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Karley Jo Arens poses with her diploma with Wellsville-Middletown High School principal Kevin Oligschlaeger during the graduation ceremony on May 9.
W-M Class of '25 holds graduation ceremony
City officials and residents pose next to the new playground at Stiers Memorial Park in Rhineland on May 10. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held to commemorate the new project. Holding the scissors is Lincoln Kolks.
Ribbon-cutting ceremony was held for new Rhineland playground
The Old Settlers Association held a tree planting ceremony on May 10 in honor of Don Talbot, who passed away in 2003. Pictured are Ian Reynolds (grandson), Linda Talbot (wife), Penny Struebig (daughter), Eric Struebig (son-in-law), Landon Talbot (grandson), Ernie Talbot (son), Carina Talbot (daughter-in-law), Liam Talbot (grandson), Nevaeh Talbot (granddaughter), Kayden Morris (grandson), Mason Talbot (grandson), Kristian Talbot (granddaughter-in-law), Hunter Talbot (great-greatson) and Teagan Talbot (great-grandson).
Old Settlers honors Talbot in tree planting ceremony
The Rhineland Area Volunteer Fire Department Board of Trustees include, from left, assistant chief Shad Noltensmeyer, president John Noltensmeyer, vice-president Dustin Winkelmann, secretary Colt Engemann, chief Curt Korman and treasurer Larry Englert.

Rhineland Fire Department to host anniversary event

While Americans were tuning in to “All In The Family,” watching “Jaws” at the theatres and dancing to “The Hustle” at the discotheques, the Village of Rhineland …
Members of the Montgomery Fire Protection District pose during an event on April 29. The fire department is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year.

Montgomery Fire District is still cooking after 25 years

The Montgomery Fire Protection District has reached a milestone this year. The organization is celebrating its 25th anniversary. It has 31 members, including four new ones who joined in April, …
Ann Rose and Gracie Cobb were selected to be on next year’s Montgomery County FFA officer team next year. Rose and Cobb will serve as historian and president, respectively.

County FFA chapters announce new officer teams

The Montgomery County and Wellsville-Middletown FFA chapters have announced their new officer teams for the 2025-26 school year. MCHS’ officer team includes Gracie Cobb (president), Dallas …
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The Montgomery County baseball team holds a meeting during its road game against North Callaway on April 24. The Wildcats drew the No. 2 seed in the Class 3, District 7 tournament at South Callaway High School and will play either South Callaway or Missouri Military Academy in the district semifinals on May 19
Baseball Wildcats set for district tournament
Wellsville-Middletown seniors Brennan Cash, Cooper Henderson and Wyatt Moore meet with Missouri Military Academy players before the game on May 6. Cash, Henderson and Moore celebrated senior day by helping the Tigers beat MMA 16-1 in three innings.
Senior trio lifts baseball Tigers back on track
Montgomery County sophomore Samantha Turner wins district titles in the shot put and discus at the Class 3, District 3 championship meet on May 10 in Owensville.
Sectionals are next for 'Cats, Tigers
Wellsville-Middletown sophomore Elly Cash, right, competes in the 100-meter dash at the Eastern Missouri Conference championship meet on May 2 at Montgomery County High School. Cash was one of the Tigers’ top performers at the EMO meet, placing second in the 100 and 200.
W-M’s Cash sprints to successful showing at EMO meet
The Montgomery County girls track team poses with its Eastern Missouri Conference plaque after winning the league championship meet on May 2 at Jim Blacklock Field.
MCHS girls win ninth EMO track title
Obituaries
George Robert Hall, age 62, passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 15, 2025, at Wellsville Health Care Center. George was born on June 19, 1962 in Marshall (Saline County) to Lester Rue Hall …
Linda Kay (Meyer) Foster, age 76, of Owensville, passed away on Friday, May 2, 2025, at New Florence Nursing Home in New Florence. Born on November 10, 1948, in Monroe County, Missouri, Linda …
Charlene Maybelle Jahner, 85, of Montgomery City, passed away at her home on Monday, May 5, 2025. Born on April 4, 1940, in Mishawaka, Ind., Charlene was the daughter of Francis E. Mikel and …

