Almost 40 years ago, Aaron Finke first met Leland Cowie when they were students at Jonesburg Elementary School. Since then, the Montgomery County natives have established a long friendship that …
Alan Schreiner and Bonnie Begeman were named this year’s Old Threshers Man and Woman of the Year on the evening of Aug. 19 for their major contributions to the annual event that is held every …
Jace Ellis’ fourth and final year with the Montgomery County FFA chapter is off to a flying start. The Montgomery County senior recently received a gold award at the national level for his …
Two years after being in a serious tractor accident that broke his ribs, crushed his shoulder blades and fractured his arm, Paul Sprock has a simple mission. “I don’t want to go back …
Chason Sachs had reason to be thrilled after he found out his results in the USA Mullet Championships on the evening of Aug. 14. The 12-year-old Wellsville resident not only earned a top-25 …
With Junction Fuel & Grocery in New Florence closing in less than a month, Amanda Burch is not looking forward to leaving her office. “Packing 18 years up is what I’m …
A new data processing company was recently established in Montgomery City and has invested over $600,000 and created two new jobs. MTM Analytics, located in the Industrial Park section of the …
Michaela Magdich waited six years to become a full-time teacher. The long wait has come to an end for the Hannibal resident as she joined the Wellsville-Middletown R-I teaching staff for the …
For most of his life, farming has been a specialty for Les Garrett. “I was always a farmer,” the 82-year-old Montgomery County resident said. “I was raised that way.” …
Bruce Powers is going back to the classroom this fall. He will be teaching eighth-grade history at Montgomery County Middle School, continuing a teaching career that started in 1977. He was …
When Josh Waters took over director duties at the Montgomery County Joint Communications Center six months ago, his mission was to make the center a great place to work. Now, he’s trying …
Montgomery County High School family and consumer science teacher Beth Beattie was selected as the 2023 Missouri Association of Career and Technical Educators (MoACTE) Carl Perkins’ Community …
Missouri Route 19 opened this morning near New Florence after being temporarily closed for construction work to complete the tie-in work at the south roundabout at the new interchange at I-70. …
After Jasmine Lansche was crowned the 2023 Old Settlers Queen on Aug. 5, she had mixed emotions. The Montgomery City resident was happy that she won the contest that was held at the Old Settlers …
The Jonesburg-High Hill Fire Protection District received a 50-50 Volunteer Fire Assistance Matching Funds grant from the Missouri Department of Conservation that helped the organization purchase new …
When Alex Brant bought a car wash at 1001 S. Sturgeon in October, he didn’t have any trouble finding a name for it. The Montgomery City resident named it after his son, Alexander, also …
Mount Horeb Baptist Church celebrated its 190th anniversary on Aug. 5 with a potluck dinner, an ice cream social and music that was held at the corner of Mount Horeb Church and Prairie Fork roads. …
Payton Hillebrand loves antiques. So when the Central Barber Shop owner/barber was offered to buy an old barber’s chair last spring, she didn’t waste time deciding on it. Hillebrand …
Six years ago, Gina Sachs began a business called tinyacts.co that gave her an opportunity to spread kindness to people by selling kindness cards, T-shirts and sweatshirts. Now, the Wellsville …
The Montgomery County Fair Board received a huge donation from the Callaway-Montgomery County Cattlemen’s Association on July 20. The association, which serves both Callaway and Montgomery …
Seven months ago, Alexa Groeber got a new animal. It was an Angus cross steer named Darold, who was born in February 2022. He first weighed 900 pounds before he ballooned to 1,400. But at first, …
Hadley Oden had a memorable 4th of July. The former Montgomery City resident found out that she was selected to be a student representative of the Board of Governors at the University of Central …
Olivia Spurgeon had an outstanding 14th birthday on July 20. The Montgomery City resident earned grand champion honors in the steer division for the second time in three years after her steer, …
When she was attending Reach Community Church in January 2015, Cheri Lewis listened to a sermon from Pastor Chris Meyer that helped inspire her to open a quilt shop in Montgomery County. …
As she approaches her final year as a student at Southern Methodist University’s Perkins School of Theology, Macy Block has started a project that would help people who need inspiration in …
