Oct 23, 2018 | Obituaries
Marjorie Lee (Grove) Foster, 98, Cameron, formerly of Pattonsburg, passed away Sunday, Oct. 21, 2018, at a Cameron nursing home. She was born on July 5, 1920, in Breckenridge, the daughter of Charles Franklin and Mary Ann (Tunks) Grove. Marjorie was the youngest of...
Oct 23, 2018 | Headline News
Carma Louise Burton, 89, Bethany, passed away Oct. 22, 2018, at a Bethany nursing home. She was born Jan. 6, 1929, in a small farm house just east of the Thompson River in Mercer County, the daughter of J. Oscar and Eva (Johnson) Runyan. Carma graduated from Princeton...
Oct 23, 2018 | Obituaries
Virginia L. King 88 of Gallatin passed away October 22, 2018, at Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph. Services will be held at 11 am Thursday, October 25 at the First Baptist Church in Gallatin. Visitation is one hour prior to the service at the Church. Friends may call...
Oct 23, 2018 | Obituaries
Jack Neal Coffman, age 81, passed away Oct. 15, 2018, at his home near Gallatin. No scheduled services are planned at this time. Cremation is entrusted to McWilliams Funeral Home in Gallatin. Jack N. Coffman was born Oct. 19, 1936, the son of Hayden and Nadine...
Oct 22, 2018 | Obituaries
Carma Louise Burton, 89, Bethany, passed away Monday, Oct. 22, 2018, at a Bethany nursing home. She was born Jan. 6, 1929, in a small farm house just east of the Thompson River in Mercer County, the daughter of J. Oscar and Eva (Johnson) Runyan. Carma graduated from...
Oct 17, 2018 | Community News
The second section of this week’s North Missourian is devoted exclusively to the complex Constitutional amendments and propositions that will be on the Nov. 6 General Election. The 15-page official notice of the election published by the state is the longest...
Oct 17, 2018 | Community News
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the U.S. Postal Service is reminding customers they can help fund the cause by purchasing the Breast Cancer Research Stamp. The Gallatin Post Office is decorated in pink, and postal clerks are encouraging customers to...
Oct 17, 2018 | Community News, Military/Veterans
Only six combat veterans gathered for a meeting of Frank Frazier Post #2172 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), according to active member Carl Carder. The meeting was considered crucial — a quorum of members was necessary to continue operations of the aging...
Oct 17, 2018 | Community News
Tromp out the trolls, scurry the skeletons and waltz the witches to Scare on the Square to be held Saturday, Oct. 27, on the Gallatin business square. Trunk set-up for “Trunk or Treat” will be held from 2-3 p.m. Pre-registration is not necessary but...
Oct 17, 2018 | Community News
Practices are underway for Gallatin Theater League’s fall production of “A Doublewide Texas Christmas.” Performances for this comedy written by Hope, Jones and Wooten are slated for Nov. 15, 16 and 17. Advanced ticket sales begin Oct. 16 and may be purchased at...
Oct 17, 2018 | Community News
Members of the public are invited to celebrate International Observe the Moon Night at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 20, rain or shine. The free event will be held at the Daviess County Library Main Branch, basement community room. The annual International Observe the Moon...
Oct 17, 2018 | Community News
The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) will offer a free workshop on waterfowl hunting and duck decoy carving in Kirksville Nov. 5-6. Participants will learn about duck identification, ecology, and decoy history as they sculpt and paint their own decoy for use...
Oct 17, 2018 | Community News
Menus Oct. 22-26 Monday: smothered pork chop, mashed potatoes w/gravy, green beans, peaches; Tuesday: white chili (chicken, turkey and white beans), half chicken salad sandwich on one slice bread, relish tray, fruit pizza; Wednesday: hot tenderloin on bread, mashed...
Oct 17, 2018 | Community News
The 2019 budget for the Village of Winston was approved as presented during a meeting of the Board of Trustees on Oct. 1. The utilities clerk distributed a new list of delinquent customers, including six due for shutoff. She stated one new shutoff valve was installed...
Oct 17, 2018 | Community News
Members of Leadership Northwest Board of Directors are pictured, left to right, Robert Jandorf, president, Jackie Soptic, general board year two, Crystal Woodring, secretary year three, Stephanie Williams, secretary year two, Brenda Williams, general board year one,...
Oct 17, 2018 | Community News
This month, sites in the Daviess County area will be among 5,000 U.S. drop-off locations collecting shoebox gifts for children overseas during Operation Christmas Child’s National Collection Week, Nov. 12-19. Local shoe boxes may be delivered to the First Baptist...
Oct 17, 2018 | Community News
North Central Missouri College’s Student Senate Officers for the 2018-2019 year are pictured left to right: Grant Bennett, secretary, Trenton; Jamee Scearce, president, Stewartsville; Glenn Smit, public relations, Gallatin; Pharon Pilgrim, vice president, Willemstad,...
Oct 17, 2018 | Births
Jake and Erin Humphrey of Gallatin are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Stella Grace, at 11:16 p.m. on Aug. 24, 2018, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Kansas City. Stella weighed 7 pounds, 5 ounces and measured 19 inches in length. She is welcomed home by her big...
Oct 17, 2018 | Community News
By Tim Baker, MU Regional Horticulturist When examining a young tree that is having major problems with cracking on its trunk, or possibly even losing bark, I often blame the initial cause of the problems to sunscald. Sunscald usually occurs when the tree is very...
Oct 17, 2018 | Community News
October 2018 Oct. 19 – To St. Joseph Oct. 23 – To Gallatin Oct. 30 – To Bethany November 2018 Nov. 7 – To Chillicothe Nov. 9 – To Jamesport Nov. 13 – To Gallatin Nov. 16 – To St. Joseph Nov. 20 – To Cameron Nov. 27...
