The Gallatin Board of Aldermen has authorized the city to enter into a contract with David E. Ross construction company for water plant construction, pending additional funding being secured. The board agreed to proceed with a lease- purchase arrangement through DA Davidson for about $400,000 to pay a portion of the costs for the water […]
Edward Austin Cosgrove, Jr., age 53, a resident of Utica, Missouri, passed away on Sunday, July 24, 2016, in Utica, Missouri. Edward was born the son of Edward Austin and Delaine Marie (Curtis) Cosgrove, on February 2, 1963, in Chillicothe, Missouri. He was a graduate of Lockport High School, Lockport, Illinois. Edward worked as a […]
Five were injured late Saturday night south of Gallatin in the collision of a car and sport utility vehicle. The driver of the car, 27-year-old Misty Griffin of Chillicothe, and a passenger in the car, 23-year-old Brendon Cosgrove of Trenton, incurred moderate injuries. Another passenger in the car, 2-year-old Hunter Griffin of Chillicothe, received minor […]
The Missouri State Highway Patrol is reporting several arrests in the Green Hills region over the last few days on a variety of charges and warrants. 25-year-old Jazmyn Black of Trenton was arrested around 8:15 p.m. Wednesday evening for unlawful misdemeanor use of drug paraphernalia and speeding. She was transferred to the Grundy County law […]
Gallatin City Administrator Tony Stonecypher this week told the Gallatin Board of Aldermen the city will need $650,000 from reserves or a lease purchase to fund the remaining amount of the lowest bid for a new water plant. That’s $250,000 greater than what was announced late last month. It came after a further review with […]
Access Two Independent Living Center hosts a Back to School Bash” for Daviess County youth July 27th at the Access Two office at Gallatin. The event is geared for elementary students, but older students may also attend. There will be free school supplies for elementary students, free vaccinations, immunizations, and eye screenings. Persons with insurance […]
Gallatin will be the site of a Missoula Children’s Theatre production of the Jungle Book July 15th and 16th. An audition for the production is the morning of July 11th from 10 until noon at Courter Theater at Gallatin. Those auditioning are asked to arrive prior to 10 o’clock to register and plan to stay […]
The Christian Motorcycle Association arranged for the Independence Day program and music this coming Monday, July 4. Activities begin at 5 o’clock Monday at C-F Russell Stadium where there will be various recognition given and music by two groups. The country gospel performance by Greg and Suzie York will performabout 5 o’clock. Soca Jukebox, at 7 o’clock, […]
The Gallatin Board of Aldermen has requested City Administrator Tony Stonecypher to work with engineers to reduce costs for the new water plant. Aldermen also ask sales tax revenue in savings be used to match the lowest bid. And, aldermen want to move forward with the lime softening plant on Rocky Road. That came after […]
Gallatin Police report the arrest of a man in connection with a drugs investigation. A news release from Chief Mark Richards states 42-year-old Randall Fletchall of Bethany was arrested Monday night. He faces a felony charge of possession of a controlled substance- methamphetamine – and a misdemeanor charge of unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia. Chief […]
Daviess County Farm Bureau hosts a “Meet The Candidate” forum Tuesday night June 28th for the four candidates for First District Associate County Commissioner. David Holcomb, David Cox, Mark Dillon Leeper, and Andrew Adkison are seeking the position currently held by Cox. Each of those candidates is a Republican running in the August primary election. […]
The highway patrol reports a young woman from Kansas was taken to a hospital last evening after the car she was driving rolled over multiple times on Highway 13 south of Gallatin. The patrol reports 18-year-old Christiana Blundell of Manhattan, Kansas was taken by private vehicle to the Liberty Hospital. The report noted she was driving […]
The highway patrol reports a Gallatin woman was injured on the waters of Smithville Lake Saturday afternoon. The patrol listed injuries as moderate for 19-year-old Madison Flanders who was taken to North Kansas City Hospital. The boat was operated by 19-year-old Brandon Latimer of Polo who wasn’t hurt. The patrol investigator reports the VIP motor […]
A bid opening meeting is Friday for Gallatin’s proposed water treatment plant. The 10 o’clock session is at the city hall. At a meeting Monday night of the Gallatin Board of Aldermen, it was reported Sinkhorn’s Tree Service completed tree trimming and will finish picking up brush this week. On another note, Gallatin employees have been installing […]
The Gallatin Board of Aldermen has approved the only bid received for trimming and/or removing overgrown trees along a circuit that feeds electricity to the school. The bid from Sinkhorn Tree Service was $19,500. Crews have been putting in manhole risers for the summer paving of Clay Street. Keller Construction has been hired for that […]
A report on the Cupola building was given at this weeks’ meeting of the Gallatin Board of Aldermen. City Administrator Tony Stonecypher said a committee will be advertising for roof bids. Responding to a question from the Cupola building committee, aldermen stated the committees’ purpose is to provide ideas and plans to preserve the building; […]
Trenton High School student Katerina Black was the number one ranked individual in the state during meat judging competition at the Missouri FFA Convention in Columbia. Her team from Trenton high school finished in second place, just 30 points behind the top ranked meats judging team from Tipton. Other members of the 2nd place meats team […]
At the Missouri FFA Convention in Columbia, Princeton FFA has a state champion livestock judging team. Several of the state, career development events, were held yesterday with other categories today. Right behind first place Princeton for livestock judging was a Chillicothe FFA team in second place. Princeton also had a team place third in the judging of horses. Members […]
Over 770 state FFA degrees will be presented during ceremonies Friday night at the 88th annual Missouri FFA convention in Columbia. This is the highest individual honor an FFA member can receive from the state association. Several of the recipients are from this immediate area of north central Missouri (including): Chillicothe has 15 state farmers: […]
The Smithville Warriors shot 312 on Wednesday, scraping by runner-up Gallatin’s total of 315 and third place Cameron’s 316, in the Cameron boy’s golf tournament. Trenton finished sixth as a team with a score of 337, while Nate Swann, with an 18 hole score of 74, finished fourth place individually. J.D. Benbow of Smithville was […]
