Sep 29, 2016 | School News
Winston R-6 recently received an A/A+ rating from Standard and Poor’s Global, which provides worldwide financial information and analytics. LJ Hart, president of LJ Hart Company, which provides Winston with financial advice, said the school district could not have...
Sep 29, 2016 | Law Enforcement
9-20-16 9 a.m. – Court in session. 2:30 p.m. – Daviess County Sheriff’s Office (SO) arrested Gary Huff, 65, Weatherby, on a Daviess County warrant with charges of unlawful use of weapon, felony D and assault 3rd degree, misdemeanor A. According to the probable cause...
Sep 29, 2016 | Courthouse News
Altamont man found guilty in 2014 arson, assault in Altamont In a bench trial conducted Sept. 22, Terry M. Roberts of Altamont was found guilty on all counts in a case of arson and assault which originated in November 2014. Judge Thomas Chapman presided over the case....
Sep 29, 2016 | Community News
A portion of Route V in Daviess County is closed today, Sept. 27. Local crews from the Missouri Department of Transportation are closing Route V between Shady Road and Route 190 for a culvert replacement from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., weather permitting. During this closure,...
Sep 29, 2016 | Community News
Jan Johnson will officially retire as director of the Daviess County Library on Sept. 30. “Community support is the biggest factor in the success of a library,” said Jan. “This is their library. I’m just the caretaker. The most important thing...
Sep 29, 2016 | Community News
Gallatin City Attorney Robert Cowherd reported the response from Public Water Supply District #2 about proposed increases in water rates. The written response states that PWSD#2 does not have sufficient information to render a decision. The response was considered...
Sep 29, 2016 | Clubs & Organizations
Observing 50 years of fun and friendship, the Learn and Do Club met Sept. 22 at the home of Darlene Morrison, with two 50-year charter members in attendance, Irene Taul and Lola Critten. They marked the occasion with a dozen roses and an anniversary cake. Darlene...
Sep 29, 2016 | Law Enforcement
A Gallatin woman reported the back rear window of her vehicle was shot out as she was driving along Hwy. MM at about 2 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 25. According to a Gallatin Police Department report, Nicole Gann was approaching the Highway 6 overpass when she heard a loud...
Sep 27, 2016 | Obituaries
Viola Waneta Gould, 97, passed away Sept. 20, 2016 at the Baptist Home in Chillicothe, where she was a resident. Waneta was born on May 15, 1919 near Appleton City, Mo., the daughter of Lawrence Grant and Josie (Shoemaker) Purvis. She graduated high school in Appleton...
Sep 26, 2016 | Community News
Daviess County Farm Bureau is hosting a “meet-the-candidates” forum at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 6, at the Gallatin Lions Club building, 801 W. Grand, in Gallatin. The event is open to the public. There are four local races: Sheriff: Democrat Ben Becerra...
Sep 26, 2016 | Obituaries
Everett Ensley Buzzard was born on Nov. 1, 1943, to Elma Edgar and Nellie Mae (Griffey) Buzzard. He passed away on Sept. 23, 2016. Everett joined the United States Navy in 1961, during the Vietnam War and served until 1964. Everett joined the Missouri Army National...
Sep 26, 2016 | Community News
Medicare Boot Camp will be presented from 9 a.m. to 12 noon on October 13th, at the Mary Immaculate Community Room, 409 S. Main Street in Gallatin. The event is presented by the Active Aging Resource Center. The workshop will provide you with the tools: To make the...
Sep 26, 2016 | Regional News, School News
As it does each fall, band music will flood the streets of Fayette and the Central Methodist University football field as the invigorating Band Day arrives to the thrill of the audience lining the square. Bands entered into the competition include Gallatin (Xandria...
Sep 26, 2016 | Clubs & Organizations, School News
Jeremy Ruth of Gallatin has been selected for the 2016-17 Harding University Thundering Herd marching band. Ruth plays the tenors. The band performs at all home football games and selected fall exhibitions and parades. The band consists of instrumentalists including...
Sep 26, 2016 | Community News
The Pattonsburg Board of Aldermen voted to accept a usage agreement with ACCO Unlimited Corporation (out of Johnston, Iowa) as the city’s six month trial period on liquid chlorine is approaching. Representatives from ACCO discussed a bulk system pilot proposal...
Sep 26, 2016 | Community News, School News
North Daviess will hold a Senior Carnival on Friday, Oct. 7, with dinner served at 5:30 p.m. The carnival begins at 6:15 p.m. with bingo, silent auction, plinko, duck pond, prize wheel, basketball shoot, jail, ring toss, cake drawings and dart throw. A king and queen...
Sep 26, 2016 | Clubs & Organizations, School News
For the fifth consecutive year, Smithfield Hog Production Division–Missouri donated bottled water to area schools to be sold in concessions for fundraising or used for other purposes throughout the school year. This year 1,940 cases of bottled water were donated to...
