Mar 2, 2021 | Entertainment, Historic Archives
By T.L. Huffman History may be written down in black-and-white facts by scholarly types, but when remembered by the neighbor kids and great-grandchildren, it’s a lot more colorful and a lot more fun. The history of Kidder and the Kidder Institute has now been...
Feb 10, 2021 | Community News, Historic Archives
Paul Armstrong was born in Kidder. He didn’t live there long, but, still, he’s a native son worth mentioning. Who, you may wonder, was Paul Armstrong? Well, at one time he was one of America’s most popular playwrights. Paul Armstrong was born on...
Aug 12, 2020 | Historic Archives
Road and bridge work is going all around us in Daviess County and drivers are accustomed to seeing road-building equipment, like motor graders, dozers, excavators, trucks and all the other machines needed to prepare the surface and lay the asphalt. Less than a hundred...
Jun 17, 2020 | Community News, Historic Archives
The Missouri Alliance for Historic Preservation (Missouri Preservation) has announced a call for nominations for its list of historic Places in Peril for 2020. Missouri Preservation is a statewide non-profit historic preservation advocacy organization aimed at...
Apr 22, 2020 | Community News, Historic Archives
April 22, 1860 – This is the birthday of W. H. “Major” Ray from Hornersville, MO. He was best known as the little man who for years portrayed Buster Brown. He sang that he lived in a shoe with his dog, Tige. April 23, 1999 – Fernando Tatis (Cardinals) hit two grand...
Mar 25, 2020 | Community News, Historic Archives
Gallatin North Missourian Thursday, April 27, 1916 It is the old old story of too much whiskey, what it will cause man or boy to do under its unholy influence, and the sad ending. Robert Eads of Lock Springs, 24 years old, is in the county jail here and will probably...
Feb 19, 2020 | Historic Archives
Thursday, March 20, 1930 A five-year feud with court suits between Dr. John T. Lindsey and George Cramer, neighbors of Gilman City, had a tragic climax yesterday afternoon, when the two men met in front of the post office of that little city and Lindsey was shot down...
Jan 22, 2020 | Community News, Historic Archives
Thursday, Dec. 25, 1919 Veteran Editor Shot to Death Wesley L. Robertson, senior editor of the Gallatin Democrat, and widely known and esteemed Northwest Missouri newspaper publisher, was shot down and fatally wounded in the Democrat office about 4 p.m. Tuesday...
Jan 15, 2020 | Community News, Historic Archives
JULY • After an extensive search process, the Board of Directors selected Michael Stopka as the next Chief Executive Officer of Northwest Missouri Area Agency on Aging. Chief Executive Officer Rebecca Flaherty retired July 1, after 37 years with the agency. • William...
Jan 8, 2020 | Community News, Historic Archives
Jan. 6, 2010 Gallatin’s Junior High girls captured the championship of the Hamilton Tournament on Dec. 19. Team members were: Kirbie Crouse, Bailey Morrison, Sara Lin, Kaitlyn McNeely, Kailey Salmon, Markecia Lewis, Kailey Elbert, Kaitlyn Hefley, Morgan Horvatin,...
Dec 31, 2019 | Historic Archives, Human Interest
“Where did it come from? How did it end up in the Kulis Building? Who did it belong to?” These are questions that intrigue Jan Stout, about a barn loom recently discovered in a lean-to behind the Kulis building, located next to Courter Theater. In the...
Dec 18, 2019 | Historic Archives
Dec. 16, 2009 The Daviess County Library Board of Trustees and library staff celebrated Jan Johnson’s 30th anniversary as library director at their December Christmas breakfast meeting. Jan was presented a watch to mark the occasion to commemorate her many...
Dec 11, 2019 | Community News, Historic Archives
This is the latest photo of local interest added to the galleries nd phot archive kept for the Daviess County Historical Society, courtesy of Johnnie Black. The Victorian home owned by the Etter family, known as Elmhurst, no longer stands. This photo is thought to be...
Dec 4, 2019 | Historic Archives
A lot of people were made sad on Tuesday morning, Dec. 3, when a construction crew began tearing down the old Elbert’s Skating Rink. Perkins Dozing and Hauling out of Lock Springs did the work and said it would take about two weeks to demolish the building and...
Sep 25, 2019 | Historic Archives
Here’s a scene you seldom see, not today and certainly not in yesteryear. All traffic on the Gallatin business square stopped last Saturday as these riders enlivened the re-enactment of the 1869 bank robbery in Gallatin as part of this year’s rain-soaked...
Sep 18, 2019 | Community News, Historic Archives
The 2019 Gallatin Chautauqua marks the 150th anniversary of the Frank & Jesse James robbery of the Daviess County Savings Association, which occurred in 1869. A re-enactment will recapture the moment and is scheduled to take place at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 21....
Sep 18, 2019 | Community News, Historic Archives, Opinion
The assassination of Jesse James by fellow gang member Bob Ford helped vault the life and times of the James brothers from notorious celebrity into legend. The law was unsuccessful in their pursuit to capture and punish the James Boys. After Jesse’s death, Frank James...
Jul 31, 2019 | Community News, Historic Archives
Compiled by Sports Editor Dennis Cox July 29, 2009 Morgan Horvatin, a 13-year-old eighth grader at Gallatin Middle School, was named Offensive MVP after her team “The Fireballz” won the USSSA Midwest Region 5 World Series 14 and under “C” Division Championship on July...
Jul 24, 2019 | Community News, Historic Archives
July 15-22, 2009 The Gallatin Police Department has been working with the community for over a year to get an ordinance that will allow for the use of golf carts on city streets, according to Police Chief Mark Richards. On Aug. 28 a new law (SB67) will go into effect...
Jul 10, 2019 | Community News, Historic Archives
July 8, 2009 Gallatin R-5 High School sent nine FBLA members to attend the National Leadership Conference in Anaheim, CA. Members who represented the local chapter were Wren Tolen, Phillip Arnold, Jamie Brinnen, Carly Boyd and Taylor Sheldon in Parliamentary...
