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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 … more

7/3/24

Commission could act today to set lower speed limit at 35 on gravels

DRAKE — The Gasconade County Commission this morning could take up a resolution calling for a uniform speed limit of 35 miles per hour — unless otherwise posted — after growing … more

By Buck Collier, Special Correspondent | 7/3/24

Missouri may be holding Unclaimed Property: check here

During June and July, newspapers across Missouri are publishing tens of thousands of names of people for whom the State Treasurer’s Office is holding unclaimed property totaling more than $1 … more

By Missouri State Treasurer Vivek Malek | 6/26/24

MFA Oil Company presented Feeding Missouri with a $150,000 donation to combat hunger. Pictured from left, are James Greer, MFA Oil senior vice president, Heather Hargrove, Feeding Missouri executive director, Jon Ihler, MFA Oil president and CEO, Chris Baker, Feeding Missouri resource development manager, Kenny Steeves, senior VP of MFA Oil operations; and Jeff Raetz, MFA Oil chief financial officer.

MFA Oil raises $150,000 for hunger relief

COLUMBIA — MFA Oil Company, a farmer-owned energy cooperative, raised $150,000 in donations during its 10th annual Charity Golf Scramble and Concert for Feeding Missouri to provide hunger … more

6/19/24

Applicants seeking share of ARPA funds might be left digging through empty bag

When all the bills are paid for improvements made to the exterior of the courthouse, when the cost of the installation of an elevator is accounted for and when the expense of building two winter … more

By Buck Collier, Special Correspondent | 6/12/24

County’s opioid advisory group picks priorities for allocation of funding

HERMANN — The Gasconade County Opioid Settlement Committee Thursday morning selected the top priorities for allocating the county’s share of funds from the settlement of lawsuits against … more

By Buck Collier, Special Correspondent | 5/29/24

MDC encourages public to leave wildlife wild

JEFFERSON CITY — The spring season brings blooms, sunny skies, warmer temperatures and a variety of newborn animals. Young wildlife can pull on our heartstrings as they look to be abandoned, … more

5/8/24

As state legislative session end nears, no fix in sight for law causing concern among county, school officials

As Missouri’s legislators count down the hours left in this year’s session of the General Assembly, county government officials are on the sidelines waiting for something not likely to … more

By Buck Collier, Special Correspondent | 5/8/24

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 … more

4/24/24

County General Fund tax takes hit while Use Tax sees large increase

HERMANN — In a somewhat inexplicable development, Gasconade County administrators saw two of the three primary tax revenue generators slump, one by a significant amount, while the third one … more

By Buck Collier, Special Correspondent | 4/17/24

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 … more

4/17/24

TREC’s 2024 Delegates to Washington, D.C.(from left), are Anna Rakestraw, Fatima High School; Lily Gregory, Fatima High School; Ben Luebbert, Fatima High School; Sienna Heckemeyer, St. Elizabeth High School; Maria Brown, Russellville High School; and Alexis Kramer, Belle High School.

Students Participate in Three Rivers’ Essay Contest; Six Awarded Trips to Washington, D.C.

Eleven area students participated in the co-op’s Youth Tour essay contest that took place in March at the co-op’s offices. The prompt for this year’s contest was: … more

4/3/24

County tax collection at 95 percent for FY2023

Gasconade County Collector Shawn Schlottach reports that as of the end of the fiscal year the 2023 tax collection rate reached 95 percent. Total collections for 2023 as of Feb. 29 are … more

3/20/24

Southern Missouri set for prime viewing of April 8 solar eclipse; plan ahead for best experience by avoiding traffic congestion

JEFFERSON CITY — On April 8, citizens across southern and southeast Missouri will have the chance to see a rare celestial event — a total solar eclipse. The moon will block the … more

3/13/24

Brandon Duncan waves Saturday as he is introduced as a delegate candidate to represent Gasconade County at the Third Congressional District convention in April. Cheryl Bohl (to Duncan’s left) was selected as a state convention delegate along with Kurt Keller (to his right). Keller was also selected along with his wife, Carol, as a district convention delegate. Also pictured are fellow nominees Duane Roesner (far left) and Jessica Wildebrandt (far right) who was selected as an alternative. The Gasconade County Republican Caucus was held at St. James United Church of Christ —Charlotte.

County GOP Caucus selects Trump, adopts platforms

OWENSVILLE — Seventy-two registered Gasconade County Republicans caucusing Saturday in the St. James UCC Charlotte parish hall pledged the county’s four delegates for upcoming GOP … more

By Dave Marner, Managing Editor | 3/6/24

County health agency moves to improve its cybersecurity

HERMANN — With its work pushed to the forefront during the coronavirus pandemic, the public health sector of local government has gained more attention from the public — including those … more

By Buck Collier, Special Correspondent | 2/28/24

Missouri to observe Severe Weather Preparedness Week March 4-8

JEFFERSON CITY — In April 2023, an EF-2 tornado swept through Bollinger County, Missouri, devastating a community and claiming the lives of five people. In July, two more people were … more

2/28/24

A Missouri Department of Transportation plow removes a layer of slush and sleet as a period of heavy snowfall began early Friday afternoon as the temperature had dropped from 32 to 26 degrees from mid-morning to afternoon. The Owensville area received an approximately 2-inch cover of sleet and snow before the front moved through that evening.

Rain, sleet, snow disrupt area travel; weather cited in fatal U.S. 63 crash

A winter storm which produced rain, sleet and snowfall across the region ranging from a ground covering up to five inches was responsible for numerous slide-offs and at least one fatality on U.S. 63 … more

By Dave Marner, GCR Managing Editor | 2/21/24

County sales taxes continue strong march into new year

HERMANN — Gasconade County’s various sales taxes continued their strong performance this month, especially the Use Tax, which produced the second-largest monthly reimbursement since it … more

By Buck Collier, Special Correspondent | 2/14/24

County Democrats schedule hybrid Presidential Preference Caucus on March 23 at library

Gasconade County Democratic Party Chair Jamie Mercer said on Feb. 5 that it will host its presidential preference process from 8 a.m. to noon on March 23 in Owensville’s Scenic Regional Library … more

By Roxie Murphy, Assistant Editor | 2/7/24

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