Gallatin Rotary Trivia Contest Feb. 3

Jan 31, 2018 | Community News

The third annual Gallatin Rotary Trivia Contest will be held Saturday, Feb. 3, at the Lake Viking Clubhouse, main level. Doors open at 6 p.m. and competition begins promptly at 7 p.m. Teams of eight are encouraged, but not required. The cost is $20 per participant....

Great Northwest Day at the capitol Feb. 6-7

Jan 31, 2018 | Community News

As legislators are gearing up for a new season in Jefferson City, so too are the citizens of Northwest Missouri. The Great Northwest Day at the Capitol steering committee will gather and prioritize legislative priorities affecting the Northwest Missouri region for the...

Poosey Digest: Tolerance

Jan 31, 2018 | Opinion

by Freida Marie Crump Greetings from Poosey. As so often happens in our American experience, Mark Twain explains it well. He writes of an experiment he had conducted when he had heard that man is the “reasoning animal,” but in Twain’s own observations he found mankind...

A slow death for video stores

Jan 31, 2018 | Opinion

by Darryl Wilkinson Years ago I now recall a Rotary Club meeting when the guest speaker failed to materialize and yours truly was pushed into offering an impromptu program on some new fangled thing called the internet. I was smart enough to say little. But I did...

Soil ledger archived

Jan 31, 2018 | Community News

The most recent contribution to the Society’s archive is ledger detailing the transactions of the Daviess County Soil Improvement Association (1941-45). These were times when R.S. McClelland served as county agent and volunteers worked to encourage soil-building...

WOTUS is proof that overregulation does exist

Jan 31, 2018 | Opinion

by Eric Bohl Overregulation has been claimed so often over the past decade that the charge now frequently falls upon deaf ears. Regulatory proponents usually assert that the specter of overregulation is largely a myth – a widely-held belief that tells a good story,...

Daviess County Sheriff’s Office incident summary

Jan 31, 2018 | Law Enforcement

1-23-18 9 am – Court in session. 5:07 pm – Complaint regarding trespassing. 1-24-18 5:59 am – Car vs. horse on Highway NN and west Highway 6 in Jamesport. 6:55 am – Report of semi down the embankment and on its side on I-35 at the 62mm. No...

String presents a danger to players

Jan 31, 2018 | Sports & Recreation

The above photo illustrates the dangers of not tucking properly (shirt and string) when suiting up for basketball. When shorts are rolled at the waist, it can expose the drawstring. With a hanging drawstring, players are at risk of catching a finger, hands or feet. It...

Winston sixth grade band in Honor Band

Jan 31, 2018 | School News

Sixth Grade Honor Band was held at North Harrison High School in Eagleville on Jan. 6.  This year, Winston had three second-year band members participate:  Brendan Bell, Thomas Green, and Eli Uthe.

Meet Peaches, the guiding Gecko

Jan 31, 2018 | School News

Prior to Christmas break, Winston sixth grade teacher, McCall Prewitt, submitted a grant to help purchase a Leopard Gecko to support student learning. As part of the sixth grade science curriculum, students learn about animal behaviors and ecosystems needed to keep...

New doors at R-2 mean increased security

Jan 31, 2018 | School News

New doors are being installed at Pattonsburg R-2 as a continuation of the improvements to be made following the no tax increase levy last year. The new doors will provide increased security to the buildings. All parents and guests should use the entrance at the new...

From the Bench: ‘State of the Judiciary’

Jan 31, 2018 | Opinion

Editor’s note: Circuit Judge R. Brent Elliott’s series of articles is intended to encourage a better understanding of the judicial system and changes in the law. This article features Missouri Supreme Court Chief Justice, Zel Fischer, and his recent “State of...

Courtwarming plans for the Panthers

Jan 31, 2018 | Sports & Recreation

Courtwarming for Pattonsburg R-2 will be held the week of Jan. 29 to Feb. 2, organized by the student council. The theme is “Travel through Time.” School dress-up days are Monday, PJ day; Tuesday, cowboy/denim day; Wednesday, “camo” day; Thursday,...