Sep 30, 2020 | School News
On Sept. 23, the Gallatin National Honor Society inducted four new members. Qualifications to join this society are to have a GPA of at least 3.5 and to demonstrate all four of the NHS pillars. The pillars are leadership, character, service, and scholarship. Pictured...
Sep 30, 2020 | School News
On Sept. 21, the Pattonsburg R-2 School District was notified by local health officials that one staff member had been diagnosed with the novel coronavirus. According to R-2 Superintendent Bill Pottorff, the Daviess County Health Department, with assistance from the...
Sep 30, 2020 | Sports & Recreation
Gallatin’s girls claimed 4 of the top 10 individual spots in Monday’s Grand River Conference golf tournament and in the process edged out host Maysville, 451 to 460, to win the 15th league title in school history. Leading the charge for Gallatin were Elle...
Sep 30, 2020 | School News
Thirteen Winston FFA members helped distribute food to the community at the recent Second Harvest Pop-Up Food Mobile.
Sep 30, 2020 | Sports & Recreation
Gallatin R-5 Homecoming Coronation was held Friday night immediately following the Bulldog football win over Maysville. Seniors Caragan Baker and Kevin Meeks were chosen 2020 Queen and King. Coronation had been postponed for a week due to the quarantine of some...
Sep 30, 2020 | Law Enforcement
9/22/2020 12:17 am – Lake Viking Terrace investigation. 12:29 am – Jeremiah Gibson, 35, St. Joseph, was transported to Daviess-DeKalb County Regional Jail (DDCRJ) on multiple DeKalb County warrants. 4:21 pm – Assisting Gallatin PD on domestic assault...
Sep 30, 2020 | Courthouse News
County Commission James Lewis, bridge supervisor, updated the commission on ongoing work. James advised his crew will be working on repairing and replacing tubes in Salem, Harrison, and Lincoln Townships this week. James also advised the commission that the person...
Sep 30, 2020 | School News
The Winston School Board approved a resolution designating Winston School employees as essential workers as they are categorized in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Guidance on Essential Critical Infrastructure Workforce: Ensuring Community and National...
Sep 30, 2020 | City/Local Government
An inquiry was recently made as to why the City of Gallatin has canceled bulk trash services this fall. According to City Administrator Lance Rains, the City of Gallatin was informed two weeks ago by Rapid Removal that the bulk trash pickup would be postponed again...
Sep 30, 2020 | Community News, School News
Gallatin R-5 Superintendent Bryan Copple announced the passing of Kacyn Wayne to the student body on Tuesday morning, Sept. 29, after he was informed of the death by the Daviess County Sheriff’s Department. Kacyn was a junior, the son of Angela and Kevin Wayne. Dr....
Sep 30, 2020 | Clubs & Organizations
While COVID19 has changed the way, we look at the world and the way we do many things, 4-H is still here for the youth of Missouri. More than 57,000 members strong, Missouri 4-H is an active, dynamic organization of young people who are learning, growing, and...
Sep 29, 2020 | Obituaries
Thelma Jane Wiedmaier, 84, Cameron, passed away Sept. 22, 2020. She was born on July 20, 1936 to Dick and Mabel (Wilcox) Newell. Jane was a graduate of Cameron High School, class of 1954. She married Don Wiedmaier on Nov. 26, 1955. Jane is preceded in death by her...
Sep 28, 2020 | Obituaries
Ruba Frances Stitt Albert, of Pattonsburg, MO was born on March 24 1937 to Nina Frances Daniel Stitt and Ermal Henry Stitt in McFall, Gentry County MO, at the home of her Grandparents, Sidney and Ruba Daniel, and departed this life on September 26, 2020 at 83 years of...
Sep 25, 2020 | Headline News
Jay C. Guhlke of Polo pled guilty to three counts of child pornography on Sept. 24 in Daviess County Circuit Court. Sentencing is set for Nov. 4 before Judge Ryan Horsman. He had been scheduled for a jury trial on Oct. 1. Guhlke, 34, was arrested Feb. 22, 2019, after...
Sep 24, 2020 | Obituaries
Jimmy Jordan, 63, Gallatin, passed away Wednesday morning, Sept. 23, 2020, at his home. Jimmy was born on Sept. 28, 1956, the son of James P. and Darlene (Davis) Jordan in Kansas City, KS. He grew up in Kansas City and made his roots there, however the family moved...
Sep 24, 2020 | Obituaries
Steven L. Helton, 73, Cameron, and formerly of Gallatin, passed away Sept. 22, 2020, at Cameron Regional Medical Center. He was born on March 12, 1947, the son of John Wayne and Nina Pauline (Maroney) Helton in Gallatin. Steve graduated from Gallatin High School in...
Sep 23, 2020 | Obituaries
On Wednesday August 5th, 2020 Rollin (Ron) Leroy Richardson, loving husband and father passed away at the age of 93. Ron was born on May 5, 1927 in Gallatin, MO to Denver and Opal Richardson. He graduated from Trenton (MO) High school. He was class president, a...
Sep 23, 2020 | Community News
Sunday, Sept. 20, the Gallatin Theater League held a clean-up day and several members of the League participated along with five Gallatin Bulldog football players: Jagger Gray, Gage Wright, Jacob Maize, Garrett Dungy, and Draygan Schweizer. These young athletes gave...
Sep 23, 2020 | Courthouse News, School News
School superintendents from public schools in Daviess County met with the Daviess County Commissioners at the courthouse in Gallatin on Sept. 16 to discuss whether teachers should be considered “essential workers” during this pandemic. Superintendents attending were...
Sep 23, 2020 | Law Enforcement
The Daviess County Sheriff’s Office received information of a large underage party near Jameson late Saturday night, Sept. 19. Daviess County deputies, along with a Missouri State Highway Patrol Trooper, responded. As a result, the Daviess County Sheriff’s...
