Dec 30, 2020 | City/Local Government, Community News
The Gallatin Board of Aldermen approved two budget resolutions and one resolution adopting a hazard mitigation plan at the Dec. 28 meeting held in the GIDA Board Room at city hall. Ordinance No. 1250-20 was read twice by Mayor Barb Ballew and approved unanimously. The...
Dec 30, 2020 | Courthouse News
County Commission CARES Act applications were discussed with more requests being received than money available to pay out. David Cox made a motion to approve all first-time requests remaining at 100%, pay the two non-profit second requests at 100%, and pay all...
Dec 30, 2020 | School News, Sports & Recreation
The 27th Annual Lawson Invitational Tournament tips off Monday, Jan. 11, with strict guidelines for fan attendance during the 6-day event. Face covering will be required at all times while indoors. Families must sit together as groups and social distance as much as...
Dec 30, 2020 | Law Enforcement
12/22/20 Nothing to report. 12/23/20 Gunnar Goll, 20, Gilman City, was arrested and taken to Daviess DeKalb County Regional Jail (DDCRJ) for bond revocation for felony tampering with a motor vehicle. Bond was set at $20,000 cash only. 12/24/20 4:03 pm – Gallatin...
Dec 30, 2020 | Obituaries
Ronald D. (Sheepdog) Hill, 69, Eagleville, MO passed away Sunday, Dec. 27, 2020, at Overland Park Hospital. He was born Feb. 15, 1951, son of Donald C and Wilma Jean (Baker) Hill in Bethany, MO. Ron attended New Hampton Elementary School and South Harrison High...
Dec 30, 2020 | Obituaries
Albert E. Munyon, 89, Oregon, MO, died Dec. 26, 2020. He was born on April 30, 1931, in Forest City. He was the grandfather of Shelly Jumps of Gallatin. On Sept. 3, 1950 he married Mary Lee Polaski. Albert was a heavy equipment operator for 35 years, and a member of...
Dec 30, 2020 | Obituaries
Floyd A. Miller, 90, passed away Dec. 23, 2020. He was born Feb. 13, 1930, in Haven, KS, to Albert E. and Edna (Yoder) Miller. Floyd was united in matrimony to Sara S. Schrock on March 2, 1950, in Haven, KS. They moved to Jamesport in 1979. They lived in matrimony for...
Dec 30, 2020 | Obituaries
Shirley Hamilton, 83, former Trenton resident, died Dec. 23, 2020, in Lamoni, IA. Shirley Ann Hamilton was born Oct. 26, 1937, in Edinburg. On Dec. 5, 1955, she was united in marriage to Earnest Hamilton in Edinburg. For many years Shirley owned and operated Hamilton...
Dec 30, 2020 | Obituaries
Shannon Green was born Nov. 13, 1934, and reared on the family farm near Westboro. He graduated from Westboro High School in 1952. After graduating from Northwest Missouri State University in 1956, he was married to Marylan Wahlers. He was a teacher and counselor in...
Dec 30, 2020 | Obituaries
Holly Ann Craig, 49, Albany, died Dec. 23, 2020. She was born on Jan. 1, 1971, in Lexington, the daughter of Larry Craig and June Kirchoff. She was preceded in death by her father, Larry Craig, and grandparents, Clell and Virginia Craig. Holly is survived by her...
Dec 30, 2020 | Traffic Accidents
A 30-year-old Trenton woman received minor injuries in a one-vehicle accident that occurred on ice-covered Highway 6 on Dec. 29. The accident occurred about one mile west of Jamesport as Colby D. Baker, 33, Trenton, was traveling eastbound in a 2013 Chevy Malibu. The...
Dec 30, 2020 | Community News
In less than 30 minutes, frostbite can cause serious, even permanent harm to exposed skin. Anytime skin is exposed to very cold temperatures, there is a risk of frostbite. Most commonly fingers, toes, nose, ears, cheeks, and chin are affected when exposed to cold...
Dec 29, 2020 | Obituaries
Lola F. Critten, 75, Gallatin, passed away Monday morning, Dec. 28, 2020, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City, MO. Lola was born on Oct. 6, 1945, the daughter of John Patrick and Alma (Place) Yuille in rural Daviess County. She grew up in Jameson, MO, and was...
Dec 29, 2020 | Obituaries
James “Jim” Edgar Harrington, 79, Jamesport, MO, passed away Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020, at Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence. Jim was born on a farm north of Jamesport on June 28, 1941, the oldest child of Marvin and Emily Alice (Critten) Harrington. Jim and...
Dec 29, 2020 | Obituaries
Clinton Gene Potter, 87, St Joseph, died Dec. 23, 2020, in St. Joseph. He was born Feb. 19, 1933, in McFall. He attended Maysville High School. Clinton married Louise Boles on Aug. 16, 1951. Clinton served in the Army. He worked at Swift and Company then at Wire Rope...
Dec 29, 2020 | Obituaries
William “Bill” Pierce, 70, of Bethany, died Dec. 21, 2020, at Crestview Home. He was born to Harold and Elizabeth (Barron) Pierce of Hamilton and was a 1968 graduate of Penney High School. He worked a wide variety of jobs in life, from truck stop...
