Feb 28, 2015 | Traffic Accidents
Three people received minor injuries in an accident that happened at about 4:10 p.m. on Feb. 28 in Caldwell County. According to a report by the Missouri Highway Patrol, Andrea Yerington, 34, Gallatin, was driving a 2005 GMC Envoy east on Hwy. 36. She lost control on...
Feb 28, 2015 | Obituaries
Farewell services for Brenda Townsend were held Feb. 27, 2015, at the Bailey & Cox Funeral Home, Lathrop. Interment was at Lick Fork Cemetery, Gallatin. Brenda J. Townsend, 62, Lathrop, died Feb. 25, 2015. Survivors include her husband, Jimmie Townsend; mother,...
Feb 28, 2015 | Clubs & Organizations, Community News, Headline News, Regional News
Green Hills Community Action Agency reports they are now officially out of emergency utility LIHEAP funding. What does this mean for clients in Caldwell, Daviess, Harrison, Grundy, Linn, Livingston, Mercer, Sullivan and Putnam counties? If you are a first time...
Feb 27, 2015 | Headline News, Higher Education, Law Enforcement, Regional News
The Trenton Police Department will be holding a women’s self-defense and survival awareness class on March 14, in the Trenton High School wrestling room. The cost is $25 per person, which includes lunch. Contact Chief Wright at 660-359-5557 or Debbie Carmen at...
Feb 27, 2015 | Community News, Headline News
At 11:54 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 20, Gallatin Fire Protection District was dispatched to 24242 Prairie Avenue for a dog kennel on fire. Engine 101 & Brush 104 responded with five volunteer firefighters. Arriving at the scene, firefighters found an outbuilding fully...
Feb 27, 2015 | Obituaries
Tom Heckenbach, 63, of Gallatin, passed away Feb. 23, 2015. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28, at the First Christian Church in Gallatin. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. Friends may call after 11 a.m. Friday at...
Feb 27, 2015 | Church News, Higher Education, Human Interest, Regional News
TRENTON, MO — The First Assembly of God Church (1107 E. 11th Street) will host Gretta Meeker, a minister and counselor, who is slated as guest speaker for the Better Woman Conference. There will be two sessions — March 6 and 7 — which will...
Feb 27, 2015 | Clubs & Organizations, School News
Area high school students participated in the HDC band concert held at North Harrison High School on Jan. 10. The concert was conducted by Erin Bodnar from Graceland University. The students practiced all day and performed a concert that night at 6. Some students were...
Feb 27, 2015 | Opinion
by Freida Marie Crump Greetings from Poosey. The two little girls sat on my sofa, carefully going over the various cookie choices. Every week seems to bring a new school fundraiser to my door and the kids in my neighborhood know I’m an easy touch so on some balmy...
Feb 25, 2015 | City/Local Government, Clubs & Organizations, Community News, Courthouse News, Headline News
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Feb 25, 2015 | Headline News, School News, Sports & Recreation
Friends. Classmates. History-makers. Jesse Bundy and Michael Stanley have wrestled together, and against each other in practices, for three years. Together, on Saturday night, in back-to-back matches, they became just the second and third state champions in the...
Feb 25, 2015 | City/Local Government, Clubs & Organizations, Community News, Headline News, Law Enforcement
Interim City Administrator Phil Tate reported on job applications that have been submitted for city administrator, city clerk and pool manager. Tentative plans are to keep open the administrator and clerk positions for 30 days followed by review and timeline for...
Feb 25, 2015 | Community News, Headline News
Two brothers received burns in a fire near Jameson on Feb. 7 that destroyed their family home and claimed the lives of three small children. The boys are sons of Charles Allen Curtis and Christina Curtis. According to Allen Curtis, Drake Curtis, 8, remains in...
Feb 25, 2015 | Community News, Headline News, Law Enforcement
Captain James E. McDonald, commanding officer Troop H, St. Joseph, announces the results of a DWI (driving while intoxicated) saturation conducted in Daviess County. The saturation was held from 10 p.m. on Feb. 21, to 2 a.m. on Feb. 22. During this enforcement...
Feb 25, 2015 | Clubs & Organizations, School News
The Daviess County Spelling Bee was held in Gallatin on Feb. 12. The first place winner was seventh grader Aubrey Burns, daughter of Kristi and Stacy Burns from Gallatin. Second place was sixth grader Karina Hacking, daughter of Mary and Ben Hacking from Gallatin....
Feb 25, 2015 | Sports & Recreation
Monday night turned out to be upset night at the Class 2, District 16 Tournament held at Albany High School, and Gallatin’s girls saw their season come to an abrupt halt. Fifth-seeded Polo made up a 12-point half time deficit on the strength of a 19-5 third...
Feb 25, 2015 | Clubs & Organizations, Community News, Headline News, Regional News, School News, Sports & Recreation
One day after Milan school officials announced they have accepted an offer to join the Grand River Conference, Putnam County High School officials have announced the intention of moving to the league, bringing the GRC membership for 2016-2017 to 15 schools. With the...
Feb 24, 2015 | Obituaries
Marjorie L. Teeter Williams, 84, Hamilton, formerly of Pattonsburg, passed away Feb. 24, 2015, at a Hamilton nursing home. She was born Nov. 10, 1930, in Daviess County, the daughter of Earl Gobel and Eunice Herndon (Plum) Clark. On Dec. 9, 1948, she married Merle M....
Feb 24, 2015 | Announcements, Births
Marah Johnson and Michael Mason of Kansas City, Kan., are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Malayna Lee Mason, at the University of Kansas Hospital on Feb. 24 at 3:23 a.m. Malayna weighed 4 pounds, 2 ounces, and is 17 1/4 inches long. She is welcomed home...
Feb 24, 2015 | Community News, Courthouse News, Headline News, Law Enforcement
Your Right to Know: The following is information released from the Daviess County Courthouse on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015. County Commission These are the unapproved minutes of Feb. 18, 2015. Randy Sims, presiding commissioner, called the meeting to order. David Cox,...
