Owensville

Tortoise missing from county fair requires special diet

Published by The Republican on Wed, 07/31/2019 - 1:42am

An African Sulcata Tortoise was reported missing Thursday night by the petting zoo present at the 72nd annual Gasconade County Fair.

A Zoo For You petting zoo was present at the fair and featured various animals such as chickens, rabbits, kittens, llamas, donkeys, ponies, piglets and lambs to name a few. It also included sister African Sulcata Tortoises. 

Occupancy permitting, inspections begin Aug. 5 in Owensville

Published by The Republican on Wed, 07/17/2019 - 11:59am

Home buyers and rental property owners in Owensville will be required to have their residential properties inspected and an occupancy permit issued before the dwelling may be inhabited.

The city’s occupancy permitting code goes into effect as of Monday, Aug. 5.

Opening night ceremony for 72nd Gasconade County Fair is July 24

Published by The Republican on Wed, 07/17/2019 - 11:52am

Adriene Aubuchon will crown her successor as Gasconade County Fair queen on the evening of Wednesday, July 24, when the 72nd annual celebration opens.

Opening ceremonies begin at 6 p.m. with the presentation by the Gasconade County Fair Association of their Outstanding Community Service Awards. Dr. Cathy and Tom Lahmeyer are this year’s recipients.

Six juveniles face burglary charges

Published by The Republican on Wed, 07/17/2019 - 11:03am

Owensville police have forwarded 12 burglary charges to Franklin County juvenile authorities in connection with a string of thefts and property damage at a former concrete plant and a Fair Association concession stand.

City Marshal Robert Rickerd and patrolman Josh Smith investigated the thefts and property damage to the old Boettcher site, broken into “several times” in the past two weeks, and the concession stand which was broken into twice in the past three weeks.

OPD: possible medical issue cited in man’s crash Tuesday into park creek

Published by The Republican on Wed, 07/10/2019 - 2:31pm

Police believe an Owensville man may have experienced a medical emergency Tuesday morning after he hit a Memorial Park utility pole, then spun out in reverse attempting to free his truck, before careening backward down a hill and into a creek bed.

City Marshal Robert Rickerd said a park’s department employee was also injured in the incident, reported at 9:41 a.m., as he attempted to shut off the ignition to Jimmy West’s 2004 Dodge Ram 1500 pickup.

Board approves Dutchy Junior mascot available at Jostens School Spirit Store

Published by The Republican on Wed, 07/03/2019 - 11:28am

Owensville Elementary School (OES) Principal Scott Davidson asked the Gasconade County R-2 Board of Education June 24 to approve a child dutchman mascot and allow him to upload it to Jostens’ School Spirit Store.

“I would like to set up a school spirit store through Jostens, which would allow our school to receive 12 percent proceeds on every item purchased,” Davidson said. “This is an easy way to promote our Dutchmen Pride and receive funds to continue to enhance our elementary.”

Owensville holds final Municipal Court session; sends 70 cases to county

Published by The Republican on Wed, 07/03/2019 - 11:22am

Owensville Municipal Court officers dismissed 147 cases June 26 on the final session for the city while transferring 70 for adjudication by the county’s Associate Circuit Court.

“Nolle Pros” was a term heard often during the hour and 15 minutes court was in session for the final time. The local court is now disbanded after elected officials determined they no longer had the trained staffing nor the staffing resources to comply with upper court rulings on how city courts should be operated.

P&Z Commission, aldermen begin consideration for regulating medicinal marijuana sales, manufacturing in Owensville

Published by The Republican on Wed, 07/03/2019 - 11:19am

With sales of medicinal marijuana being allowed in Missouri starting in 2020, elected officials in communities like Owensville are determining how sales and manufacturing of cannabis products can be regulated within city limits.

P&Z members pursue restricting domestic livestock to A-1 zones only

Published by The Republican on Wed, 06/26/2019 - 11:30am

In an effort to once and for all end any further consideration of allowing domestic livestock throughout the city limits of Owensville, Planning and Zoning Commissioners will recommend aldermen restrict them to areas only zoned agricultural (A-1).

Steve Hobein ended a 15 minute discussion Monday with a motion adding a third point, the “letter C,” to chapter 210 of the city’s animal regulations codes  stating domesticated livestock will only be allowed in the areas zoned for agricultural use.

Rains delay seeding on new ballfield, board approves sodding softball outfield

Published by The Republican on Wed, 06/26/2019 - 11:29am

Heavy and long-lasting rains this spring have delayed the completion of the baseball field at the Gasconade County R-2 campus, which resulted in the board of education approving a $10,000 sod purchase so teams can use the new facility this fall.

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