Mar 30, 2015 | Agriculture, Clubs & Organizations, Headline News, Regional News
The Executive Director for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) in Daviess County, Kirby Payne, reminds foreign persons with an interest in agricultural lands in the United States that they are required to report their holdings and any...
Mar 30, 2015 | Obituaries
Steven Dale Crabtree, 61, passed away March 25, 2015, at his home in Pattonsburg. He was born Aug. 30, 1953, in Harrison County, to Dale and Norma “Shorty” (Rouner) Crabtree. Steve was member of the Freedom of the Road Riders. He was preceded in death by his father....
Mar 30, 2015 | Headline News, Higher Education, Regional News, School News
North Central Missouri College in Trenton has been named to the “Top 10 Community Colleges in America” list by The Huffington Post. The SmartAsset blog on the Huff Post website determined their list of Top 10 through various factors including the low cost of...
Mar 30, 2015 | School News
Gallatin R-5 High School recently released its third quarter honor roll. Principal’s Honor Roll: 12th Grade‐Macon Allen, Maria Bickford, Kylie Collins, Gabrielle Gibson, Ariel Harper, Sara Lin, Andrew Michael, Rachel Rogers, Tannah Terry, Elisabeth Warner....
Mar 29, 2015 | Headline News
Two teenagers received minor injuries in an accident that happened at about 2:10 p.m. on March 29 in Harrison County. According to the highway patrol, the crash occurred as Darriane Carey, 17, Gilman City, was eastbound on Hwy. 146 about two miles east of Blue Ridge....
Mar 29, 2015 | Church News, Opinion
Several women gathered. They wished to anoint the body of Jesus; but there were many difficulties. It was early in the morning and still dark. An enormous stone blocked the entrance to the grave. None of the women were strong enough to move the stone; and worse, the...
Mar 29, 2015 | Church News, Opinion
by Pastor Steve Ellison I am inflicted with the same disease that you have. We resist and rebel against authority. We just do not want anyone telling us what to do. However, God has made it pretty plain that authority has been put in place by Him and for our benefit....
Mar 27, 2015 | Clubs & Organizations, School News
This year the Gallatin FFA Chapter had five area proficiency award winners and will be moving on to compete at the state level in Columbia on April 16-17. Logan Jeffers won in Wildlife Management, Kourtney Bird was first place in Veterinary Science, Daniel Pettit won...
Mar 27, 2015 | Opinion
by Freida Marie Crump Greetings from Poosey. Get ready to have a book dropped on your head. The FAA has finally given Amazon permission to test its drone delivery in the United States. Under the Amazonian plan, a human loads the package onto a conveyor belt, which...
Mar 27, 2015 | Agriculture, Clubs & Organizations, Headline News, Regional News
The Missouri Department of Agriculture announced recently that funding is available to assist Missouri farmers and food processors in obtaining organic certification for their businesses. Through the USDA Organic Certification Cost Share Program, producers may be...
Mar 26, 2015 | Headline News, Regional News, Traffic Accidents
This morning at 7:35 a.m. in Livingston County, north of Wheeling, a vehicle driven east by Penny Anderson, 44, of Wheeling, struck a horse-drawn buggy driven by 10-year-old Joshua Leinbach (who was carrying two younger sisters). Joshua was thrown from the buggy and...
Mar 26, 2015 | Agriculture, Clubs & Organizations, Higher Education, Regional News
TRENTON, MO — The Missouri Department of Conservation will hold a prescribed fire workshop on April 11 at 9 a.m., in the shelter house at Crowder State Park. Prescribed burns use fire as a tool to help manage unwanted vegetation, increase cattle forage, and...
Mar 25, 2015 | Clubs & Organizations, Headline News, Sports & Recreation
“We hunters take all kinds of things for granted,” said Pete Eisentrager, a member of the Board of Directors for Missouri Disabled Sportsmen, Inc., out of Moberly. “We get up and have our stuff thrown on in thirty minutes. We climb trees, walk across...
Mar 25, 2015 | Clubs & Organizations, Community News, Entertainment, Headline News, Regional News
Gallatin Theatre League is putting the finishing touches on their spring production “Guys and Dolls” to be performed this Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, March 26-28. This Broadway musical is a favorite of theater lovers and performers alike. It has all the elements...
Mar 25, 2015 | City/Local Government, Clubs & Organizations, Community News, Headline News
Administrative Advisor Phil Tate told the Gallatin Board of Aldermen during their March 23 meeting that he will begin the process of vetting and scheduling the interview process for both the city administrator and city clerk positions. There are seven applications for...
Mar 24, 2015 | Headline News, School News, Sports & Recreation
Representative J. Eggleston (District 002 Republican) presented proclamations to Gallatin R-5 wrestlers Michael Stanley and Jesse Bundy during an assembly on Tuesday, March 24. Rep. Eggleston stated these two students represented themselves, their family, school and...
Mar 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, March 24, 2015. County Commission James Lewis, road and bridge supervisor, and his crew placed rock on river bridges. Collector-Treasurer Reta Rains submitted the...
Mar 24, 2015 | Obituaries
Gerald R. Carlson, age 88, of Fremont, passed away March 23, 2015, at Fremont Health. Gerald was born April 18, 1926, in Oakland, Neb., to Oscar and Anna (Nelson) Carlson. Gerald earned his GED as an adult. He served in the Army in the WWII era as a military police...
Mar 24, 2015 | Community News, Headline News, Law Enforcement
Please be advised of asphalt scammers working in the area. Many reports of the offense have come from family members after the fact, not the victims themselves. If someone approaches you, or you’re seeking asphalt work, make sure the company is reputable. Ask...
Mar 24, 2015 | Headline News, Opinion
A couple of decades ago (has it been 20 years already, really?) we were talking about the Information Highway. Our efforts to initiate websites promoting real estate and auctions kicked off in 1996. Back then, who’d have thought we’d have smart phones with Google maps...
