There was nothing normal about the fall term at Owensville High School, conducted under pandemic conditions, with activities greatly altered.
For drama department students, their chance to …
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By Dave Marner, Managing Editor
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1/14/21
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Owensville’s Board of Aldermen begins 2021 taking care of a what was potential public health problem — first addressed back in 2012 — which, to date, has cost the city more than …
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By Dave Marner, Managing Editor
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1/13/21
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HERMANN — The process of cobbling this year’s budget for Gasconade County government is a much more enjoyable endeavor for officials than it was a year ago, even as the coronavirus …
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By Buck Collier, Special Correspondent
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1/13/21
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The Gasconade County R-2 Board of Education on Monday night approved the following retirements, resignations and employment with 7-0 votes.
The following retirements were approved through the end …
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By Roxie Murphy, Staff Writer
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12/23/20
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Owensville aldermen on Monday voted to make Mission, Kan., based McLiney and Company the city’s municipal advisor tasked with refinancing bonds issued for construction of Winter Water …
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By Dave Marner, Managing Editor
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12/23/20
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Gasconade County R-2 teachers and staff are now considered essential workers by both the Gasconade County Health Department and the board of education as of Monday night.
Superintendent Dr. Chuck …
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By Roxie Murphy, Staff Writer
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12/23/20
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Since March 13, 2020, when a state of emergency was declared, we’ve had most large-scale social events postponed or outright canceled in Owensville and many of the surrounding …
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By Dave Marner, Managing Editor
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12/23/20
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Gasconade County R-2 Board of Education incumbent Molly Steinbeck was the first to declare her intentions to run for re-election Tuesday morning at 9:50 a.m. after the April 2021 election filing …
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From Staff Reports
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12/16/20
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GREENWICH, Conn. — Atlas Holdings announced Friday morning it has completed its acquisition of substantially all of the assets of LSC Communications, Inc. (“LSC”), a North American …
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12/10/20
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Superintendent Dr. Chuck Garner announced Tuesday morning that the Gasconade County R-2 Board of Education has named the district’s assistant superintendent, Dr. Jeri Kay Hardy, to replace him …
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By Roxie Murphy, Staff Writer
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12/10/20
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Superintendent Dr. Chuck Garner on Nov. 16 told the Gasconade County R-2 Board of Education that the district received a clean audit from Catlett & Associates certified public …
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By Roxie Murphy, Staff Writer
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12/2/20
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Owensville police said a tractor-trailer driver following a GPS route to a local warehouse pulled down a telephone line and an electric line around 4 p.m. Monday, cutting power to portions of the …
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12/2/20
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Since Nov. 24, the Gasconade County R-2 School District has reported 12 staff members and one student COVID-19 positive cases, along with 22 students quarantined.
On Tuesday, Nov. 24, when …
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By Roxie Murphy, Staff Writer
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12/2/20
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A total of 178 responses came from residents in Maries, Gasconade and Osage counties of which 85 or 47.8 percent said a mask mandate should not go into effect; 81 or 45.5 percent said a mandate …
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11/25/20
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Following the first week of initiating the Gasconade County R-2 School District’s mask mandate, administrators are becoming more comfortable with explaining what this new protocol will look …
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By Roxie Murphy, Staff Writer
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11/25/20
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Gasconade County R-2 School District administrators sent out a text message each day of classes since the last newspaper was published. Students in the Crawford County schools in Cuba have gone to …
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By Dave Marner, Managing Editor
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11/18/20
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Gasconade R-2 Board of Education directors Monday night voted to move forward with an optional change to COVID-19 guidelines that could reduce first-and second-contact quarantines in exchange for …
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By Roxie Murphy, Staff Writer
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11/18/20
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Disposable sanitary wipes are reportedly clogging Owensville sewer pumps, prompting the city’ public works director to ask residents to avoid flushing them down toilets.
Jeff Kuhne told …
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By Dave Marner, Managing Editor
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11/18/20
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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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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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