Feb 1, 2023 | Headline News
Click the SEARCH ICON (in the header, far right above) to search all images and posts posted on this website simultaneously. This website provides public access to newspaper articles and photographs published in the Gallatin North Missourian beginning in 1999 through...
May 26, 2021 | Opinion
I had prepared a nice, feel-good something for my last column to fill this space. I really don’t want my last impression to be negative. Then Monday I took a call from a professor from the University of Kentucky on the heels of a request from a professor from...
May 26, 2021 | Community News
Jason Jones, 72, was assaulted and nearly killed by a young couple on May 4 after he had tried to help them with a flat tire. After he stopped on I-35 near Holt to assist them, they attacked him and put him in the hospital with serious injuries. Jason and his wife...
May 26, 2021 | City/Local Government
There’s a very long explanation of the sad plight of the Gallatin Electric Department. This explanation, thoughtfully and carefully prepared by Gallatin City Administrator Lance Rains, can be found in its entirety at www.NorthMissourian.com and also on the Gallatin...
May 26, 2021 | Law Enforcement
5/18/21 9 am – Court in session. 12:48 pm – Gallatin investigation. 3:44 pm – Gallatin trespassing investigation. rian Deweese, 40, Gallatin, was arrested and taken to Daviess DeKalb County Regional Jail (DDCRJ) for a bond violation on original charges of hindering...
May 26, 2021 | Obituaries
Betty Sue Gillilan, 80, Gallatin, died Monday, May 24, at Truman Medical Center in Kansas City. Sue was born on July 2, 1940, to Perley and Minnie Huffman. Sue grew up on the farm south of Gallatin. Sue went to grade school at Lock Springs and high school at...
May 26, 2021 | Obituaries
Jerry L. Baldwin, age 59, Gallatin, MO, passed away Sunday afternoon, May 23, 2021, at his home. Jerry was born on Sept. 13, 1961, the son of Lee Glenn Baldwin and Juanita “Kay” (Curtis) Cecil. He was a lifelong Daviess County resident and attended Gallatin High...
May 26, 2021 | Courthouse News, Opinion
Growing up on our farm near Eagleville, I never had a fleeting thought of becoming an attorney. I did not have any relatives who were lawyers, and, in fact, we did not even know any lawyers. My summers were spent picking up hay, building fence, and playing baseball....
May 26, 2021 | City/Local Government
The Gallatin Board of Aldermen unanimously approved an electric rate change proposal which was presented by Toth and Associates at a special meeting held May 19. The proposal will be presented as an ordinance at the May 24 meeting. Toth’s proposal includes the...
May 26, 2021 | Courthouse News
County Commission Discussion was held regarding the mask mandate for the courthouse, considering there are zero current cases. Wayne Uthe made a motion to drop the mask mandate until further notice for employees and visitors to non-court offices; David Cox seconded,...
May 26, 2021 | Announcements
On May 26, 2021, the North Missourian, longest running publication of Daviess County, printed its last edition. June 2021 would have marked the 157th year of the North Missourian. In 1864, Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne was published. Abraham...
May 26, 2021 | Announcements
May, 2021 Dear readers and friends… For the past 8 years we endeavored to embark upon a plan of succession, seeking someone to purchase Gallatin Publishing Company which includes publication of this newspaper, the Gallatin North Missourian. During the past 43 years...
May 19, 2021 | Community News, Law Enforcement
Being a good Samaritan didn’t work out so well for a kind-hearted Daviess County man. On May 4, Jason Jones was driving to Kansas City when he stopped to help a young couple with a flat tire near Holt on southbound I-35 around 8:30 a.m. Jason took them to a couple of...
May 19, 2021 | Obituaries
JB Wilson, age 95 of Altamont, MO, passed away Tuesday morning, May 18, 2021, at Hillcrest Manor Nursing Home in Hamilton. JB was born on Oct. 29, 1925, the son of John Foster and Viola Martha (Smith) Wilson in Albany. He was a 1944 graduate of Altamont High...
May 19, 2021 | Clubs & Organizations, Community News
The Gallatin Rotary Club was represented by Cyd Terry when the shoe caravan came to town last Thursday. Gallatin’s contribution to the effort was 126 pairs of shoes, 85 pairs of socks, and many, many shoe laces. The goal this year was to collect 20,000 shoes to...
May 19, 2021 | Community News
Belinda Cameron has selected a building site for her new real estate business that touches her with a special significance. Dirtwork has begun for her new venture on the lot where the historic McDonald Tea Room once stood. The lot is just west of the Gallatin square...
May 19, 2021 | Community News, Law Enforcement
A Braymer man was indicted by a federal grand jury May 18 for a $215,000 cattle fraud scheme that he attempted to cover up by murdering two Wisconsin brothers. Garland Joseph Nelson, 27, was charged in an indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Kansas City. The...
May 19, 2021 | Opinion
An update This edition completes 156 years of the North Missourian in continuous publication. With only one more deadline to meet before Liz and I retire, we probably owe you an update. There are at least two conversations still alive which might yet lead to the new...
May 19, 2021 | Agriculture
by Mandi Bird, Daviess County FSA Executive Director Hi folks! Thanks for reading the May edition of Coffee Shop Talk with Daviess County FSA! The temps have increased and so have the planter marks. We know the physical and mental work that goes into your operations...
May 19, 2021 | Legislation, Opinion
The regular session of the 2021 Missouri legislature has now concluded and is in the books. Last week, I highlighted a few of the high profile bills. Here’s how they turned out. The gas tax increase passed in SB 262. Gas will go up 2½ cents per year for the next...
