After graduating from Hermann High School in 2001, Beth Beattie knew what she wanted to do in the future – be a career and technical education teacher. “I decided to become a CTE …
With a month remaining in the school year, Montgomery City Elementary School will have a new playground. Construction on the new $29,180 Little Tikes playground began on the morning of April 12. …
Immaculate Conception Church had a new look when it reopened on Feb. 27 after being closed for six weeks. For several months, the Montgomery City church made some improvements such as painting the …
The Montgomery County Communications Center found a new home on Dec. 28, 2020. The center was moved to 250 Pickering Street in Montgomery City after it was housed at the Montgomery County …
Kate Healy got a big surprise when she walked into the Montgomery County Middle School gymnasium on the afternoon of April 1. At first, the MCHS sixth-grade language arts teacher thought she was …
When Cheyenne Hensley was one of numerous Montgomery County High School students who participated in an Arrive Alive Tour event on April 7 at MCHS, she found out how serious drunk and distracted …
When Montgomery County Middle School sixth-graders Ryleigh Moore and Haley Engleman were the first people to sign up to participate in the school play, “The Mystery of the Missing …
After 13 years working as a union laborer, Patrick Lewis wanted to have an opportunity to stand up for the working class. So the Wellsville resident decided to run for U.S. Senator. Lewis is one …
Two area FFA members will be setting their sights on going on a big trip to the Lake of the Ozarks this summer. Avery Ridgley of Montgomery County and Maddi Poage of Wellsville-Middletown have …
Reading is a passion for High Hill sisters Everleigh and Elodie Poggas. “They like to read to each other,” said Christina, Everleigh and Elodie’s mother. For the last …
The Montgomery County R-II School Board will have two new members for the 2022-2023 school year. Three county residents – Mike Cobb, Micah Hans and Kali Salazar – are school board …
Jeff Porter is enjoying a long political career that included 15 years as Montgomery City mayor and four years as state representative of House District 42. Now, he’s hoping to add state …
In May 2014, the Montgomery City Church of the Nazarene got an opportunity to help out the elderly people in the area and in the state of Missouri. The church started distributing free Missouri …
Last fall, members from St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Jonesburg formed a group that discusses topics affecting the Montgomery County community and munches on pizza. The group is called …
The Wellsville-Middletown boys basketball team had plenty of fans show up for the two games at the Class 1 Show-Me Showdown at Missouri State University in Springfield. It was too bad Wellsville …
Jacer Brower was excited to dive in the lake under chilly conditions in his first appearance at the 13th Annual Polar Bear Plunge in the afternoon of March 6 in Jonesburg. Then, the Montgomery …
Emma Van Brunt will be going back to Illinois this fall. In five months, the Montgomery County senior will be heading to Greenville University in Greenville, Ill., about 50 miles east of St. …
The Montgomery County girls and boys basketball teams got a big treat before they headed to Sedalia for their Class 3 sectional games on March 2. They found out they were going to ride on a …
Ever since he was a student at Montgomery County High School in the early 1990s, Nathan Dunakey had a passion for welding. “Jerry Whithouse was my ag teacher at Montgomery,” the …
When Mackenzie Gaines decided to open up a boutique store, she didn’t have any trouble finding a location. Gaines found a building at 104 W. 2nd Street in Montgomery City, where County …
All of his life, Chadley Davis has been a big fan of driving tractors. “It’s pretty relaxing sometimes because you’re just out there in the big wide open field and you have a …
Emily Brune couldn’t have asked for a better early birthday present. Recently, the co-advisor of the Wellsville-Middletown FFA chapter applied for a Learning by Doing Classroom grant, …
Bill and Josh Fankhauser are on double duty. The father and son duo is not only running the Sacred Groundz Coffee truck in St. Charles, but it is also in charge of the new coffee shop at …
Becky Hoyt will be stepping into a big role at the Wellsville-Middletown R-I School District for the 2022-2023 school year. The longtime teacher was chosen to head the Missouri Postsecondary …
The Montgomery County High School drama club is looking forward to putting on its first play in March. But the club is still working on a title. “That’s been the hardest part since …
