By staff writer It became steamy at Thursday's Gasconade County Commission meeting at the courthouse in Hermann, but it had nothing to do with the summer's hot temperatures.
This week's meeting turned ugly over remarks that were made a week earlier when the three county commissioners met at the road department at Drake.
Apparently, comments made by Southern District Commissioner Jerry Lairmore of Owensville at last week's meeting at Drake were vulgar, and offended Matt Penning, the Northern District Commissioner from Hermann. Penning wanted to talk about that scene in an open meeting, and brought it up at this week's meeting.
By staff writer It became steamy at Thursday's Gasconade County Commission meeting at the courthouse in Hermann, but it had nothing to do with the summer's hot temperatures.
This week's meeting turned ugly over remarks that were made a week earlier when the three county commissioners...
By staff writer Only one out of seven Gasconade County offices will be contested in the Tuesday, August 3, primary election. The race is for presiding commissioner between incumbent Ron Jost of Owensville and Larry Miskel of Hermann, who are seeking the Republican nomination.
By staff writer The summer-long construction project at the Hermann Elementary School is on schedule and will be ready in time for classes to start in five weeks.
Board members in the Gasconade County R-1 School District moved back the start of school one week after looking at the scope...
By staff writer A 59-year-old Korean woman who was reported missing by family members last Saturday has been found.
Hermann police officers Marlon Walker and Marty Rainey located Chunah Lee after 2 p.m. Monday in a secluded wooded area near Reserve Street on the east side of town....
By Don Kruse, Editor Advertiser-Courier Even before Gov. Jay Nixon cut $70 million from the state's school transportation last Thursday, Mark Brooks was instructed to make cost-saving changes to the bus routes in the Hermann public schools.
By staff writer The start of school in the Gasconade County R-1 district will be pushed back one week this fall. That's because renovation work is running behind schedule at the elementary school.
Instead of starting classes on Aug. 18, students won't report until Wednesday, Aug. 25....
By staff writer A new agreement with the city's cable television provider will have to be signed soon, but not before the board of alderman gets some answers to their concerns. That was the main topic of a short city council meeting Monday night.
By staff writer The hot and humid weather was blown out of the Hermann area Sunday evening when a storm packing high winds rolled through mid-Missouri.
The National Weather Service in St. Louis reported 2.68 inches of rain in Hermann, and it all came within an hour. Pockets of rain...
By staff writer A drug testing policy, tire bidding issue and where to meet with the road supervisor were all topics of discussion at the Gasconade County Commission meeting last Thursday.
Northern District Commissioner Matt Penning would like to have road supervisor Wayne Kottwitz...
By Don Kruse, Editor Advertiser-Courier The city of Hermann projects an 8 percent drop in revenue in the upcoming year, according to figures in the 2010-2011 budget that was presented at a workshop on Monday evening.
City Clerk Dolores Grannemann gave the board of aldermen a presentation...
By staff writer Students in the Gasconade County R-1 School District will have to pay next year if they want to participate in sports and other extra-curricular activities. The fees will apply to both high school and middle school students.
The school board approved a budget last Thursday...
By staff writer In a Hancock Amendment case that has bounced around the courts for more than four years, a group of appeals court judges reversed and remanded a lower court decision that favored the city of Hermann in a utility rate case.
Judges in the Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern...
By staff writer The R-1 board of education approved changes in the district's bus routes at last Thursday's regular monthly meeting held at the middle school library. The meeting was moved from the high school because the building has lost its power due to a fire in a main electric panel earlier...
By staff writer The Hermann Board of Aldermen approved several ordinances during Monday night's city council meeting, four receiving the second and final reading.
Approved was the city's budget for 2010-2011 totaling $11.5 million in expenditures, which is 8 percent less than last year....
By staff writer Cleaning, dusting and window washing have been keeping Historic Hermann board members and friends busy in preparation for the re-opening of the Museum at the Historic German School.
A public open house to celebrate the completion of the German School restoration project...
By staff writer A vehicle crash that landed the driver a DWI summons did considerable damage to the Hofgarten building on East First Street Saturday night.
Hermann police arrested 29-year-old William J. Boughton of Gerald for driving while intoxicated after he drove his SUV onto the...
By staff writer Purchasing tires for the Gasconade County road department has been discussed by commissioners in recent weeks. The way in which the tires have been put out for bid was questioned by Commissioner Matt Penning of Hermann.
Penning said again last Thursday that the county...
By staff writer A meeting for all students who plan to participate in athletics at Hermann High School during the 2010-2011 school year and their parents, will be held on Sunday, July 18, in the HHS auditorium.
Any high school age student who plans to participate in any athletic activity...
CENTRAL REGION LAKES Lake of the Ozarks (Bagnell Tailwater): 60 degrees, high, dingy; crappie slow on minnows and crappie jigs; black bass slow on worms and dark colored soft plastic worms; white bass fair on light colored soft plastics; catfish fair on worms, cut baits, stinkbaits and chicken...
By staff writer Hermann's girls have been attending the Licking Summer Shoot-out for the past 10 years, and this year they enjoyed possibly their best showing ever.
Head Coach Todd Anderson and his staff took 17 girls to the camp (eight varsity), held at Missouri S&T in Rolla from...
By staff writer Tennis lessons for all ages will continue to be offered at the Hermann courts on Tuesdays on a rolling enrollment the remainder of the summer.
Even those people taking vacations can join a class any Tuesday and come when their schedule allows.
By staff writer The 9th annual Hermann Lions Club Golf Tournament will be played at the Loutre Shore Country Club on July 19. Tourney organizers are now registering teams and sponsors. The tournament will be an 18-hole, three-person non-handicap scramble. Individuals can sign up for $70...
By staff writer The Mid-Missouri Shooters participated in the 8th grade division of the MAYB tournament, June 19-20, in Columbia and came away with the title.
Tesla Ruediger of Hermann was instrumental in the team's championship win. (Read Wednesday's Advertiser-Courier for the complete...