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Jenny Cox holds up a pair of paddles in the 2024 Montgomery County Senior Center Paddle Auction. The event returns for its fifth year on May 30.
New Montgomery County Senior Center director Amy Bourne has never been to a paddle auction. She will get that opportunity when she helps organize the Fifth Annual Senior Center Paddle Auction, …
Ted and Brandy Wieberg stand in front of the old wagon, one of their favorite pieces in their restaurant.
The scanner on Wellsville City Clerk Brittany Bishop’s desk signaled that the fire department had been dispatched to Martinsburg on the morning of Feb. 21, 2024. “I heard the address …
Jonah Happe, Avery Ridgley, Brayden Harris, Garrett Weekley and Landon Pottebaum pose as Montgomery County’s FFA State Degree recipients at the FFA state convention on April 25 in Columbia. Not pictured is Dever Cope, who was also a state degree recipient.
When Brayden Harris walked across the stage at a dark Hearnes Center at 6:34 p.m. on April 25 to earn an FFA state degree, he was thrilled that he was one of 1,088 members in Missouri to achieve that …

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Montgomery County freshman first baseman Marshall Bishop attempts to pick off a North Callaway runner on April 24.
The Montgomery County baseball team was a strike away from pulling off the biggest win of its 2025 season on April 24, when it took on North Callaway in a key Eastern Missouri Conference game at …
Montgomery County senior Jadrian Thurmon leads the pack in the 800 at the Montgomery County Invitational. Thurmon is enjoying a strong season in the distance events that includes five first-place finishes, including two at the Montgomery County Invitational.
Jadrian Thurmon played the role of the comeback kid at the Montgomery County Invitational on April 21 at Jim Blacklock Field. Not once, but twice. First, the Montgomery County senior came …
The Montgomery County golf team poses with its Eastern Missouri Conference trophy after winning the conference tournament on Monday at Innsbrook Golf Course. Pictured, from left, are Tatum Wessel, Andrew Moore, Clayton Parker, Karter Reagan and Wyatt March.
The Montgomery County golf team is back on top in the Eastern Missouri Conference. The Wildcats won their eighth league championship and their first in Cody Hasekamp’s three-year tenure …

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The Montgomery County girls track team poses with its Eastern Missouri Conference plaque after winning the league championship meet on May 2 at Jim Blacklock Field.
The Montgomery County girls track team poses with its Eastern Missouri Conference plaque after winning the league championship meet on May 2 at Jim Blacklock Field.
The Montgomery County girls track team poses with its Eastern Missouri Conference plaque after winning the league championship meet on May 2 at Jim Blacklock Field.
The Montgomery County girls track team poses with its Eastern Missouri Conference plaque after winning the league championship meet on May 2 at Jim Blacklock Field.
The Montgomery County girls track team poses with its Eastern Missouri Conference plaque after winning the league championship meet on May 2 at Jim Blacklock Field.
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The Montgomery County girls track team poses with its Eastern Missouri Conference plaque after winning the league championship meet on May 2 at Jim Blacklock Field.
The Montgomery County girls track team poses with its Eastern Missouri Conference plaque after winning the league championship meet on May 2 at Jim Blacklock Field.
The Montgomery County girls track team poses with its Eastern Missouri Conference plaque after winning the league championship meet on May 2 at Jim Blacklock Field.
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The Montgomery County girls track team poses with its Eastern Missouri Conference plaque after winning the league championship meet on May 2 at Jim Blacklock Field.
The Montgomery County girls track team poses with its Eastern Missouri Conference plaque after winning the league championship meet on May 2 at Jim Blacklock Field.
The Montgomery County girls track team poses with its Eastern Missouri Conference plaque after winning the league championship meet on May 2 at Jim Blacklock Field.
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