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Funding for Rock Island Trail fails in Senate
The Missouri General Assembly on May 6 approved SB 3020, but withheld all $69 million from the development of the new Rock Island Trail State Park. Rep. Bruce Sassmann, (R), Bland, 62nd District, … more
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The youngest of the children move off the Memorial Field infield into an outfield well stocked with plastic eggs, some containing special prize baskets provided by supporters of the project.
A spring tradition
Owensville Police Department staff and friends hosted an Easter egg hunt for three age divisions Saturday at Memorial Park.  more
Local truck driver dies in Kansas crash Monday
Both tractor-trailer drivers involved in a “high impact” crash Monday morning on a Kansas roadway outside Wichita died, the Butler County Sheriff’s patrol has … more
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Fire burned out the silo roof but did not damage the barn, according to Chief Jeff Arnold, shown extinguishing a hot spot.
Wind-blown fire on EE
Smoke billows Monday afternoon from an old silo on the David York property off Route EE. A tree stump behind the barn, reportedly struck by lightning several days ago, apparently ignited due to windy … more
Sale of surplus generators clears way for next phase of electric plant study, eventual sale of surplus site
An effort to sell off the city’s former power plant on the corner of Marvin and  Cuba took another step forward Monday with the sale of 21 surplus transformers through the sealed-bid … more
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2022 LifeSmarts Competition
OWENSVILLE MIddle School Principal Teresa Schulte (far left) presents certificate of achievement awards Monday to students Zachariah Barch, Christopher Allen, and Lainey Moss as winners of the 2022 … more
Lakeside Book Company’s Manroland German-manufactured press was up and running this past week three days after installation was finalized. The firm’s press crew put “ink on paper” Friday and was running at maximum speed, printing up to 35,000 48-page book sections an hour by midweek. Press crewmen Galen Sells and Rob Copeland (on top) and Dave Crosby (below) string a new web for a 32-page school workbook job on March 2.
It’s long, it’s loud, it’s efficient, and it’s impressive to watch
The ceiling was raised last year to accommodate its height and the Manroland press acquired for the Owensville’s Lakeside Book Company plant was rolling on full throttle this past … more
Owensville High School’s Caden Binkhoelter reacts at being named winner of the $10,000 Gasconade County Math and Science Scholarship given by the Gerald Ebker family. Applauding (right) was Binkhoelter’s OHS Class of 2022 classmate Michael Lowes who was among the 12 students from OHS and Hermann to compete for the scholarship through a testing process.
Binkhoelter wins county scholarship
Owensville High School senior Caden Binkhoelter catches his breath Feb. 16 after being named the winner of the $10,000 Gasconade County Math and Science Scholarship awarded by the Gerald Ebker … more
FIREMEN AND ambulance personnel carry out an injured Sullivan man following the crash.
Motorist survives high-speed, off-road crash into cedar grove along Route P
A Sullivan man who drove off of Route P early Monday afternoon traveled an estimated 150 yards through a cedar grove before the car came to a stop. And it appears he may have done so … more
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Owensville Save A Lot announces sale, last day of business
Save A Lot owners Joe and Lisa Lonigro announced the sale of their business to G&W Stores group In a recent post on Facebook. The post lists the last day of business for Save A Lot as this … more
MISSOURI STATE Parks staff including Melonie Smith on Thursday presented overviews of the planning process for developing a trail during a community needs assessment meeting held at Owensville City Hall.
State Park planning begins for Rock Island Trail; officials happy with local development interest
Local and state officials from Owensville, Bland, Belle, Rosebud and Gerald  were invited to a Jan. 20 Rock Island Trail assessment meeting to visit with Missouri Department of Natural Resources … more
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Gasconade County Sheriff Scott Eiler (driving) and Det. Lynde Mantels on Thursday back out from under the Highway 19 overpass on the former Rock Island railbed. Eiler and Mantels had been driving along the railbed through Owensville looking for stolen motorized vehicles which might have been discarded. Eiler was scheduled last evening (Tuesday) to address the Owensville Board of Aldermen on the county’s proposed half-cent sales tax for law enforcement. No stolen vehicles were recovered during the patrol which included a search on foot by Mantels, according Eiler. Multiple thefts of ATVs, UTVs and side-by-side units have been reported in the region this past fall and winter. Owensville’s branch of Scenic Regional Library (corner Olive/19 South and East Madison) is the site for a scheduled Missouri State Parks informational meeting from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday about future development of the former Rock Island corridor into a walking and biking trail. Owensville city officials are hosting an assessment session with area business owners, elected city officials, school district administrators and other interested parties following the library meeting. State Rep. Bruce Sassmann had suggested the assessment meeting as a way for community stakeholders to get together as they collectively help plan for the next stage of trail development in their respective towns. Meramec Regional Planning Commission informed elected officials about the assessment meeting.
Sheriff’s sales tax campaign continues despite city concerns
HERMANN — Sheriff Scott Eiler acknowledges that recent comments by Owensville Mayor John Kamler might make his task harder to win approval of a half-cent sales tax for law enforcement, but he … more
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Daniel N. Hankins
OPD, deputies arrested man hiding inside problematic residence
A man called a “thorn” in the Owensville Police Department’s side for months is in custody following his arrest Jan. 12 on a felony, no-bond Probation and Parole warrant. Daniel … more
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Aldermen vote 3-1 to pay down remaining balance due on police station construction
Owensville aldermen on Monday approved paying $30,000 of the $33,000 being withheld on the police station construction contract with Lawlor Construction which has agreed to replace a cracked window … more
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2021 Operation Christmas project of Helping Hands Outreach Center
Owensville Elementary School students help load out boxes of donated food stocks Friday morning for the 2021 Operation Christmas project of Helping Hands Outreach Center. A first sort of items was … more
AREA FIREMEN extinguish hot spots on the fire which destroyed Wendell Forrester’s mobile home on Farris Road on Nov. 25.
Owensville man, dogs left homeless on Thanksgiving
A mobile home fire south of Owensville on Thanksgiving morning resulted in 71 year-old Wendell Forrester and his five dogs being homeless for the holidays. Forrester lives in the 3000 block of … more
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Owensville Dutchmen football players (from left) celebrating their first district championship in five years include Bryce Payne, Brendan Decker, Logan Evans, Austin Lowder, Dominic Grigaitis and Gavin Loague. Nathan Cabot’s Dutchmen will face Cardinal Ritter’s Lions Saturday afternoon in one of four Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA) Class 3 quarterfinal football games at 1 p.m., on the Cardinal Ritter College Prep campus in St. Louis.
DISTRICT CHAMPIONS!
Defense wins championships. That old adage proved true Friday night for Nathan Cabot’s Owensville Dutchmen football team in the Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA) … more
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Pioneer Home Center
Lenauers sign letter of intent to sell Pioneer Industries to Ambassador Supply
Owners of Pioneer Industries, which includes the home center and truss plant in Owensville, have signed a letter of intent to sell their business to Ambassador Supply out of Fort Wayne, … more
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Cold, dreary weather does not stop trunk-or-treaters
Owensville’s first trunk-or-treat in two years was greeted by cold, wind and a fine rain on Friday. Many of the over 30 trunks used canopies to say somewhat dry for the youngsters. The bad … more
Flag flies for opening of new Owensville police station
A “Blue Lives Matter” flag display flies Monday in front of the new Owensville police station building along Highway 28 West as city officials and Owensville Chamber of Commerce members … more
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