McKenna Edwards signed her letter of intent to continue her academic and athletic pursuits at Westminster College in Fulton.

McKenna Edwards to don Westminster College blue

Four years in Fulton. That is what in front of 2024 Owensville High School graduate McKenna Edwards as she continues her academic and athletic pursuits as a member of the Westminster College …
News

OMG Women in Ag AgriPride event announces early registration

BELLE — The Osage, Maries, and Gasconade counties (OMG) Women in Ag AgriPride event announced ...

Owensville aldermen consider 2025 fire district vote

Owensville aldermen in a public safety committee meeting Monday agreed to meet again at 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 31, to continue discussion on a proposal to seek voter approval in April 2025 to form a …

City rescinds bid, awards Springfield Road extension project to Donald Maggi, Inc.

Owensville City Engineer Travis Hernandez notified the Board of Aldermen last Monday of the need to rescind the previously approved bid for the Springfield Road re-connection project and award it to …

Ameren alerting customers for potential summer utility scams

ST. LOUIS — Scammers are using sophisticated new strategies to target utility customers with the goal of stealing money or obtaining personal and financial information, Ameren Missouri …

Obituaries
Robert Wright
Robert E. “Bob” Wright, 71, of Owensville, passed away Friday, June 28, 2024, at Mercy Hospital in Washington. He was born April 21, 1945, a son to the late Robert and Betty (Bock) …
Rose Pratt
Rose Marie Pratt, 66, of Rosebud, passed away July 2, 2024, at Mercy Hospital in Creve Coeur. She was born July 8, 1957, to William and Barbara (Stafford) Elliott. She was united in …
Jane Peacock
Jane Edith Peacock, 86, of Hermann, passed away Thursday, July 4, 2024, at Stonebridge of Hermann. She was born May 15, 1938, to August and Ella (Schwentker) Becker in Washington. She was …
Last Friday night, Owensville High School (OHS) student-athletes were recognized during the second annual All Sports Banquet. Two special recognitions were made by the Dutchmen/Dutchgirl …
Postseason honors. Five of Steven Kemp’s Owensville Dutchmen baseball players were able to celebrate those following the Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA) Class 4, …
Will'ful Thinking
By the time next week’s issue of the Gasconade County Republican hits area newsstands, we will have reached the halfway point of baseball season with the playing of the Major League Baseball …
Aside from a few make-up games this week, the latest season of Owensville Athletic Association (OAA) baseball and softball came to an end with the month of June. T-ball, baseball and softball …
Last Tuesday, Major League Baseball (MLB) lost one their all-time great baseball players when Willie Mays passed away at the age of 93. For this week’s installment of ‘Will’ful …
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Opinion

The emperor has no clothes

W ritten by Danish author Hans Christian Anderson and first published in 1837, “The Emperor’s New Clothes”  concerns a ruler who is obsessed with fancy attire. Two con men …

Gasconade County Jural Assembly has response to June 26 article

To the Editor: We are asking these questions of Mr. Collier, as well as all readers of the newspaper, because truthful answers clarify our misconception of events. This understanding is very …

A public apology to Hermann City Council and a reminder to curb passions

To the Editor: A few weeks ago I submitted a letter to this paper criticizing the Hermann City Council and the recent bill that raised rates on the trash service. My complaint was the fact …