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COVID-19 cases in Franklin County continue to rise, but at a much less dramatic pace than was reported in December.
This week, there 249 new cases confirmed in the county. There were 56 …
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By Linda Trest, Staff Writer
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1/27/21
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HERMANN — Longtime area lawman Clyde Zelch has been tabbed as the new emergency management director (EMD) for Gasconade County.
Zelch will succeed Dan Dyer, who resigned the post after …
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By Buck Collier, Special Correspondent
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1/27/21
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The Gasconade County R-2 Board of Education wasted no time in hiring Staci Lynn Johnson of Lake Ozark, Mo., as the district’s 2021-22 assistant superintendent, replacing Dr. Jeri Kay Hardy who …
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By Roxie Murphy, Staff Writer
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1/27/21
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A $725,000 bridge replacement project on Route J over First Creek scheduled to begin Monday began Tuesday due to heavy rainfall. A mandatory detour will be necessary around the site.
The …
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1/27/21
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For the first time since October, Gasconade County is not in the highest risk category for COVID-19 exposures, according to Dr. Michael Rothermich with Hermann Area District Hospital.
“The …
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From Staff Reports
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1/27/21
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Kindergarten and preschool screening appointments for the 2021-22 school year at both Owensville and Gerald elementary schools are now being scheduled for late March to make staffing …
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1/27/21
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Coroner voices grievances with County Commission including pay, lack of family time, deputy position
HERMANN — Less than a month into the job, Gasconade County Coroner Jeff Arnold last week filed a list of concerns with the County Commission ranging from what he sees as low pay to the need for …
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By Buck Collier, Special Correspondent
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1/27/21
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HERMANN — Band-Aids for skinned knees and elbows should be in less demand at Hermann Elementary School as students begin enjoying recess activities on something much softer than asphalt.
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By Buck Collier, Special Correspondent
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1/20/21
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The Gasconade County R-2 Board of Education on Jan. 18 voted 7-0 to approve the COVID-19 Leave Resolution — an extension of the expired Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) allowing …
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1/20/21
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After repeatedly saying he wasn’t planning to seek another term as Ward 2 alderman in Owensville, Charles (Rob) Borgmann, III, signed up Friday as a candidate for another two-year …
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By Dave Marner, Managing Editor
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1/20/21
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Owensville Walmart store No. 0354 began its 15-year remodel this week, according to store manager Glenn Ely.
“We are touching everything in the building,” Ely said Tuesday about the …
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1/20/21
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Although the number of new COVID-19 cases diagnosed per week decreased substantially, Gasconade County ended the prior week with 75 new cases over the previous seven days, according to Dr. …
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From Staff Reports
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1/20/21
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Gasconade County’s two state representatives have received their committee appointments during the House’s brief and COVID-abbreviated opening week of the 101st General Assembly.
State …
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By Dave Marner, Managing Editor
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1/20/21
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HERMANN — The response from CenturyLink was one that Gasconade County Collector Shawn Schlottach no doubt has heard countless times: The check is in the mail — somewhere.
Schlottach …
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By Buck Collier, Special Correspondent
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1/20/21
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HERMANN — Gasconade County administrators hope they have headed off what has become a long-standing fiscal headache in a county government agency — the accrual of compensatory time by …
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By Buck Collier, Special Correspondent
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1/20/21
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Christopher R. Grant, 38, Sullivan, remains jailed in Franklin County following a police pursuit Saturday which began in Owensville and ended with him crashing on Highway 28 near …
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By Dave Marner, Managing Editor
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1/20/21
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Ice, heavy rain and high winds have combined to cause limbs to drop all over town. When one tree came down on West Sixth Street, it managed to land on a vehicle and hit a house. It appears the SUV …
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1/20/21
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This week the Franklin County Health Department (FCHD) has added probable cases/deaths to their daily reports. These probable cases/deaths have not been confirmed by molecular tests. They are added …
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By Linda Trest, Staff Writer
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1/20/21
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Tuesday, Jan. 19, at 5 p.m. the deadline came to sign up as a candidate for the municipal election in April. Two men threw their hat into the ring this week.
Brad Landwehr, 1216 S. …
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1/20/21
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At last Thursday’s Gerald Board of Alderman meeting, Ward 1 Alderman Angela Koepke spoke out against the city attorney’s latest bill for $2,247.50.
The charges on the bill apparently …
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By Linda Trest, Staff Writer
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1/20/21
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