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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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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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, …
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 …
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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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 …
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 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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