Dec 31, 2019 | Community News
Gallatin’s City Administrator Lance Rains has been in contact with Allstate Consultants, the sewer plant engineers with which the city has an engineering agreement. The contract with Allstate provides for an overall wastewater system evaluation. The contract...
Dec 31, 2019 | Community News, Courthouse News
Robert “Skeeter” Mazur recently accepted the position of 43rd Judicial Circuit Court Marshal and was sworn into office Dec. 30 by Judge Daren Adkins at the Daviess County Courthouse. Mazur will be one of only three circuit court marshals in the state of Missouri. The...
Dec 31, 2019 | School News, Sports & Recreation
As we transition into 2020 it’s time to look back at some of the top local sports stories from 2019. Admittedly, there were others, but agree or disagree, these were some of the most important events we were privileged to cover. Numbers count down from 10 but they are...
Dec 31, 2019 | Community News
Around 1960 Kenneth and Eileen Mort became interested in collecting U.S. silver dollars. The more they read, the broader their interest grew. Visit the Daviess County Library to see some of their collection, including clemency notes; silver coins, postage currency,...
Dec 31, 2019 | Community News
The Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) has issued 60 licenses for medical marijuana cultivation facilities. Mantis9 Harvest Inc. was the only cultivator listed from Daviess County, located in Kidder. Its application was denied. The 60 facilities being...
Dec 31, 2019 | Traffic Accidents
A Winston woman received minor injuries in an accident that happened at about 2:35 p.m. on Dec. 28 in DeKalb County. According to the highway patrol, the crash occurred as Donna Crossland, 58, Winston, was westbound on Highway 36. Sara Molloy, 42, Bucklin was...
Dec 31, 2019 | Traffic Accidents
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports two people died in traffic crashes during the 30-hour 2019 Christmas holiday counting period. The 2019 Christmas counting period ran from 6 p.m., Tuesday, December 24, 2019, through 11:59 p.m., Wednesday, December 25, 2019....
Dec 31, 2019 | Community News
16 frozen Italian meatballs (1/2-oz. each) 1 can (8-oz.) Pillsbury™ refrigerated crescent dinner rolls 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese (4-oz.) 1/2 cup tomato basil pasta sauce (from 28-oz. jar) 2 Tbsps. butter, melted 1 tspn. Italian seasoning 1/2 tspn. garlic powder...
Dec 31, 2019 | Agriculture, Community News
by Tim Baker, MU Regional Horticulturist In a little over one month, it will be time for the Great Plains Growers Conference. This is one of the premier conferences for horticulture producers, and it is found right here in northwest Missouri. Held in St. Joseph, the...
Dec 31, 2019 | Sports & Recreation
Interest in upland game bird hunting has dipped in recent decades as quail numbers have dropped due to habitat loss, harsh weather during nesting seasons, and other environmental factors. Yet, MDC is halfway through a 10-year effort to discover and demonstrate habitat...
Dec 31, 2019 | Community News
Sophomores and juniors from area high schools have the opportunity to win all-expense paid trips this summer. Members of the junior class will be competing to win one of two trips to Washington, D.C. Three sophomores will win trips to the Cooperative Youth Conference...
Dec 31, 2019 | Healthcare
Every month, over 100,000 Missourians participate in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, commonly known as WIC. The program provides nutrition information, breastfeeding support and nutritious foods to pregnant women, infants...
Dec 31, 2019 | Community News
Jan. 1: Closed New Year’s Day; January 7: Blood pressure/blood sugar checks 11-12. Thank you to all who donated to our Light a Candle program this year. Menus Jan. 6-10 Monday: pork chop with dressing, mashed potatoes, California blend, pears; Tuesday: goulash and...
Dec 31, 2019 | Traffic Accidents
A Cameron juvenile and a Gallatin teenager were injured in a one-vehicle accident that happened at about 5:15 a.m. on Dec. 26 in Daviess County. According to the highway patrol, a 16-year-old Cameron female was driving a 2006 Hyundai Tucson southbound on Highway 69....
Dec 31, 2019 | Community News
The City of Gallatin awarded $75 to residential contest winner Chuck Greever, 602 S. Daviess Street. Commercial contest winner was Frost Automotive, which also received $75.
Dec 31, 2019 | Sports & Recreation
First Team Offense QB Steven Willhite Sr. Pattonsburg 5,424 Passing yds., 93 Passing TDs 751 Rushing yds., 19 Rushing TDs E Dakota Eaton Sr. Pattonsburg 95 Receptions, 1,690 Receiving yds. 22 Receiving TDs E Patrick Cowley Sr. Pattonsburg 153 Receptions, 2,097...
Dec 31, 2019 | Opinion, Sports & Recreation
By Benjamin Herrold Missouri opens conference play in style on Saturday, taking on the Kentucky Wildcats (1 p.m. on SEC Network) at Rupp Arena. Kentucky is perhaps the most storied college basketball program in the country, and for every Southeastern Conference team,...
Dec 31, 2019 | Courthouse News
County Commission James Lewis, bridge supervisor, updated the commission on ongoing work. James has been working with MoDOT bridge inspectors checking bridges in the county. The crew has been working on repairs and maintenance of equipment in the shop. Discussion was...
Dec 31, 2019 | Opinion
by Eric Bohl, MO Farm Bureau Missouri Farm Bureau recently took the temperature of the farm economy with its fourth-annual Farmometer survey. Attendees at the MOFB Annual Meeting in early December were asked to complete a questionnaire on agriculture-related topics....
Dec 31, 2019 | Opinion
By State Sen. Dan Hegeman A new year is almost upon us. Every 12 months, we get the chance to pause, reflect, look back on the year past and set our sights on what we want to achieve in the upcoming year. In addition, a new decade is about to begin. This is a great...
