Nov 24, 2020 | School News
North Daviess Superintendent Dan Street gave updates on the AMI-X situation for the junior high and high school classes at North Daviess. Grades 7-12 exercised an alternate method of instruction-extension plan Nov. 9-17 due to a couple of high school students testing...
Nov 24, 2020 | School News
The Gallatin School Board discussed Governor Parson’s updated reopening and operating guidance for school districts during their meeting held Nov. 18. The discussion was in regard to proper mask wearing, which may prevent individuals from being identified as close...
Nov 24, 2020 | City/Local Government, Community News
The City of Pattonsburg received a bid from Emery Sapp & Sons of $117,700 to redo the streets in town. The bid was approved by the board in October. However, during the November meeting the board found out the bid was not the total amount for all the streets. It...
Nov 24, 2020 | Community News
As of Nov. 20, except as otherwise provided in the county’s declaration, all persons age seven years old and above who are present within the jurisdiction of the County of Livingston are required to wear a clean face covering or mask any time they are, or will...
Nov 24, 2020 | Clubs & Organizations, Community News
The Grand River Valley Choir and Orchestra Board of Directors voted to cancel the virtual recital previously scheduled for Dec. 12 because of concerns for everyone’s health and safety. It was decided instead to provide an encore presentation on YouTube of its 2019...
Nov 23, 2020 | Obituaries
William “Bill” Sullenger, 76, Gallatin, passed away Saturday night, Nov. 21, 2020, at Liberty Hospital in Liberty, MO. Bill was born on Feb. 26, 1944, the son of William Glenn Sullenger Sr. and Mildred (Barger) Sullenger in Excelsior Springs. He grew up in...
Nov 23, 2020 | Agriculture, Community News
Lt. Gen. Scott A. Spellmon, USACE Commanding General and 55th U.S. Army Chief of Engineers, signed the Chief’s Report for the Grand River Basin Study on November 19, 2020. The signing of the report progresses the project to Congress for authorization. “I...
Nov 23, 2020 | Community News, Headline News, Healthcare
As COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to rise in Missouri and across the Midwest, Governor Mike Parson signed Executive Order 20-19 extending the state of emergency in Missouri through March 31, 2021. This will allow continued flexibility in deploying...
Nov 23, 2020 | Obituaries
Barbara M. Davis, 98, Kansas City, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, November 18, 2020. She was born August 13, 1922, in St. Joseph, Missouri, to George H. and Florence H. Walters. Barbara married Louis Buchanan Davis Jr. He preceded her in death in November 1999. They...
Nov 23, 2020 | Obituaries
Tommy David Houghton – age 85 of Gallatin, MO passed away Saturday morning, November 21, 2020, at Cameron Regional Medical Center in Cameron, MO. He was born July 21, 1935, in Gallatin to Leland and Beulah (Burton) Houghton. Tom was a 1953 graduate of Gallatin...
Nov 23, 2020 | Obituaries
Delma Lee Rodgers died on November 20, 2020.Delma had been a resident of Hill Crest Manor Nursing Home, Hamilton. Previously she resided in Cameron and had lived in Gallatin for over 60 years. Delma was an only child, born on September 24, 1924, to Frederick and...
Nov 23, 2020 | Obituaries
Anita Beth Milligan, 86, Bethany, died Nov. 17, 2020, at a Bethany nursing home. She was born on May 1, 1934, in a farm home west of Eagleville. Anita was the daughter of John Frank and Lona Edith (Bensyl) Milligan. Anita Beth attended different Harrison County...
Nov 23, 2020 | Obituaries
Jimmie Rex Gray, 69, Bethany, died Nov. 18, 2020 at his home. He was born on Feb. 4, 1951, in Trenton, the son of Rex R. and Eva L. (Williams) Gray. Jimmie proudly served in the United States Navy for over 20 years. He was preceded in death by his mother, and his...
Nov 18, 2020 | Opinion
By State Sen. Dan Hegeman In just a few days, families and friends throughout Missouri and the United States will join together in celebration of Thanksgiving — a day that offers us the increasingly rare opportunity of taking a break from our hectic schedules to...
Nov 18, 2020 | Opinion
By State Rep. J. Eggleston While the Missouri legislature’s normal session runs from early January until mid-May, on occasion we are called back to Jefferson City when a serious situation that cannot wait for normal session warrants it. Between regular session, veto...
Nov 18, 2020 | Opinion
By Darryl Wilkinson I suppose most folks who’ve been married for decades have a system down pat about when it’s time to do the laundry. When the kids were in diapers, it was wash day non-stop. When the kids entered school it was whenever they ran out of...
Nov 18, 2020 | School News, Sports & Recreation
Pattonsburg High School senior Cameron Jones entered his name in the MSHSAA football record book this season, setting a new Missouri state record for average yards receiving per game. Jones, who finished with 2,060 yards (3rd all time behind PHS teammate Patrick...
Nov 18, 2020 | Agriculture, Higher Education
At the annual Missouri Vocational Agriculture Teachers Conference, Breanne Brammer, daughter of Kim and Dennis Brammer of Gallatin, received the Turn the Key Award. One agricultural teacher who has taught between two to four years is selected statewide for the honor....
Nov 18, 2020 | Clubs & Organizations, Community News
The past two years Winston R-6 senior Jakub Hisel has been a student manager for the varsity softball team. Jakub participates in Boy Scouts and approached the Winston School Board in July asking for approval to renovate the softball batting cages behind the softball...
Nov 18, 2020 | Community News, Human Interest
Bryson Sorrentino is a little boy from Pattonsburg who is always looking ahead. Right now, he’s looking ahead to the day he will hear the most wonderful words in the human language — cancer free! To know how much it means for Bryson and his family to look...
