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OWENSVILLE — A juvenile male suffered an apparent ricochet gunshot wound to his right arm Monday morning and an Owensville man has been charged with second-degree domestic assault and unlawful …
Friends of the Rock Island Trail (FoRIT) in conjunction with the city of Owensville hosted a groundbreaking ceremony on Friday for the Rock Island Trail State Park that will run 2.5 miles through the …
HERMANN — Gasconade County Central Dispatch will continue calling out Hermann-area public service agencies after the current six-month run ends, thanks to a contract extension approved Monday …
Commission News

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 …

Advisory committee on use of opioid funds could be named, in operation by early May

HERMANN — The members of the panel that will advise the Gasconade County Commission on the use of opioid settlement funds could be in place and operating by early May. That was the goal …

Sports

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 …
Sports

Dutchgirl soccer ends March on a winning note

Falling to Blair Oaks 2-0 last Monday and 4-2 last Wednesday at Crocker, Zach Bollmann’s Owensville Dutchgirl soccer team looked to end the March portion of their season with a win on the …
Adam Wilson (center) delivers a pitch to the plate.

Dutchmen baseball splits Saturday twin bill at Vienna

VIENNA — Nearly coming back from a 9-1 deficit against Linn Saturday afternoon at Vienna City Park before falling 9-8 to the Wildcats, Steven Kemp’s Owensville Dutchmen baseball team …

Future Volleyball Dutchgirls

Throughout this coming Friday night and all day Saturday, Owensville High School (OHS) will be transformed into a volleyball paradise. A total of 36 teams will invade OHS for the annual …
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Opinion

Broadband availability challenge underway

Missourians have an incredible opportunity and responsibility to impact how broadband deployment funds will be distributed across our state. For the first time, Missourians can provide on-the-ground …

Federal Tax hike a concern for farm families

Benjamin Franklin once said, “In this world, nothing is certain except death and taxes.” But for Missouri farmers, taxes are about to become a lot more uncertain. Barring action from …

Taking action to secure our elections

One of the best phrases a senator can hear on the floor is about their sponsored legislation is “The bill is declared perfected and ordered printed.” At this stage, the language has …