Geneve N. Brown d. 1999
Geneve N. Brown, St. Joseph, died March 20, 1999, at a St. Joseph hospital after a brief illness. Born in Jameson, Miss Brown lived in St. Joseph for most of her life.
Gallatin students attend Literature Festival
Thirty students from Searcy Elementary and Gallatin junior high visited the 31st annual Literature Festival on the campus of CMSU in Warrensburg on March 18.
FHA/HERO officers attend Leadership Workshop
Members of the Gallatin and Pattonsburg FHA/HERO Chapters participated in “Leadership Unlimited” a leadership and public speaking training for local, regional and state FHA/HERO officers. Over 200 student leaders and their advisors participated in the training held in March 21-23 in Jefferson City.
Danner announces courthouse visit
Pat Gooch, representing Congresswoman Pat Danner, will be holding courthouse meetings with citizens of the 6th Congressional District
Serena Irby stars in Spanish tragedy
Serena Irby, daughter of Bill and Barbara Irby, will play the role of Muchacha 1 in the William Jewell College Theatre Department’s production of Federico Garcia Lorca’s tragic masterpiece, Blood Wedding, April 12-17.
Post season basketball honors for 5 at GHS
Gallatin’s Rochelle Davitt, Matt Adkison and Tray Whitt are among area athletes honored this week with their selection to the 1998-99 Northwest All-District Basketball Teams.
About the tobacco settlement funds
Sen. Graves: “My opinion is that the settlement funds constitute total state revenue under the terms of the Hancock Amendment and therefore would be refundable to taxpayers. This legal question will ultimately be decided by the courts or the voters of Missouri.”
Concealed weapons and the John Wayne test
Missourians have long placed their safety in the hands of trained law enforcement officials and dedicated professionals. Proposition B would create another group, unseen and minimally trained, whose presence may place innocent citizens in extreme danger.
Post Scripts: Send No Ground Troops? We’ll see…
by Joe Snyder
Daviess County Sheriff opposes concealed guns
Daviess County Sheriff Tom Houghton knows there is widespread support for the concealed weapons proposal, but he advises those who ask to think through all the details of Proposition B — most of which won’t be printed on the ballot you’ll use to vote next Tuesday.