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In a unanimous vote Monday night, the Gasconade County R-2 Board of Education approved with a 7-0 vote the expansion of the district’s mask protocol — “requiring masks for all …
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By Roxie Murphy, Staff Writer
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11/18/20
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Gerald City Hall has been closed indefinitely due to COVID-19 concerns. An alderman told the Republican that both the front part of City Hall and the police department have been closed and …
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By Linda Trest, Staff Writer
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11/13/20
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The healthcare system in the St. Louis region is facing a crisis. According to information from Presiding Commissioner Tim Brinker, hospitals are mere days away from being left with making the grave …
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11/12/20
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Early Tuesday morning, the Franklin County Sheriff’s office was notified of a vehicle stolen from a Jefferson County business. The vehicle was being tracked by On-Star and was headed into …
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11/11/20
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A $500 reward is being offered by the city of Bland, according to Mayor Lee Medlock, who discussed on Monday night the vandalism of the city’s well-house radio antennas that controls the water …
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By Roxie Murphy, Staff Writer
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11/11/20
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A group of volunteers, spearheaded by Michelle Glosser, will again cook Thanksgiving dinner for the community. The Knights of Columbus have donated the use of their hall for the holiday meal. …
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11/11/20
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The Gerald Area Chamber of Commerce is busy planning their annual Parade of Lights, scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 5. This year the parade begins at 6 p.m.
Organizers are currently recruiting floats …
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11/11/20
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By any metric, this has been an alarming week for those watching the COVID-19 numbers.
462 new cases were reported, compared to 307 new cases last week. There were 108 new cases reported on Nov. …
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By Linda Trest, Staff Writer
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11/11/20
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Infections from COVID-19 sent 54 Gasconade County R-2 School District students into quarantine since Nov. 4.
Three of the district’s students, all high school age, tested positive for the …
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11/11/20
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Gasconade R-2 Superintendent Dr. Chuck Garner told board members on Oct. 19 that district enrollment numbers have dropped below the average 1,800 students to 1,749 students in kindergarten through …
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By Roxie Murphy, Staff Writer
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11/11/20
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Although Gasconade County’s voter turnout in the Nov. 3 General Election was slightly below the 75-percent prediction, the process was relatively smooth.
Two ballot machines shut down prior …
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By Dave Marner, Managing Editor
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11/11/20
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HERMANN — Gasconade County government could receive more federal dollars to deal with coronavirus expenses even as about half of the county’s CARES Act money remains unspent as the …
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By Buck Collier, Special Correspondent
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11/11/20
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Franklin County Clerk Tim Baker and his staff have been working extremely hard to make sure county voters have their voices heard.
Baker reports that of the county’s 74,000 registered …
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11/4/20
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An eighth-grade student at Washington Middle School, Peyton Baumgarth, died over the weekend from COVID-19. So did a Gerald man. The county reported an additional five deaths across the county in the …
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By Linda Trest, Staff Writer
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11/4/20
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The Gasconade County R-2 Board of Education approved $83,168.25 in bids Oct. 19 to complete a new Gerald Elementary School (GES) bus lane.
The lowest bids were accepted from Gruenloh Excavating …
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11/4/20
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HERMANN — Everyone arriving at the Gasconade County Courthouse again are subject to temperature checks and questions by a sheriff’s deputy at the main entrance as a local positive …
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By Buck Collier, Special Correspondent
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11/4/20
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Tax statements go into the mail Nov. 10 for 2020 Gasconade County real estate and personal property assessments.
The 2020 current tax charge will generate approximately $15,151,604, according to …
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11/4/20
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HERMANN — It is the one patron comment that Scenic Regional Library District Executive Director Steve Campbell hopes to not hear again: “Of everything that is closed, I miss the library …
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By Buck Collier, Special Correspondent
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11/4/20
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R-2 school district officials report four positive cases of coronavirus across the district with 42 students and one staff member in quarantine due to either direct exposure or exposures outside of …
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By Dave Marner, Managing Editor
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11/4/20
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Another record number of deaths (8) from COVID-19 was reported in Franklin County this week breaking last week’s record of five.
Expect this trend to continue as confirmed cases in …
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10/29/20
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