Jun 28, 2017 | Community News, Historic Archives
June 27, 2007 Emily Michener, graduating senior from The Dance Company in Gallatin, was recently awarded a $500 scholarship from the Talent on Parade National Dance Company in Des Moines, Iowa. Emily plans to use her scholarship next fall and attend NWMSU. Mariah...
Jun 28, 2017 | Community News, Sports & Recreation
Front row from left, Kelsey Goodin (Princeton), Addy Henke (Princeton), Abigail Molloy (Bethany), Elana Clark (Maysville), Lexi Anderson (Pattonsburg), Shea Pliley (Winston), Emma Walkup (Princeton); second row, Riah Crump (Gilman), Daultry Puls (Cameron), Abigail...
Jun 27, 2017 | Obituaries
Services for Lois Houghton will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 1, 2017, at the Gallatin First Baptist Church where visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Friends may call after 11 a.m. Friday at McWilliams Funeral Home in Gallatin. Burial is at Greenwood...
Jun 27, 2017 | Obituaries
Inurnment for Alice Caray will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, July 1, 2017, at Mt. Ayr Cemetery near Altamont, under the direction of McWilliams Family Funeral Home, Gallatin. Alice Jean Harlow Caray, 90, of Advance, N.C., died on May 17, 2017. She was born on March...
Jun 21, 2017 | Church News, Community News
by Troy Lesan It’s no overstatement to say the Mary Immaculate Catholic Church Auction is a big deal. In the past, it has helped pay off the church’s remodeling project, build a rectory, and other upkeep projects. Over 400 people attended the event last Saturday, June...
Jun 21, 2017 | Agriculture, Headline News, Regional News
Public peeks inside new shuttle-loader operation—largest project in MFA history (Hamilton, Mo.) — Farmers, industry representatives and media got their first glance inside the new MFA Hamilton Rail Facility with a two-day open house June 20 and 21. Under construction...
Jun 21, 2017 | City/Local Government, Community News, Regional News
State Treasurer Eric Schmitt recently announced the start of an annual effort to return unclaimed property to Missourians by publishing the names of owners in Missouri newspapers. Starting June 16, the names of more than 145,000 individuals, families, small...
Jun 21, 2017 | Community News, Healthcare, Regional News
Friday at 6 p.m. – Card Party at the Center; Tuesday at 10 a.m. – Peppy Exercise Demonstration. Menus June 21-27 Wednesday: fish, au gratin potatoes, coleslaw, WG bread, apple crisp; Thursday: chicken salad sandwich, pasta salad, corn, pickled beets,...
Jun 21, 2017 | Regional News
On July 1, The Community Cupboard Food Pantry/Walnut Street Baptist Church will host the 2017 Crossroads of America Car, Truck, Motorcycle, Tractor, and Camper Show, “Celebrating Our Freedom” at McCorkle Park in Cameron. Funds raised go directly back into the pantry...
Jun 21, 2017 | Community News, Higher Education, Regional News
Missouri Western State University announced the names of 537 students selected to the dean’s honor roll for the spring semester 2017, including Madison Rounkles of Gallatin and Briana Heldenbrand of Winston. Students who carried 12 hours or more for graded credit and...
Jun 21, 2017 | Agriculture, Community News, Regional News
The DeKalb County Farm Service Agency (FSA), Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) and MU Extension are hosting the third annual Women in Ag “Nourishing the Home – Feeding the World” event at the June Conley building in Maysville on Sept. 21. Doors will open at...
Jun 21, 2017 | Community News, Entertainment, Regional News
By GTL staff Practice is in full swing for the Gallatin Theater League’s (GTL), “Musical Salute to Veterans and Our Country.” The cast includes GTL members and several community groups. We know you will enjoy the talents of Linda Arnold as music...
Jun 21, 2017 | Human Interest
This headstone, found by Maddison Michael, 14-year-old daughter of Doug and Angel Michael of Gallatin, is most likely a nameplate off of the flat top of a marble mausoleum. Maddison found it in the creek near Lilac and 280th Street earlier this month. H.A. Roberson of...
Jun 21, 2017 | Community News, Healthcare, Regional News
Effective July 1, the Access II Independent Living Center in Gallatin is dropping some services and limiting many others due to drastic budget cuts affecting similar centers across the state. Last month state legislators voted to cut funding by more than $1.8 million...
Jun 21, 2017 | Community News, Sports & Recreation
Gallatin R-5 senior, Jett Simmons, finished second out of 32 golfers last week in the 2017 Missouri Junior Golf Match Play Tournament held at Eldon Country Club in Eldon, Missouri. Simmons won four matches, advancing from the round of 32, before falling to Hank Lierz...
Jun 21, 2017 | Community News, Courthouse News, Regional News
Smoking in the 911 room was the subject of discussion during the meeting of the Daviess County Central 911 Board held May 25. The Daviess County Commissioners received a complaint from a courthouse employee on May 10. Commissioners referred the complaint to the 911...
Jun 21, 2017 | Community News, Regional News
Nearly 700 people attended the 79th annual meeting of Farmers’ Electric Cooperative on the evening of June 13 at the Gary Dickinson Performing Arts Center in Chillicothe. The member-owners of the cooperative re-elected three directors to serve three-year terms....
Jun 21, 2017 | Community News, Courthouse News, Law Enforcement, Regional News
A 25-year-old Florida woman has been charged in the death of her two-year-old daughter last year in Altamont. Susan Phelps, Cocoa, Fla., was charged June 15 with abuse or neglect of a child resulting in death, A felony, in Daviess County. According to the probable...
Jun 21, 2017 | Community News, Regional News
H.A. Roberson may have been destined to be a funeral director — he was born in a funeral home in Jamesport on Jan. 30, 1933. It might have been an unusual place for his mother to have a baby, but it was home. “My folks lived in the upstairs of the funeral...
Jun 21, 2017 | Community News, Regional News
Green Hills Communications reported a scam to the Daviess County Sheriff’s Office earlier this week. Green Hills Communications located in Breckenridge delivers communication services, including internet, TV programming, and voice service. Salesmen are going...
