Dutchmen nine score pair of FRC wins

Stay in the hunt for a Four Rivers Conference (FRC) title. Steven Kemp’s Owensville Dutchmen baseball team was trying to do exactly that Monday night on the road in Phelps County against …
News
St. George and Church of the Risen Savior held first communion for their parish second-graders on April 14. The special Mass was held at St. George Church with Father Phil Niekamp presiding.   …
Some long needed repairs are being addressed at Roadside Park which fronts U.S. Highway 50 between Main Street and W. Springfield Ave. The north side of this park is now owned by Missouri State Parks …
Capital Paving has installed new asphalt through last Friday on Highway 28 from Route EE to west of the Canaan community and was starting Monday on a 13-mile stretch of Route EE to F in northern …
Following a closed executive session Monday of Owensville’s Board of Aldermen, John Kamler opened his final meeting as mayor, welcoming newly-elected Mayor Kevin McFadden to the role. …
Teacher retention and retainment ideas were circulated during a discussion at the Monday night Gasconade County R-2 board of education meeting, though no votes were taken. The board also passed an …
Commission News
HERMANN — Gasconade County government officials and their information technology (IT) provider are expected in the next couple weeks to begin mapping out a plan for bolstering the security of …
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. …

Delmar Hesemann

Delmar Vernon Hesemann, 84, of Macon, passed away Friday, April 12, 2024, at Macon Health Care Center in Macon. He was born Nov. 10, 1939, to John Charles and Esther Louise (Motschenbach) …

Stanley Fuchs

Stanley Earl Fuchs, 68, of Belle, formerly of Owensville, passed away Monday, April 8, 2024, at his residence. He was born Dec. 11, 1955, to Earl and Betty Jean (Jost) Fuchs in Owensville. …

Patsy Eberlin

Patsy Jean Eberlin, 63, of Hermann, passed away Wednesday, April 10, 2024. She was born Sept. 28, 1960, to John D. Ward and Margaret (Walling) Schnarre in High Hill. She was united in …

Sports

OHS Track teams place second to North Point

Defend the home track. Matt Candrl’s Owensville High School (OHS) Dutchmen and Dutchgirl track teams looked to do that Friday at Dutchmen Field during the annual OHS Relays. …

All-Area Honors

Now that we’re into spring, the Washington Missourian recently released their All-Area teams for basketball and wrestling. Both Owensville and Hermann were well represented on their …

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. …
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 …
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The House Ethics Committee investigation of Speaker Dean Plocher reminds me of the recent history of House speakers who ended their time in office under a legal or ethical cloud. As the Missouri …
Scott Peterson’s latest attempt to have his conviction for the 2002 double murder of his wife, Laci Peterson, and their unborn son, Conner, overturned have put those heinous crimes back in the …
Dear Editor, The excitement of the Rock Island Trail Groundbreaking Ceremony and the tribute to our retiring mayor, John Kamler triggered memories of our city’s history. Many of us …