Jan 27, 2021 | Opinion
By Mandi Bird, County Executive Director Happy New Year! I hope this newsletter finds everyone well so far in 2021. Thanks for taking the time to read this month’s FSA updates. We finished off December with 1.45 inches of rainfall and snow melt compared to 1.84 inches...
Jan 27, 2021 | City/Local Government, Community News
The filing period for municipal and school board positions ended Jan. 19 for the April 6, 2021, election. Gallatin Mayor Barb Ballew reapplied for the two-year term as mayor for the City of Gallatin. No one has signed up for the two-year term for east ward alderman....
Jan 27, 2021 | Community News
David McEwen says the Kidder Tiny Home subdivision, located in Kidder, was in part the brainchild of his son, Daren McEwen, but it turns out much of the ‘brawn’ that has gone into the buildings came from him. Daren lives out of state where has worked for...
Jan 27, 2021 | Community News, Regional News
Rolla Joyce of Gallatin was at the rally in Washington D.C. on Jan. 6. The gathering ended in calamity when a violent mob breached the Capitol, threatening the 535 members of a joint session of Congress who were gathered there to count the Electoral College vote. Five...
Jan 27, 2021 | Community News
Captain Scott Shipers with the Missouri State Highway Patrol will move up in rank to Major and will transfer from Troop A to serve as commander of the Executive Services Bureau, effective March 1. The Executive Services Bureau serves as the Patrol’s Budget and...
Jan 27, 2021 | Agriculture, Community News
A program to discuss Missouri’s Complicated Fence Law will be held from 6:30-9 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 23. The meeting will be held both as a virtual zoom meeting and in-person at the University of Missouri – Buchanan County Extension Office, which is located at...
Jan 27, 2021 | Clubs & Organizations
The Gallatin Theater Leagues (GTL) wishes to give a huge shout out and ‘thank you’ to Landmark Manufacturing for making new marquee signs and to 87 Pit Stop Powder Coating and Restoration for finishing the signs. Even though the theater league has had to...
Jan 27, 2021 | Higher Education
Central Methodist University Winston native Ross Nelson was included on the fall 2020 Dean’s List for the accomplishment of maintaining a 3.5 or higher GPA for the fall semester. University of Missouri Five Daviess county locals made the fall 2020 Dean’s List at the...
Jan 26, 2021 | Community News, School News
Farmers’ Electric Cooperative is sponsoring the 58th annual essay contest, but with a change in winnings. The Youth Tour trip to Washington, D.C. has been canceled due to COVID-19. However, students who enter the contest still have the chance to win an all-expense...
Jan 26, 2021 | School News, Sports & Recreation
Gallatin’s girls found themselves short one game Friday night as the contest with South Harrison was forced to be postponed due to COVID within the South Harrison program. That game will instead be played Monday along with junior varsity games. The Lady Bulldogs...
Jan 26, 2021 | Obituaries
Linda Francis Kimler, 65, Maryville, died Jan. 21, 2021. She was born in Cameron on June 20, 1955. She had lived in Turney until age 17, and then in Gallatin. She moved to Maryville in 2014. On May 12, 1973, Linda was united in marriage to Gerald Dale Kimler. He...
Jan 26, 2021 | School News, Sports & Recreation
Back-to-back victories less than 24 hours apart have propelled Gallatin’s boys to within one game of their first GRC East basketball title since the league split into two divisions. South Harrison and Princeton each put up strong challenges in games Friday night...
Jan 26, 2021 | School News, Sports & Recreation
Players who made the cut for the all-tournament team of the 26th annual Osborn Invitational Tournament were recently announced. Six Daviess county athletes made the cut. Girls who made the all-tournament team were Webby Bailey, Pattonsburg, and Jordan Inman, Winston....
Jan 26, 2021 | Community News, School News
The Pattonsburg School Board evaluated Superintendent Bill Pottorff during executive session and gave him an extension on his contract through school year 2022-2023. During the board’s Jan. 18 meeting, Superintendent Pottorff observed that on Jan. 15, the...
Jan 26, 2021 | Higher Education
North Central Missouri College begins construction on two new residence halls planned to be open for the fall 2021 semester. The new residence halls are apartment suite-style and will be available to full-time, enrolled NCMC students with other criteria to be...
Jan 26, 2021 | School News, Sports & Recreation
The Gallatin girls varsity game against South Harrison originally scheduled for Jan. 21 has been postponed to Feb. 1 due to COVID-19 issues. The game will be at South Harrison after the JV girls and boys games at 4:30 p.m.
Jan 26, 2021 | School News
Lexi Appley, a second grader at Covel D. Searcy, has given great thought to creating a bird feeder for the birds she selected and how to keep the cats away. Student’s in Mrs. Herring’s STEM class had to design a bird feeder for specific birds and plan to...
Jan 26, 2021 | Obituaries, School News
A two-year superintendent contract to Daniel Street was extended during the meeting of the North Daviess School Board held Jan. 18. Superintendent Street gave the board a COVID update. He sent a survey out to staff to gather information regarding a mask mandate. He...
Jan 26, 2021 | Obituaries
Betty Sue Morgan Parrish Thompson was an independent woman, loving and dedicated wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother many times over. She was both a hardworking and fun-loving woman. She had a great love for all music, enjoyed playing the piano,...
Jan 26, 2021 | Community News
Missouri State Auditor Nicole Galloway recently issued monthly reports detailing the compliance of municipalities and other political subdivisions with financial reporting laws. All Daviess County entities are in compliance. One report includes cities, towns, and...
