 19 to accommodate what the top Gasconade County official calls “a monster” of a development being courted by the Montgomery County Port Authority. …
HERMANN — Gasconade County will look to its computer services provider to assess the state of the security of county government’s computer network. County Collector Shawn Schlottach …

Brigitte Schildknegt

Brigitte Schildknegt, 82, of Hermann, passed away Tuesday, April 2, 2024, at her home. She was born December 1, 1941, to Georg and Pauline (Köll) Grigoleitis in Stralsund, Germany. She …

Robert Jenkins

Robert Gene Jenkins, 90, of Owensville, passed away Sunday, April 7, 2024, at Stonebridge of Owensville. He was born July 6, 1933, to John and Grace (Miller) Jenkins in Belle. He was united …

Bonnie Hempelmann

Bonnie Corenne Hempelmann, 81, of Columbia, passed away Wednesday, April 4, 2024, at home surrounded by her family. She was born January 26, 1943, the daughter of Walter and Margaret (Shmalz) …

Sports

OHS Track wins 12 events in home open meet

Make the best of a cold, windy day. Matt Candrl’s Owensville High School (OHS) track teams did that last Tuesday during the Owensville Open held at Dutchmen Field. Owensville’s …

Dutchmen nine claim county bragging rights

Gasconade County baseball bragging rights and a notch in the Four Rivers Conference (FRC) win column. Steven Kemp’s Owensville Dutchmen baseball team was looking for those things and more …

Freshmen Dutchmen split back to back home games

Falling 7-1 last Wednesday against St. Francis Borgia’s Knights, Brady Smith’s Owensville Dutchmen freshmen baseball team looked to bounce back the next afternoon against …
Sports

Dutchgirl soccer ends March on a winning note

Falling to Blair Oaks 2-0 last Monday and 4-2 last Wednesday at Crocker, Zach Bollmann’s Owensville Dutchgirl soccer team looked to end the March portion of their season with a win on the …
Adam Wilson (center) delivers a pitch to the plate.

Dutchmen baseball splits Saturday twin bill at Vienna

VIENNA — Nearly coming back from a 9-1 deficit against Linn Saturday afternoon at Vienna City Park before falling 9-8 to the Wildcats, Steven Kemp’s Owensville Dutchmen baseball team …

Future Volleyball Dutchgirls

Throughout this coming Friday night and all day Saturday, Owensville High School (OHS) will be transformed into a volleyball paradise. A total of 36 teams will invade OHS for the annual …
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Missourians have an incredible opportunity and responsibility to impact how broadband deployment funds will be distributed across our state. For the first time, Missourians can provide on-the-ground …
Benjamin Franklin once said, “In this world, nothing is certain except death and taxes.” But for Missouri farmers, taxes are about to become a lot more uncertain. Barring action from …
One of the best phrases a senator can hear on the floor is about their sponsored legislation is “The bill is declared perfected and ordered printed.” At this stage, the language has …