Nov 30, 2016 | Sports & Recreation
After a cloudy, chilly morning and early afternoon, the sun at last peeked through in the second half of Missouri’s Friday after Thanksgiving home game with Arkansas. Likewise, Missouri’s come-from-way-behind 28-24 win provided a ray of sunshine to close a generally...
Nov 30, 2016 | Sports & Recreation
The opening round of the 40th Annual Gallatin Invitational Tournament held no surprises or shocks for the event’s top seeded teams. None of the eight first round contests ended with less than a double digit scoring difference between winner and loser. Trenton’s...
Nov 30, 2016 | Sports & Recreation
With High School Hoops just around the corner, plans for a training meeting for volunteers and the solicitation of more volunteers is underway. Games begin Dec. 16 and action continues through Dec. 31 with over 300 volunteers needed to assist with the 12th annual...
Nov 30, 2016 | Sports & Recreation
Gallatin varsity wrestlers opened their season Tuesday with a solid, 51-26 victory over rival Maysville. The Bulldogs won five contested matches against the Wolverines and added four forfeits to their scoring total. Michael McLey started the matchup off for Gallatin...
Nov 30, 2016 | Church News, Community News
Souls Harbor Church of God out of Chillicothe made its second trip to Baton Rouge, La., to help restore a church after the flood. Eight church members went on the church van, six men and two women. The group worked for three days restoring a church in Baker, a suburb...
Nov 30, 2016 | Clubs & Organizations
Modern Woodmen Jr. Service Club 7463-2 of McFall recently completed a matching fund raiser to help fund the Backpack Buddy Program at the Pattonsburg School. Members sold raffle tickets for a $100 Walmart gift card. The winner of the gift card was Kristin Etherton....
Nov 30, 2016 | Traffic Accidents
A Kansas driver received minor injuries in a three-vehicle crash that left her vehicle upside down at about 1:43 p.m. on Nov. 23, in Daviess County. According to the highway patrol, Carrie Schultz, 19, Prole, Iowa, was southbound on I-35. About six miles west of...
Nov 30, 2016 | School News
Shelby Curtis of Gallatin, has been accepted into Culver-Stockton College’s fall 2017 incoming class. Curtis plans to major in psychology and was awarded the Hilltop scholarship. Culver-Stockton College, located in Canton, Mo., is a four-year residential...
Nov 30, 2016 | Clubs & Organizations, Community News
The Grand River Valley Choir & Orchestra will begin their seventh season Saturday, Dec. 10. GRVCO will present “A Celebration of Christmas” at 3 p.m., at the First Baptist Church in Trenton. The doors will open at 2:30. We ask our guests not to enter the Sanctuary...
Nov 30, 2016 | Church News, Opinion
by Pastor Steve Ellison Many people have referred to a recently coined term “thanksliving” in both secular and sacred ways. With the Thanksgiving holiday recently passed, now would be a good time to examine our everyday lives to see if they reflect an attitude of...
Nov 30, 2016 | Historic Archives
Nov. 29, 2006 Christmas in the Park 2006 Baby Show was held in the community building at Dockery Park on Saturday. Little Miss Snowflake (4-6 year old girls) was Charlee Prentice, daughter of Curt and Candice Prentice of Gallatin. Little Mister Snowflake (4-6 year old...
Nov 30, 2016 | Human Interest, Regional News, Sports & Recreation
The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) and partners will host the 38th annual Eagle Days at the Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge on Saturday, Dec. 3, and Sunday, Dec. 4. This free event offers participants a close-up look at eagles in an indoor presentation...
Nov 30, 2016 | Agriculture, Human Interest
The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is adding the northern bobwhite to Working Lands for Wildlife (WLFW), the agency’s targeted, science-based effort to help producers restore and protect habitat for declining species on farms, ranches and working...
Nov 30, 2016 | Traffic Accidents
Captain James E. McDonald, commanding officer of Troop H, St. Joseph, announces the results of the special enforcement operation over the Thanksgiving Day weekend. The project encompassed two days–November 23, 2016, and November 27, 2016–designated as the...
Nov 30, 2016 | Traffic Accidents
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports 10 people died during this year’s Thanksgiving holiday counting period–from 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2016, through 11:59 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 27, 2016. Troopers investigated 400 traffic crashes, which included 124...
Nov 30, 2016 | Clubs & Organizations
At the Nov. 9 Knee-Hi 4-H Club meeting, discussions included club efforts to support the community for holiday donations. State Shooting Sports awards were handed out along with program recognition awards. Program included learning about germs and how to stay...
Nov 30, 2016 | Legislation
by State Sen. Dan Hegeman As a longtime public servant, lifelong farmer and someone who has chosen to live and raise a family in rural northwest Missouri, I am passionate about finding solutions to the problems specifically affecting small, rural communities. And here...
Nov 30, 2016 | Opinion
Gallatin lost a character this week in Spence Elbert. Maybe you didn’t know the man — or perhaps you know much more than just the legacy left in Gallatin’s business community at Elbert’s Department Store. This family business has brought people to...
Nov 30, 2016 | Church News, Community News
Janet Selby, 94 on July 6, is the oldest member of the Presbyterian Church in Gallatin. She has been a member for 82 years and was the treasurer for 40 years. Janet recalls when as many as 75 belonged to the congregation, but that was a long time ago. “If we...
Nov 30, 2016 | School News
Project managers from CTS were at the Winston R-6 School Board meeting held Nov. 21 to discuss and update the current classroom building project that is underway at the school. Currently there is a delay in acquiring the prefabricated walls that will be the outer...
