Oct 24, 2018 | Community News
The Gallatin Garden Club had their Oct. 16 meeting with Veda Heldenbrand as hostess at her home. At the noon hour Addison Burns, a Gallatin senior FFA student, came and gave her presentation project for the members. Addison is one of 12 national finalists for...
Oct 24, 2018 | Community News
On a beautiful fall afternoon, visitors came in transport old and new for the 32nd annual fall driving tour at the Poosey Conservation Area in Livingston County. Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) staff set up education stations along the tour route where...
Oct 24, 2018 | Community News
North Central Missouri College hosted Leadership Northwest Missouri on Oct. 18 for a “Fill Your Cup” summit. Eighty-five alumni of Leadership Northwest Missouri and their guests had a day of professional development and leadership building exercises. The seminar was...
Oct 24, 2018 | Agriculture, Community News
Blaine Landes, 9, won senior yearling heifer champion at the 2018 American Royal on Sunday, Oct. 21. The heifer is an American Aberdeen. Blaine is a third grader at Tri-County R-7 in Jamesport and also a member of Brushy Squirrels 4-H, Jamesport. He is the son of...
Oct 24, 2018 | Community News
Missouri … Home of the Blues … Gateway to the West…. Missouri is a no nonsense type of place. A Milky Way bar on Halloween is no joke. It’s still the most popular Halloween candy in the state, according to research done by CandyStore.com. Double Bubble came in...
Oct 24, 2018 | Community News
Jeff Arp with MIRMA (Missouri Municipal Trust) presented a 75% cost grant award for $1,396.52 to Mayor Barb Ballew for the purchase of an electric crimper. An electrical crimp is a type of solderless electrical connection. The Police Department provided a traffic...
Oct 24, 2018 | Community News
Nurses from Hedrick Medical Center and Wright Memorial Hospital held a recognition ceremony Oct. 4 at the NCMC Barton Campus in Trenton. Several achievements were recognized throughout the evening, and two nurses, Debbie Shafer from HMC and Sarah Carey from WMH, were...
Oct 24, 2018 | Community News, Law Enforcement
On Oct. 15, Vincent L. Sturgeon of Gallatin was arrested by the Gallatin Police Department as the result of a domestic assault investigation. Mr. Sturgeon was taken into custody without incident and was transported to the Gallatin Police Department for processing...
Oct 24, 2018 | Community News
October 27, 2018, is national drug take back. Drop off unused or unwanted medications at the Gallatin Police Department anytime before then to be properly disposed of. The National Prescription Drug Take Back Day aims to provide a safe, convenient, and responsible...
Oct 24, 2018 | Community News
Missouri residents will start receiving their new Medicare cards. Be looking for yours in the mail. Remember, you don’t have to do anything. The new cards will automatically be mailed to the address Social Security has on file for you. The cards will have a new unique...
Oct 24, 2018 | Community News
Oct. 25 Medicare Part D enrollment event at Pattonsburg Multi-Purpose Center 9-12; Oct. 29 Medicare Part D enrollment event at Jamesport City Hall 9-12; Oct. 31 Blood Pressure checks 11-12. Medicare Open enrollment as begun. Come in the Active Aging Resource...
Oct 24, 2018 | Community News
Northwest Missouri State University recently celebrated the long standing traditional Homecoming and one of the highlights of the week-long activities was the parade held on Oct. 13. Aubrey Nelson, 2015 Gallatin High School graduate, was co-chairman for Sigma Sigma...
Oct 24, 2018 | Agriculture, Community News
University of Missouri Extension will offer a free farm tax workshop in November at locations throughout the state, including one at Chillicothe on Nov. 19. This workshop explains major tax changes affecting farms and ranches that went into effect in December 2017....
Oct 24, 2018 | Community News
Brad Jacobs, a retired state ornithologist with the Missouri Department of Conservation, has broken the Missouri state record for seeing the most birds in one year during the week of Sept. 17-23 during his Big Year event. A “Big Year” is a competition among birders to...
Oct 24, 2018 | Community News
A Hunter’s Breakfast will be held from 7:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 10, at the North Daviess School in Jameson. Everyone is invited to enjoy a hot and hearty breakfast buffet. You don’t even have to hunt. Eat your fill and pay what you will. Proceeds to go the...
Oct 24, 2018 | Community News
The Daviess County Republican Committee met Aug. 20 and reorganized with the following officers elected: Robert Mazur, chairman; Larry Adams, co-chair; Tammy Mazur, secretary; and Kayla Michael, treasurer. Dues are $10 per year per person and may be sent to Daviess...
Oct 24, 2018 | Community News
The following is a listing of general highway maintenance and construction work in Daviess County planned for the week of Oct. 22-28 from the Missouri Department of Transportation. Route J was scheduled to be closed for culvert replacements from Route 6 to Route D...
Oct 24, 2018 | Community News, School News
Upcoming blood donation opportunities in Daviess County includes one scheduled from 2-6 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 5 at the Winston R-6 School, 200 West Third Street. As influenza activity picks up, the American Red Cross is urging healthy donors of all blood types to give...
Oct 24, 2018 | Community News
Jack Dowell will celebrate his 87th birthday on Oct. 30. Send him a card at 1210 South Main, Gallatin, MO 64640.
Oct 24, 2018 | Opinion
by Darryl Wilkinson I don’t know about you, but I never have any self-confidence when casting any vote on the matter of retaining judges. Come Nov. 6, we will cast votes on two judges serving on the Supreme Court in Missouri and also on one judge serving in the...
