Oct 31, 2018 | Military/Veterans, School News
A program will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 9 in the Gallatin High School gym. All veterans and service members from Gallatin and across the area are invited to attend. After the assembly all veterans and service members in attendance are invited to attend a...
Oct 31, 2018 | Courthouse News, Law Enforcement
Troy Elbert of Gallatin appeared before Judge James B. Funk in Caldwell County for a probation violation hearing on Oct. 25, in a change of venue case from Daviess County. Elbert admitted to the violations during the hearing. The court continued Elbert on probation...
Oct 31, 2018 | Obituaries
Nita Noranne Searcy, 87, Cameron, formerly of Pattonsburg, passed away Sunday, Oct. 28, 2018, at a Cameron hospital. She was born on Nov. 13, 1930, in Prairie View, KS, the daughter of George E. and Gwendolyn (Davis) Hoover. On Nov. 16, 1948, she married Marvin M....
Oct 31, 2018 | Obituaries
Graveside service and burial for Billie James will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 1, at the Carmack Cemetery, Albany. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service on Thursday at the Roberson-Polley Chapel, Albany. In lieu of flowers, the family...
Oct 31, 2018 | Obituaries
Funeral services for Katie Kurtz were held Oct. 27 at the Eli Kauffman residence, Jamesport. Burial was in Meadow View Cemetery, Jamesport, under the direction of Roberson Funeral Home, Jamesport. Katie (Yoder) Kurtz, 90, Jamesport, died Oct. 25, 2018, at her home...
Oct 31, 2018 | Historic Archives
Nov. 5, 2008 Gallatin R-5 High School junior Jamie Brinnen was the only musician from Gallatin in the U.S. Army Field Band and Soldiers Chorus, which was recently in concert at the Ketcham Community Center in Trenton. The band conductor, Colonel Thomas Palantier, is...
Oct 31, 2018 | School News
Gallatin FFA members Bethany Bailey and Macie McNeely performed at the 90th National FFA Convention and Career Show Oct. 24-27 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Each young singer logged in nearly 40 hours of practice time before the convention kicked off and both girls...
Oct 31, 2018 | School News
Jacob Wilson, trumpet player and Gallatin FFA member, had a successful National FFA Convention and Expo. For the second year Jacob was selected to play in the National FFA Band. Jacob arrived in Indianapolis early to begin practices for the 90th Convention and Career...
Oct 31, 2018 | School News
Ten members of the Gallatin FFA Chapter attended the 90th National FFA Convention and Career Expo in Indianapolis, IN, from Oct. 24-27. The week kicked off with members attending the Garth Brooks concert Wednesday night. Thursday was spent at the opening session and...
Oct 31, 2018 | Sports & Recreation
The Benedictine College Ravens will take on Grand View University in the Heart of America Conference game of the week on Saturday, Nov. 3, in a 2:30 p.m. game that will be televised locally on Channel 62. The Ravens, currently ranked #8 in the NAIA with an 8-1 record,...
Oct 31, 2018 | School News, Sports & Recreation
Pattonsburg’s top-seeded Panthers will host the #4 ranked North Shelby Raiders Friday night for a home District 3 semifinal game to determine who will meet the winner of the Southwest (#2) vs. King City (#3) contest, also being played on Friday. Pattonsburg, 8-1,...
Oct 31, 2018 | School News, Sports & Recreation
Coming into Friday’s first round district game against Princeton, Gallatin Head Coach Patrick Treece was concerned about the possible effectiveness of the Tiger passing game. After all, the Tigers aired the ball 67 times one week earlier in a narrow loss to South...
Oct 31, 2018 | Obituaries
Donna L. (Robertson) Keith, 64, of Fair Play, formerly of Gallatin, passed away Oct. 29, 2018, at her home. A memorial visitation will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3, at McWilliams Funeral Home in Gallatin. The family suggests in lieu of flowers memorial...
Oct 29, 2018 | Obituaries
Beatrice Adair Foster Burch, 97, of Cameron, passed away Oct. 24, 2018. Beatrice “Bea” was born Oct. 22, 1921, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the daughter of Randolph Scheel and Lena Riemath. She was raised by her aunt, Mrs. Anna Adair, and spent her...
Oct 24, 2018 | Community News
New private-public partnership enables $21 million showcase facility at Northwest Editor’s note: The following is written by Troy Lesan, a frequent contributor writing for the Lake Viking News, with information contributed by fellow Lake Viking residents Mark...
Oct 24, 2018 | Community News, Military/Veterans
Since Richie King was a teenager growing up in Jamesport, he’s gotten a kick out of making people laugh. Now, as a disabled veteran who considers himself a professional comedian, he’s hoping to save lives by being funny. As a member of Comedy Vets, Richie...
Oct 24, 2018 | Community News, Law Enforcement
The Daviess-DeKalb Regional Jail Board voted at its Sept. 28 meeting to increase its daily housing rate to $45 for all agencies effective Jan. 1, 2019, or upon the renewal of contracts. The per diem housing rate for the jail was about $28 when it first opened in 2006....
Oct 24, 2018 | Community News, School News
Rick Kuhl, of WSKF Architects out of Kansas City, discussed the design of the new walkway during the Oct. 16 meeting of the Gallatin Board of Education. The walkway will have an aluminum canopy, enclosed with a heavy opaque material. White and red school lettering...
Oct 24, 2018 | Community News, Military/Veterans
The Military Order of the Purple Heart ceremony will be held at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 31, at the Daviess County Courthouse. All veterans and members of the community are invited to attend. The Daviess County Commission signed a resolution to make Daviess County a...
Oct 24, 2018 | Community News
Menu Oct. 29-Nov. 2 Monday: stuffed peppers, mixed vegetables, buttered broccoli, peaches; Tuesday: meatloaf, mashed potatoes with gravy, Brussel sprouts, pears; Wednesday: beef and noodle, mashed potatoes w/gravy, green beans, Mandarin orange salad; Thursday: bacon...
