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Community Christmas tree decorated by OHS DECA
Owensville Chamber of Commerce secretary Sherri Durbin cuts a mesh ribbon held by Owensville High School student David Levin on Monday afternoon as members of the school’s DECA chapter decorate … more
Owensville High School National Honor Society members collected just over 1,100 food items for the Operation Christmas 2023 campaign. Food collected during the drive was picked up Nov. 16 by volunteers with the Helping Hands Outreach Center of Gasconade County’s Operation Christmas project. Participating in the project were NHS members (from left) Hannah Stoker, Sophia Gregor, Lily Reed, Elizabeth Adams, Kiersten Pursley, Jadan Zelch, Lily Steinbeck, Amy Aubuchon (science teacher and NHS sponsor), Emma Daniels, Lily-Kate Farrell, Anya Binkhoelter, Victoria Buck, Taylor Snodgrass, Willow Miles, Bailee Dare, and Hunter Lang. CASH SAVER is preparing “Hometown Helper” bags of groceries for the Operation Christmas 2023 campaign to assist the Helping Hands Outreach Center of Gasconade County prepare for the Dec. 16-17 distribution. An $8 donation pays for the bag of eight items.
Operation Christmas prepares for final weeks of 2023 campaign; applications due Thursday
OWENSVILLE — The application period for Operation Christmas 2023 services close tomorrow (Thursday) and a fund-raising event featuring Santa is scheduled Saturday at the Masonic Lodge in … more
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Owensville Elementary kind­er­­­garten and first-graders per­­form “Thank You Soldiers” during a Veterans Day assembly Friday afternoon.
Patriotic voices
Owensville Elementary kind­er­­­garten and first-graders per­­form “Thank You Soldiers” during a Veterans Day assembly Friday afternoon. Owensville High School … more
John PAUL QUICK looks over the City Hall audience Nov, 2 during a Board of Adjustment public hearing on his behalf. Adjustment board appointees (from left) Carl Smith, chairman, Wayne Kemper, John Hoffman, Robert Huesgen, Jr., and Kenton Bohl voted a grant Quick’s request and accepted a findings of fact on a 5-0 voice roll call vote.
Adjustment board grants Quick’s variance request
OWENSVILLE — John Paul and Nancy Quick on Thursday received unanimous approval for a zoning variance from the Owensville Board of Adjustment which will allow them to move three railroad … more
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WITCHes Night Out participants visit along Owensville’s First Street on Oct. 26 while waiting for the start of the costume contest. Over $1,000 was raised for two local community service projects.
Witches return, raise $1K
For the first time since 2019, Witches Night Out made an appearance, creating a successful evening under new leadership. Event organizer Melanie Behrens, along with Toni Whiteside and Jessica … more
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Owensville FFA Greenhands with their winning plaque include Chole Skervin, Rylee Dare, Gracie Brown, Lainey Moss, Kelby Herbel, Myla Lauth, Makenzi Carpenter, Hannah Keeney, Colton Echols, Carlee Merhoff, Cody Lenuar, Cameryon Ryerson, Alyvia Wilson, Billielin Cobb, Dillion Schulte.
OHS FFA attends Area XIV Greenhand Conference in Sullivan
Owensville High School FFA members on Sept. 13 went to Sullivan High School for the Area XIV FFA Greenhand Conference and FFA Rituals contest. This was a learning experience for the chapter … more
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Ayla Schmanke (second from left) tips a ball back over the net for Owensville’s Dutchgirls during senior-night volleyball last Thursday against St. James’ Lady Tigers. Dutchgirl teammates witnessing the tip include (from left) Ally Gooch (6), Mya Vandegriffe (9) and Makensy Pigg (7).
Volleyball Dutchgirls score senior-night sweep of St. James
Nearly sweeping New Haven on the road last Tuesday night, Jamie Ridenhour’s Owensville Dutchgirl volleyball teams looked to end the regular season on a winning note. Hosting St. … more
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A homecoming moment to remember
McKenzy Echols and Tanner Meyer, both seniors, react in unison Friday after being named queen and king of Owensville High School’s Fall Homecoming #Protect the Mill celebration. more
Eli Wax pulls his way down the track before winning a national championship in the 10-year-old boys division of the National Pedal (Tractor) Pull held Saturday, Sept. 23 at The Corn Palace in Mitchell, S.D. Wax was among nine area national qualifiers that competed in South Dakota.
Eli Wax leads nine area pullers at National Pedal Pull
Winning a national championship is a huge accomplishment no matter what the event or where it was. Owensville’s Eli Wax found this out back on Saturday, Sept. 23 during the National Pedal … more
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JAY NIXON, former governor of Missouri (center), visits Friday afternoon after speaking at the Rock Island Summit in Eldon with State Rep. Peter Merideth, D-St. Louis, and Owensville resident and Friends of the Rock Island Trail member Chrysa Niewald.
