GTA’s 31st Springfest well attended

Gasconade Timing Association officials reported 161 cars were entered into the group’s 31st car show held during Springfest activities. Mild spring weather brought a steady stream of visitor to …

Paving on 28

Capital Paving has installed new asphalt through last Friday on Highway 28 from Route EE to west of the Canaan community and was starting Monday on a 13-mile stretch of Route EE to F in northern …

City of Owensville formally welcomes new officials at Board of Aldermen meeting

Following a closed executive session Monday of Owensville’s Board of Aldermen, John Kamler opened his final meeting as mayor, welcoming newly-elected Mayor Kevin McFadden to the role. …

Owensville man charged with felony sexual abuse of minors; investigation cites incidents 37 years ago

An Owensville man, Donald W. Littrell, Jr., 64, charged Friday with two felony counts alleging first-degree sexual abuse of a minor following a sheriff’s department investigation of incidents …

Dutchmen nine score pair of FRC wins

Wednesday, April 17

Stay in the hunt for a Four Rivers Conference (FRC) title. Steven Kemp’s Owensville Dutchmen baseball team was trying to do exactly that Monday night on the road in Phelps County against …

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R-2 Booster Club, Legends Bank partner to buy $100K in scoreboard equipment for high school

BELLE — The Athletics Booster Club has partnered with Legends Bank to donate $99,920 in new scoreboards and equipment to Owensville High School for the big gym. The Gasconade County R-2 Board …

Hermann EMS, fire to be toned out by Gasconade Central 911 Dispatching

HERMANN — Two key public service agencies are pulling out of their agreement with the city of Hermann’s dispatch operation, a move that might nudge the city closer to becoming a full-time …

Same song, different verse, Auditors again voice their concern about HADH’s ability to stay open

HERMANN — Administrator Bill Hellebusch has an interesting yet realistic view of where Hermann Area District Hospital finds itself in trying to secure its future in the community: …

Commission News

AQM, county to map out bid specs, upgrade to harden computer network

HERMANN — Gasconade County government officials and their information technology (IT) provider are expected in the next couple weeks to begin mapping out a plan for bolstering the security of …

Schulte continues push for upgrades for MO19 ahead of megasite traffic

Gasconade County Presiding Commissioner Tim Schulte, R-Hermann, is continuing his campaign for improvements to Highway 19 as it runs through this county in anticipation of increased traffic in the …

Commission considers expanding grader fleet

HERMANN – This might be the year Gasconade County administrators expand the highway agency’s fleet of roadgraders. As the members of the County Commission Thursday morning pondered …

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OHS Track teams place second to North Point

Defend the home track. Matt Candrl’s Owensville High School (OHS) Dutchmen and Dutchgirl track teams looked to do that Friday at Dutchmen Field during the annual OHS Relays. …

All-Area Honors

Now that we’re into spring, the Washington Missourian recently released their All-Area teams for basketball and wrestling. Both Owensville and Hermann were well represented on their …

Hermann track takes part in Thunderbird Invite

The Hermann track and field teams traveled to Kingdom City Monday, April 8, to take part in the North Callaway Thunderbird Invite, where they faced off against 10 other schools across 22 events. …

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OHS Track wins 12 events in home open meet

Make the best of a cold, windy day. Matt Candrl’s Owensville High School (OHS) track teams did that last Tuesday during the Owensville Open held at Dutchmen Field. Owensville’s …

Dutchmen nine claim county bragging rights

Gasconade County baseball bragging rights and a notch in the Four Rivers Conference (FRC) win column. Steven Kemp’s Owensville Dutchmen baseball team was looking for those things and more …

Freshmen Dutchmen split back to back home games

Falling 7-1 last Wednesday against St. Francis Borgia’s Knights, Brady Smith’s Owensville Dutchmen freshmen baseball team looked to bounce back the next afternoon against …