By staff writer
Due to the recent changes on Wharf Street at the entrance to Riverfront Park, changes are being made for Saturday's 4th of July celebration.

By staff writer
The City of Hermann is contemplating what to do about the issue on Wharf Street, and a "traffic island" that was installed to meet the requirements for a railroad quiet zone.

By staff writer
A new logo and theme for Hermann was presented to the board of aldermen for consideration at Monday night's city council meeting.

By staff writer
The summer school staff was still trying to catch their breath early on Monday afternoon, after processing nearly 20 walk-in students on opening day.

The bump in students who registered Monday pushed the first day enrollment of Hermann's summer school to 318.

By staff writer
The reported robbery at the Quik Cash store in Bavarian Hills Shopping Center on May 20 did not happen, according to Hermann police.

By staff writer
The Gasconade County Prosecutor's Office formally filed burglary charges    against two Hermann area men as a result of the Hermann Police Department's on going investigation into the area burglaries that occurred in late 2008.

Voters in Gasconade County said a resounding ‘No’ to moving the county seat in Tuesday’s election, with just under 42 percent giving Proposition A the approval. It needed a two-thirds majority (66.67 percent) to pass.

By staff writer
Smoke testing of Hermann's sanitary sewer system will begin next week, according to Mark Wallace, the city's gas system supervisor.
Wallace said sewer backups in basements and sanitary sewer overflows can occur during heavy rainstorms when storm water enters into the sewer system.

By staff writer
The Hermann Board of Aldermen at a special meeting last Wednesday approved an amendment to a city ordinance that will bring back a season pass at the swimming pool.

By staff writer
The Gasconade County R-1 School District brought its year to a close with a celebration of the year’s successes.

By staff writer
Movies are returning to the big screen in Hermann.
Starting on Friday night, July 3, movies will be shown at the Clara Eitmann Messmer Amphitheatre on a 11-foot x 20-foot inflatable screen.

The new big screen is a gift from Clara Messmer.

By Don Kruse, editor
Advertiser-Courier
Good news and bad news was received last week for a local auto dealer, and the owner is taking a positive approach to his business, which recently took on a new line of sales.

By staff writer
Dr. Nathan Hartman, DDS, is returning home to practice dentistry.

Dr. Hartman, a 1998 graduate of Hermann High School who grew up in Rhineland, has purchased the dental practice of Dr. Jay Pontious at the corner of Third and Schiller streets.

By staff writer
There is something special going on at this year's Fourth of July parade in Hermann.

Children of all ages are encouraged to decorate their bicycles and enter it into the "Bike Decorating Contest" at the city's July 4th parade, said Cathi Utley, parade chairman.