Dec 19, 2014 | Healthcare, Opinion
by Freida Marie Crump Greetings from Poosey. I’m just taking a wild stab here, but I’m guessing that if you’re so dumb that you buy a huge bucket of buttered popcorn at the movie theatre, slathered with salt and fortified with every fat in the civilized world, and if...
Dec 19, 2014 | Military/Veterans, Opinion
Dear Editor: Thank you Tammy for writing and featuring the article for our soldier, John Macy. Not only has John committed himself to serve our country, he has grown as a person and has become a responsible young man. He went from totally not knowing what he was going...
Dec 19, 2014 | Clubs & Organizations, Higher Education, School News
The North Daviess R-3 Board of Education accepted the auditors’ report from R. Scott Stephens during their regular meeting held Dec. 15. The district has not yet received the interest statement on the CD. Sign up for 2015 school board election starts Tuesday, Dec. 16,...
Dec 19, 2014 | Traffic Accidents
A Jamesport man was moderately injured in an accident that happened at about 3:20 a.m. on Dec. 18 in Grundy County. According to the highway patrol, Derrick Hughes, 20, Jamesport, was driving a 2007 Ford Focus on Hwy. 6, about six miles west of Trenton. He lost...
Dec 19, 2014 | Clubs & Organizations, Law Enforcement, Regional News
The Daviess/DeKalb Regional Jail Board will meet at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 23, at the training trailer at the jail in Pattonsburg. Visitors will include Larry Joiner, Encartele Phone System. Old business will discuss the building add-on, training, and Todd Watson...
Dec 19, 2014 | Obituaries
G.L. Ray, 82, McFall, died Dec. 18, 2014, at Northwest Medical Center in Albany. Cremation was under the direction of McWilliams Funeral Home in Gallatin. Inurnment will be at the Mt. Auburn Cemetery in St. Joseph. G.L. was born Oct. 30, 1932, the son of Vennie and...
Dec 18, 2014 | Clubs & Organizations, Law Enforcement, Regional News
The Trenton Police Department has begun to implement their new body cameras. Over the next few weeks, officers will be assigned the devices and receive training on their use, policy and procedure, uploading the video into a secure system, and more. Many businesses and...
Dec 18, 2014 | School News
The North Daviess Winter Concert for all grades will be held at 7 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 22. Grades 7 – 9 have planned a chili supper to be served before the concert at 5:30 p.m. Tickets are being sold for $3 and $4 at the door.
Dec 17, 2014 | Headline News, Human Interest, Military/Veterans
PFC John David Macy, with the 35th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, isn’t sure what he is having for dinner for Christmas as he serves his one year stint in the Army in Korea, but he is confident it will be a pretty decent meal. “He said Thanksgiving in Korea was...
Dec 17, 2014 | Sports & Recreation
GJH Bulldogs end season in Hamilton Tournament Gallatin’s Junior High Boys Basketball “A” team finished 3-10 on the season following a pair of losses in last week’s Hamilton Tournament. The “B” team Bulldogs finished 5-3 on the season. Pictured are, front row, from...
Dec 17, 2014 | Clubs & Organizations, Sports & Recreation
The Gallatin Youth Football league had their awards banquet Monday night, Dec. 15, for the 2014 season. The two teams had very successful seasons. The Bantams (third and fourth grades) went 8-0 and won first place in their division by defeating Lawson in the...
Dec 17, 2014 | Clubs & Organizations, Community News, Headline News
The exterior lighting contest winners for the “Beat the Griswolds” contest held in connection with Gallatin’s second annual Christmas Around the Square were Stan and Denise Ray (the Raywolds) for first place and Jim and Deanna Fuller for...
Dec 16, 2014 | Sports & Recreation
Gallatin and Winston held their own free throw contest in the fourth quarter of last Thursday’s game, particularly after each scored only once from the field in the final three minutes. The Redbirds needed every foul shot to dispatch the host Bulldogs, 38-34. Winston...
Dec 16, 2014 | Clubs & Organizations, Community News, Headline News, Law Enforcement, Regional News
Trenton Police Chief Tommy Wright stated that the Trenton Police Department is currently investigating the alleged theft of monies from an August 2014 charity softball tournament. Wright advises that in August 2014, several area residents formed a two day softball...
Dec 16, 2014 | Community News, Courthouse News, Headline News, Law Enforcement
Your Right to Know: The following is information released from the Daviess County Courthouse on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2014. Commission Commissioners will meet on Dec. 17, with minutes reported in the next issue. Circuit Court The following cases were heard by Judge Thomas...
Dec 16, 2014 | Community News, Courthouse News, Headline News, Law Enforcement
12-9-14 12:13 pm – Assist with house fire at residence at Lake Viking. 5 pm – Possible drunk driver sitting at truck stop in Winston. 7:21 pm – Dispute over property in Jameson. 10:02 pm – Complaint of barking dog in Coffey. 12-10-14 9 am...
Dec 16, 2014 | Clubs & Organizations, Community News, Headline News, Historic Archives, Opinion
Some talk around town has City Hall taking the lead in determining the future of the cupola building on North Main. That’s good! City Hall taking charge of this problem property makes sense. We’ve got good people serving on the board. We should encourage our aldermen...
Dec 16, 2014 | Agriculture, Clubs & Organizations, Regional News
by Tim Baker, Regional Horticulturist Ever since moving to the Northwest Extension Region, I have been working on the organizing committee for the Great Plains Growers Conference. This is a premier conference for horticulture producers, with many new ideas presented...
Dec 16, 2014 | Community News, Opinion
Dear Editor: You have read my mind. You have put it in much better words in your Dec. 10 editorial than I could have. Much of what you say could apply to the block north and the block south also. My compliments to those you mentioned who have maintained, remodeled,...
Dec 16, 2014 | Obituaries
Funeral services for Eddie F. Wyrick were held Dec. 16, at the Roberson Funeral Home, Pattonsburg. Burial with military rites was in McFall Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to McFall Cemetery, in care of Roberson Funeral Home P.O. Box 153, Pattonsburg,...
