The Daviess-DeKalb Regional Jail Board will meet at 10 a.m. on Friday, March 30, at the training trailer. New business items include Employee PTO time; CHP Medical Inmate Contract; Goldberg, Sullivan and McCrerey (Criminal Justice Planning). Old business: Annie Gibson.Closed session: an investigation – Kenneth Schulte, MSHP.
Laureate Delta Rho chapter of Beta Sigma Phi met at Peggy Noel’s home on March 19. Kay Kordes introduced her guest, Cindy Fuller, who spoke on her work with the International School Teachers Association. The program was on her teaching in Thailand, Cyprus, Puerto Rico, and Germany.
Two area women received minor injuries in a two-car accident that happened at about 12:35 p.m. on Friday, March 23, in DeKalb County.
Boy Scout Troop 67 will be firing up their new smoker for their Annual Beef and Hog Roast on March 31. The event will be held at the Gallatin Lions Building.
Energy prices continue to climb, having a major impact on family budgets in Missouri. Meanwhile, our nation’s unemployment rate continues to hover around double digits. In Washington, those problems are seen as two separate issues. They shouldn’t be. We can create a win-win situation for Missourians if we find solutions that tackle both problems simultaneously.
In a year destined to be dominated by election year politics, farmers are hopeful congressional lawmakers will complete a new farm bill before the current one expires on September 30. It won’t be a fun or pretty process, but it’s important for American agriculture, rural America and those who care about food production. One of my friends reminds legislators that farm bills aren’t written for the good times; they are written for the bad times.
Aaron Franklin, Princeton, has been hired as the new chief executive officer for Green Hills Community Action Agency. Franklin, who previously served as branch manager of the U.S. Bank of Princeton, began his duties on Monday, March 19.
The Season-of-Lent is a Season-of-Suffering! None of us can go through life without some suffering; it’s been that way ever since Adam and Eve. Before the Fall, Adam and Eve knew nothing of pain, of failure, of suffering, of death. After the Fall, they experienced all these things — and more.
If you are reading this article and you get your paper on Thursday and it’s not past 7 p.m. you still may have time to catch the opening show of "110 in the Shade" at the Gallatin Theater. The doors of the theater will open at 6 p.m. each night of the show March 29, 30 and 31 for ticket sales. Tickets continue to be on sale at Eileine’s Beauty Shop through the day. "The next three nights are what it’s all about.
Abe and Janis Riggs of Winston have opened a new business in their hometown. Hidden Quail Creek Carts, located on Hwy. 69 on the east edge of Winston, will update and remodel a golf cart to your personal specifications.
This past week, Missouri’s Senate had an extended debate about security at the state Capitol.
The Daviess County Commissioners know their priority is the safety of their friends and neighbors. Daviess County has prepared for disaster response in a variety of ways over the course of the past couple of years, acquiring three 60K generators, a 50-person cot trailer equipped with shelter supplies, and identifying potential emergency shelter facilities within the community.
During their regular meeting held March 26, City Administrator Zac Johnson told the Gallatin Board of Aldermen that the city will be accepting bids to have the roof repaired at city hall. Johnson also stated he met with Snyder Engineering last Friday to discuss the location of the new water plant.
The filing period for the Aug. 7, 2012 Primary election ended yesterday, and two more candidates have thrown their hats into the ring since last week’s report.
Crafting the state budget is the most important thing we do each session. Over the last several decades, there have been hundreds of programs created that now take vital resources away from our schools, roads, public safety, and our most vulnerable citizens. This year, we are facing an approximate $400 million shortfall which is forcing us to look at every program and make a decision whether or not it is consistent with the goals of our founding fathers and/or our responsibility to the citizens and taxpayers of our state.
Our local youth sports leagues, coaches and parents need to have a serious time out to think about how they can bring fun back to youth athletic programs, according a new national survey of 300 children, ages 8-14, who play team sports.
Green Hills Community Action Agency is seeking homes to weatherize for free in their 9 county service area.
Toyota Motor Sales, USA awarded a brand new Toyota Tundra truck to the North Central Missouri College (NCMC) Ag Department. NCMC’s program earned the truck as part of being honored with the Outstanding Postsecondary/Adult Agricultural Education Program Award from the National Association of Agricultural Educators (NAAE).
The National Archives at Kansas City will be offering one free genealogy workshop in April. Introduction to Bureau of Indian Affairs Records will be held on Friday, April 27 from 10:00 – 11:30 a.m.
Betty A. Pierce 81 of Gallatin passed away Monday March 26, 2012 at Heartland Regional Medical Center in St. Joseph. Services will be held at 1:00pm Friday March 30th at McWilliams Funeral Home in Gallatin. Visitation will be held 6-8pm Thursday evening where friends may call after 11. Cremation will follow the service. In lieu of flowers the family suggests memorial contributions to the Betty Pierce Memorial Fund in care of the funeral home.