Rock Island Summit participants hear Nixon’s ‘winning’ message
Jay Nixon knows about winning. He’s done it several times over his political career, first as Missouri’s attorney general from 1993 to 2009 and then as the state’s 55th … more
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Gasconade County Republican management and staff Dennis Warden, Jacob Warden and Roxie Murphy accepted Missouri Press Association awards Saturday in St. Louis from Amos Bridges, incoming president.
Warden Publishing newspapers received Missouri Press awards
OWENSVILLE — Staff from The Gasconade County Republican, Maries County Advocate and Osage County Unterrified Democrat were in St. Louis on Saturday to accept awards for 2022 community coverage … more
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FCCLA pitches in at Owensville parks for community service project
Owensville High School Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) chapter members Baylee Sieckmann (left) and   Halle Engelbrecht apply a fresh coat of paint to the Buschmann Park … more
Justin H.F. Lowe is pictured during a November 2022 wrestling practice at Owensville High School where he was an assistant coach.
Husband, wife OAA officers charged with felony theft
Two Owensville Athletic Association officers, a husband and wife, have been charged with felony stealing over $25,000 in connection with a year-long investigation by Owensville police into … more
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Sheriff, command staff greet OES students on opening day of school year
Gasconade County Sheriff Scott Eiler (center), Lt. Rob Roberson (left), and Chief Deputy Maj. Roger Armstrong greet Owensville Elementary School students on Monday as they began the 2023-24 school … more
Elizabeth Hinch
OHS career advisor set to help students plan futures
In an effort to level the playing field for Owensville High students pursuing their post-high school careers, Elizabeth Hinch began a journey last year to establish a rapport and provide guidance and … more
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Blake Elliott (far right) locates a hole in the defense during a recent practice session last week for Owensville Dutchmen football at Dutchmen Field. Now a senior, Elliott will lead the Dutchmen beginning this Friday by hosting their first-ever preseason jamboree beginning at 6 p.m. Teams competing along with the host orange and black include Linn’s Wildcats, Fulton’s Hornets, Hermann’s Bearcats, Montgomery County’s Wildcats and Russellville’s Indians. First-year Dutchmen head football coach Dustin Howard will make his head-coaching debut on Friday, Aug. 25 in a Highway 19 showdown on the road at Cuba High School against the host Wildcats with a 7 p.m., kickoff. Dutchmen fans will have to wait until Friday, Sept. 8 to see the orange and black at Dutchmen Field in their home opener against Warrenton’s Warriors.
Dutchmen Field to host six-team preseason jamboree Friday night
In spite of only four regular season home games on the schedule, Dustin Howard’s Owensville Dutchmen football team will get a chance to compete in front of their home fans Friday during … more
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Ahna Rasmussen (second from left) reacts July 26 after hearing her name called as the 2023 Gasconade County Fair queen. Fellow contestants sharing the moment included (from left) Payton Harness, who moments earlier was named Miss Congeniality, Audrey Quilacio, and Larissa Hoelmer, second runner-up. Rasmussen is the daughter of Bradley and Janelle Rasmussen of Gerald. She will be a senior at Owensville High School in the fall.
Fair scholarship nets $14,440 on resales; livestock auction proceeds total $447,400
After an hour-long rain delay Saturday afternoon before the start of the Gasconade County Fair’s Youth Livestock & Ham Auction auction, buyers showed their support for exhibitors, a … more
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Fun Time Shows employees made fast work Sunday and Monday setting up the carnival midway for the 76th Gasconade County Fair at Owensville’s Memorial Park. Threats of a pop-up thunderstorm early Monday afternoon never materialized but left a horizontal line of blue sky beneath cloud cover as a backdrop to the midway rides being set up and lights tested. The front, which crossed north of town, seems to have moved humid air out Monday afternoon, if only briefly, as hot conditions are predicted throughout the fair which begins tonight (Wednesday). Highs in the mid to upper 90s with heat a heat index of up to 105 degrees are expected.
76th Gasconade County Fair opens tonight
The 76th Annual Gasconade County Fair, Star Spangled Summer, will feature a cooling station during the daily events July 26-29 as the National Weather Service has put the area under a heat advisory … more
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Fair command
Gasconade County Sheriff’s deputies load in bottled water Monday to the specially equipped Mobile Command Post vehicle borrowed this week from the Osage County Ambulance District for use during … more
Fair queen will be selected tonight at Memorial Field
Gasconade County Fair Queen contestants and their sponsors for the 2023 “Star-Spangled Summer” celebration are (seated, from left) Audrey Quilacio (Koehn Realtors), McKenzy Echols … more
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