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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 … more
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Glen Fawcett plays chess with a friend in May of 2012 during a yard sale held in an attempt to raise funds for porch and house repairs at 612 South First. He lived there but did not own his family’s residence. Police conducted an inspection that day which resulted in a city-ordered cleanup of the flooded basement.
City begins 2021 eliminating problem site which surfaced in 2012
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 … more
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A Gasconade County Road and Bridge Department employee screens gravel in April 2020 at a stockpile off of Route A near Third Creek. The department’s preliminary budget request for 2021was cut $300,000 by county commissioners.
County off to ‘good start’ as 2021 budget preparations begin
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 … more
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Gasconade R-2 board approves retirements, resignations, employments
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 … more
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City to refund 2013 water park bonds to save estimated $145K
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 … more
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Gasconade R-2 employees named essential workers
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 … more
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Owensville City Marshal Robert Rickerd (center) assigns families participating in the Shop with a Cop program with a local lawman during their Saturday Christmas shopping spree at Walmart. Each family had $100 to spend per child. This year’s campaign raised enough funds to make Christmas a little brighter for 13 children from five families. Missouri State Highway Patrol Trooper Dustin Crafton and Sheriff Scott Eiler are pictured beside Rickerd. Rickerd was recently recognized by the city for 25 years of service.
Christmas 2020 in a pandemic
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 … more
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Filing opens for Gasconade R-2 schools, municipalities
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 … more
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Atlas Holdings purchase of LSC Communications completed
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 … more
R-2 School District Superintendent Dr. Chuck Garner and Dr. Jeri Kay Hardy, assistant superintendent, are joined by Board of Education members at the start of the Class of 2020 commencement ceremony, rescheduled for late June due to COVID concerns.
Hardy named future GCR2 superintendent
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 … more
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Gasconade R-2 board provided with mid-year program updates, school legislation
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 … more
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THE FULL MOON rises Monday behind a truck driver making a cell phone call from his disabled rig on Maple.
Trucker pulls down utility lines following GPS, not map
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 … more
Gasconade R-2 notifies community of 13 positive COVID-19 cases, 22 quarantines
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 … more
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School mask survey respondents fairly evenly split on mandate
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 … more
R-2 BOARD OF EDUCATION directors and administrators look on Nov. 16 as Brian Diehl asks they wait until January to implement a mask mandate in case parents want to place their children in virtual learning at the semester break.
Gasconade County R-2 finishes first week of new mask mandate
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 … more
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R-2 schools report daily positive tests, quarantines since Nov. 11
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 … more
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Superintendent explains mask-wearing protocol option
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 … more
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Buschmeyer Concrete was setting curb forms Monday morning for the new connector road between Jahabow Industries’ Springfield Road facilities and their plant on Industrial Drive. The roadway is being constructed to accommodate an expansion at the LSC Communications printing plant which has caused the city to close Springfield Road until the project is completed. They poured 200 feet of concrete Tuesday.
Public Works: don’t flush disposable wipes; clogs reported on sewer pumps
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 … more
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Gasconade R-2 directors approve mask protocol; close schools Nov. 23-27
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 … more
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COVID infections continue to force R-2 students, staff into quarantine
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 … more
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