Jan 31, 2018 | Community News
Rural entrepreneurship will be the focus of discussion at the 2018 Community Foundation of Northwest Missouri, Inc. annual meeting slated to begin at 8:30 a.m. on Friday, March 9, at the Litton Agri-Science Learning Center, located on Highway 190 in Chillicothe. Guest...
Jan 31, 2018 | Community News
Missouri Western State University announced the names of 674 students selected to the dean’s honor roll for the fall semester 2017, including the following area students and their hometowns: Altamont, Connor Highsmith; Gallatin: Tessa Lund, Jasmine Poplin, Madison...
Jan 31, 2018 | Traffic Accidents
A Gallatin woman received minor injuries in an accident that happened at about 7:25 a.m. on Jan. 29, 2018, in Daviess County. According to the highway patrol, Hanah Tucker, 26, Gallatin, was eastbound on Unity Avenue driving a 1999 Pontiac Sunfire, and Rickey...
Jan 31, 2018 | Community News
The following is a listing of general highway maintenance and construction work in Daviess County planned for the week of Jan. 29 – Feb. 4 from the Missouri Department of Transportation: Route KK – Closed for a culvert replacement from 120th Street to the end of...
Jan 31, 2018 | Community News
To reduce your risk of identity theft and scammers getting your information: Protect your social security number. Protect your checking and savings account numbers and also PIN numbers associated with those accounts. Any online purchases with your credit/debit cards...
Jan 31, 2018 | Community News
The Daviess County Sheriff’s Office held a raffle this past week for courthouse employees to benefit the Missouri Special Olympics Foundation. The prize was a handmade Special Olympics scarf made from t-shirts that depicted the various events held for Missouri Special...
Jan 31, 2018 | Community News
Bob Aulgur of Gallatin observed his 90th birthday on Jan. 27 with his family. He was joined at the Hereford House in Independence by his daughter and her husband, Ann and Mark Everly; his son and daughter-in-law, Bob and Linda Aulgur; grandson Aaron Everly and his...
Jan 31, 2018 | Community News
The office of the registrar and the graduate school at Northwest Missouri State University have released the names of students who completed requirements for degrees at the conclusion of the 2017 fall trimester, including, Gallatin: Grace Elizabeth Von Opitz, B.S.,...
Jan 31, 2018 | Community News
The office of the registrar at Northwest Missouri State University has announced students named to the academic honor roll at the end of the 2017 fall trimester, including Coby M. Brogan, Morgan A. Corwin, Kase P. Critten, and Meredith J. Riley, all of Gallatin; Gavin...
Jan 31, 2018 | Community News
Calendar of Events Feb. 7: Blood pressure and blood glucose checks 11a.m. – noon by Comfort Care Hospice. BINGO every Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. and Game Night Thursdays from 4-7 p.m. Menu Feb. 5-9 Monday; meatloaf, scalloped potatoes, California blend, pears;...
Jan 31, 2018 | Community News
Dylan M. Wolfe of Pattonsburg graduated with honors from University of Central Missouri in December. He was among the more than 1,000 individuals who were eligible to participate in the 2017 fall commencement exercises. Students who completed their degree requirements...
Jan 31, 2018 | Agriculture, Community News
Private pesticide applicator trainings are scheduled in the following counties: Andrew, Feb. 6, at the Clasbey Building in Savannah; Buchanan, Feb. 8, at the Buchanan County Extension office in St. Joseph; DeKalb, Feb. 13, at the Conley Building; Clinton, Feb. 15, at...
Jan 31, 2018 | Births
Brady and Tye Speer of Rochester, Minn., are proud to announce the birth of a son, Jameson Brady, at 11:28 a.m. on Dec. 27, 2017, at the Mayo Clinic Hospital, Methodist Campus. He weighed 6 pounds, 4 ounces, and was 19 inches long. Maternal grandparents are Stanley...
Jan 31, 2018 | Community News
Songs and poems, books and ballads have been written about the kidnapping of Caty Sage, which happened over a century ago. Caty was a five-year-old girl stolen in 1792 from her home in Elk Creek, Grayson County, Va. Katie is connected to Daviess County through Sollie...
Jan 31, 2018 | Community News
If weather cooperates, free workshop will be offered with fishing at Happy Holler Lake A long, bitter cold spell in winter has an upside, especially if you like ice fishing and catching fish on light tackle through a hole cut in the ice. Weather permitting, the...
Jan 31, 2018 | Community News
The University of Missouri fall semester 2017 dean’s list has been announced with the following area students included. Gallatin: Samantha Lee Boyd, sophomore, health professions; Samuel Joseph Hamilton, senior, human environment science; Bailey Marie Morrison,...
Jan 31, 2018 | Community News
On the afternoon of Jan. 27, Chillicothe and Lock Springs firefighters extinguished a grass fire in a pasture at 6093 Livingston County Road 516. The fire extended into a wooded area and burned approximately 15 acres. Chillicothe Fire Chief Darrell Wright said the...
Jan 31, 2018 | Community News
Don’t forget the fish fry fundraiser from 5-7 p.m. on Feb. 10. Menu will include chicken, fish, turkey fries, French fries, hush puppies, coleslaw, baked beans, dessert and drink for $10. Pies and donated items will be auctioned immediately following the meal.
Jan 31, 2018 | Community News
Lavena Lowrey of rural Pattonsburg was recently recognized for being a long-time volunteer at the Pattonsburg Multi-Purpose Center. She has been there about every day since it opened in 1975. She will be 94 on Feb. 2 and will celebrate with a birthday party at the...
Jan 31, 2018 | Community News
On Jan. 6 an old farmhouse burned down in Daviess County. The “Tuggle” house, located about two miles southwest of Gallatin, had been unoccupied for years; still, it held many fond memories for the family, noted Dick Paul, and was one of the last tangible...
