Jun 27, 2019 | Obituaries
Sally Jean Cameron passed away peacefully in her home on June 25, 2019 after a lengthy illness at the age of 73 years, two months and six days. She was born on April 19, 1946 in Union City, PA, to Roy S. and Edith G. (Sackett) Kerstetter. She graduated from Corry...
Jun 26, 2019 | Community News
Public Works Director Mark Morey reported that he and Police Chief Mark Richards investigated a water meter tampering incident, and that the resident will be prosecuted. The report was made at the June 24 meeting of the Gallatin aldermen. Morey also reported that...
Jun 26, 2019 | Community News
This time last year, Daviess County was seven inches below normal for the year in rainfall, according to the Farm Service Agency (FSA) in Gallatin. This June the county is 6.04 inches above normal. Is this spring’s flooding worse in some ways than the summer flooding...
Jun 26, 2019 | Community News
The 2020 census day is a year away but the Census Bureau is recruiting and hiring people for important preliminary work right now. Applicants can qualify for both field and office positions. The office positions, which are more limited, will be located in area census...
Jun 26, 2019 | Courthouse News
County Commission June 19, 2019 Brad Pennington, Sheridan Township landowner, met with the commission to discuss the road petitions regarding 175th Street in Sheridan Township. He is not in favor of closing this portion of the road, unless he received a permanent...
Jun 26, 2019 | Community News
On June 25 at approximately 4:25 p.m., Gallatin Fire Protection District was dispatched to 502 W. Johnson Street in Gallatin for a house fire. Engine 101 responded with five personnel. Firefighters arrived to find an abandoned house with heavy smoke showing on two...
Jun 26, 2019 | Community News
A genealogy seminar will take place on June 27, from 5:55-8 p.m. at the Daviess County Library. Trained assistants help people find ancestors and their families. This month adds free training sessions that open new avenues for identifying ancestors and cousins,...
Jun 26, 2019 | Community News, Healthcare
The approximately 2000 children under 18 who comprise about one quarter of Daviess County’s population are less likely to live in poverty than the county’s children five years earlier, according to the KIDS COUNT Data Book, released recently by the Annie...
Jun 26, 2019 | Agriculture, Community News
The annual Daviess County Junior Livestock Show is set for July 11, 12 and 13 at the fair grounds located inside Dockery Park. The livestock show will open the afternoon of July 11 with the swine show at 5 p.m. There will be a peewee show immediately following the...
Jun 26, 2019 | Community News
Homer S. Rainey, a 16-year employee of the Missouri Department of Transportation, will retire July 1. Rainey retires as a senior maintenance worker based out of Gallatin. He began his MoDOT career as a seasonal maintenance worker at Cameron prior to joining MoDOT full...
Jun 26, 2019 | Law Enforcement
6-18-19 9 am – Court in session. Steve Periman, 46, Altamont, was taken into custody and transported to DDCRJ for bond violation on a previous felony charge. Allyson Routh, 23, Gallatin, was picked up and transported to DDCRJ on a FTA warrant from a prior...
Jun 26, 2019 | School News
Winston R-6 has announced its junior high and high school fourth quarter honor roll. A Honor Roll Seniors: Connor Christensen, Katie Griffith, Brooke Heldenbrand, Jacob Lewis, Shelby Mason, Emily Perry, Darryen Ragan, Cy Uthe, Steven Youtsey; juniors: Holly Caldwell,...
Jun 26, 2019 | School News
A 1% increase in salary was approved for all Gallatin School District administrative and non-certified staff by the R-5 Board of Education at their meeting held June 18. The board entered closed session for discussing personnel. After entering open session, the...
Jun 26, 2019 | Community News
Boil order lifted The boil advisory which was issued by PWSD #1 of Daviess County on June 21 was lifted on June 27. It was due to a break in a water line and affected customers in DeKalb County.
Jun 26, 2019 | School News
Meal prices were approved to remain at the same amount as last year during the North Daviess Board of Education meeting held June 17. The district will continue on the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), a non-pricing meal service option for schools and school...
Jun 26, 2019 | Sports & Recreation
The Havana Trail Taxidermy Senior League Baseball team of Pattonsburg won its sixth consecutive championship in the Harrison Country Baseball league. They capped off an undefeated season with a 17-1 win over Shelton Fireworks of Eagleville. The team has been sponsored...
Jun 26, 2019 | Community News, Historic Archives
June 24, 2009 The Daviess County Health Department has seen recent cases of pertussis in Daviess County and surrounding areas during the past few weeks, according to Administrator Cheryl Alexander. Pertussis is caused by a toxin-producing bacterium. People with...
Jun 26, 2019 | Community News
Deanna Lewis, administrator at the Gallatin Active Aging Center, says she had been told by several older adults that they have been getting scam calls from Publishers Clearing House. She found the following story helpful to explain how the scammers work. The story is...
Jun 26, 2019 | Community News
The following is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned for Daviess County for the week of June 24–30. Route KK will be closed for bridge rehabilitation at the I-35 overpass through mid-July....
Jun 26, 2019 | Community News
July 2: Blood glucose/pressure checks 11-12. July 4: closed. Need help paying for your Medicare costs? We may be able to help you apply for a Medicare Savings Program or Extra Help for prescription costs. If you would like a free assessment, call Deanna at...
