Oct 31, 2018 | Community News, School News
Addison Burns was selected as a top three finalist in the Division 5 Plant Science category at the National FFA Agriscience Fair, and received third overall. Addison is a senior in the Gallatin FFA Chapter and is the daughter of Brantly and Tara Burns of Gallatin....
Oct 31, 2018 | Community News, Military/Veterans
Farmers Bank of Northern Missouri is partnering with the Missouri Bankers Association to provide Segways for men and women injured in Iraq and Afghanistan. Farmers Bank hopes to raise funds for Segs4Vets, a volunteer program that provides Segway mobile transporters to...
Oct 31, 2018 | City/Local Government, Legislation
Next Tuesday’s election ballot puts numerous decisions before those eligible to vote in Daviess County. According to the county clerk’s office, there are 5,325 people registered to vote. Historically, a mid-term election attracts a 35% to 40% turnout but...
Oct 31, 2018 | Community News
Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) shows that young hunters ages 6 through 15 harvested 13,560 deer during Missouri’s early youth portion of the 2018 deer hunting season, which ran Oct. 27-28. Daviess County youth harvested 46 antlered...
Oct 31, 2018 | Community News
The “Candy Cane Christmas Shop,” a store where kids may shop FREE for their family, is back again this year, featured in Gallatin’s popular community event, “Christmas Around the Square.” The event is set for Saturday, Nov. 17, from 9:30 a.m.-7 p.m., sponsored by the...
Oct 31, 2018 | Community News
Plans are underway to replace the decks of five bridges over Interstate 35 in Clinton and Daviess Counties. The Missouri Department of Transportation hosted two open house public meetings, one at Cameron and one at Pattonsburg, to discuss the deck replacements of...
Oct 31, 2018 | Traffic Accidents
Walter Calhoun, 24, Decatur, GA, received minor injuries in a one-vehicle accident that happened at about 8:15 p.m. in Daviess County. According to the highway patrol’s report, Mr. Calhoun was driving a 2017 Ford Focus southbound on I-35 and exited at the 61 mile...
Oct 31, 2018 | Higher Education
Pictured front row from left are Nicole Shell, Audra Lee, Dacia Hoyle, Cassie Noble; back row, Lathan Croy, Michelle Dalton, DeAnna Dinwiddie, Shelby May, Stephanie Wright. [Submitted photo] Several North Central Missouri College students, including Michelle Dalton of...
Oct 31, 2018 | Community News
Nov. 6: Blood Pressure/Glucose checks 11-12 Medicare Open enrollment has begun. Come in to the Active Aging Resource Center to pick a comparison worksheet and make an appointment. We will be at the Jamesport City Hall from 9-12 on Nov. 20 and the Pattonsburg...
Oct 31, 2018 | Agriculture, Community News
By Tim Baker, MU Regional Horticulturist For growers in the Jamesport area, a Food Safety Modernization Act workshop is scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 29. If you would like to attend this workshop, please call the Daviess County Extension Center at 660-663-3232, to get...
Oct 31, 2018 | Community News, Social Scene
Steve and Reta Rains of Gallatin will observe their 50th anniversary on Thursday, Nov. 1, with no special celebration planned. They are the parents of two children, Lance (Beth) Rains and Lisa (Gary) Vaughn. They have two grandchildren, Jarod and Jenna Rains, and two...
Oct 31, 2018 | Community News, Military/Veterans
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is investigating a telephone scam involving an individual who impersonates someone from the veterans administration office or a general counsel attorney. The individual reportedly calls veterans and requests a social security...
Oct 31, 2018 | Births
Kaylee Curtis and Gil De La Cruz of Cameron proudly announce the birth of a daughter, Josey Lynn De La Cruz. Josey was born on Oct. 25, 2018, at Cameron Regional Medical Center. She weighed 6 pounds, 5 ounces, and was 19 1/2 inches long. She has one sister, Ella N....
Oct 31, 2018 | Regional News
The Missouri Public Service Commission will hold formal evidentiary hearings in December in a certificate of convenience and necessity case (CCN) filed by Grain Belt Express Clean Line LLC (Grain Belt Express). This case is on remand from the Missouri Supreme Court....
Oct 31, 2018 | Sports & Recreation
DeKalb County Conservation Agent Mark McNeely and staff from the Missouri Department of Conservation hosted the 2018 DeKalb County Upland Game Bird Youth Hunt Oct. 13. The event was held on a game bird hunting preserve near Cameron. This event was completely free and...
Oct 31, 2018 | Regional News
October and November are peak months for deer to be on the move, and the Missouri Department of Transportation is reminding drivers to be prepared and not drive distracted. According to statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, car and deer...
Oct 31, 2018 | Higher Education
The Northwest District meeting of Missouri Retired Teachers Association was held in Trenton last week with Linda Swopes, Gene Walker, Mary Jarboe, Tom Daniels, Nancy Salmon, Nylen Lewis and Nancy Tate attending from Daviess County. MRTA was organized in 1960 and is an...
Oct 31, 2018 | Sports & Recreation
The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) seeks information in the case of an elk calf that was shot. Conservation agents report the calf was born in the Log Yard area of Shannon County July 13 and was fitted with a VFH radio collar July 14 with the identification...
Oct 31, 2018 | Community News
OATS Transit ridership numbers remain strong after 47 years in business; service continues to grow in popularity thanks to the agency’s commitment to provide safe, caring and reliable transportation. But, that’s not a huge surprise considering they are one of the...
Oct 31, 2018 | Community News
Menu Nov. 5-9 Monday: potato soup, egg salad sandwich, salad, peaches; Tuesday: no ham loaf, scalloped potatoes, cole slaw, apples, no bake cookies; Wednesday: liver and onions or chicken strips, mashed potatoes w/gravy, brussel sprouts, applesauce; Thursday: chili,...
