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 …
The 142nd Annual Old Settlers Picnic is scheduled for Aug. 4-5 at the Old Settlers Picnic Grounds in New Florence. The event begins at 6 p.m. on Aug. 4 with the queen contestants participating …
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, …
Weather permitting, August 6, at 7 a.m., Route 19 will close for a period of up to seven days in order to complete the tie-in work at the south roundabout. The closure will be located just south …
Matt Speight of Scott Agency in Montgomery City was recently honored as the Insurance Person of the Year by the Missouri Association of Insurance Agents (MAIA). Speight, of Auxvasse, was presented …
Family: Janie, Rollie, Tracy, Juily and Tara. How long have you lived in Montgomery County: 76 years. What is your favorite childhood memory? Playing in a hay loft. What is your …
In the predawn hours of July 29, 1993, I sat with Earl Buck outside his New Franklin mobile home as the Missouri River rose two inches an hour on a sandbag levee he built with help from neighbors and …
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 …
Throughout the month of July, Montgomery County residents will get a chance to help make a positive difference in the life of a child. Birthday Blessings is holding a Gifting Hope campaign …
When the Montgomery County Fair needed a theme for this year’s event, the Junior Fair Board came to the rescue. The 24-member board of high school and college students came up with the …
Audra Heimer, an art teacher at Montgomery County High School, has received a $300 grant through WGU Missouri’s “Fund My Classroom” initiative. The funds will be used to purchase a …
The Westerman family of Bellflower celebrated its 50th year reunion on July 1 with 66 people in attendance. The day’s activities included lots of picture taking, a cornhole tournament, wiffle …
For many years, Cora Johnson was a spectator of the Montgomery County Fair q ueen contest. “Even as a little kid, I thought the most amazing people in the world were the Fair Queen,” …
The Mount Horeb Historical Society is inviting everyone to join in celebrating the 190th anniversary of the founding of Mount Horeb Baptist Church at its annual Homecoming on Aug. 5. There will …
The Montgomery County Fair is just around the corner. It will be held July 17-22. It will be an exciting week of fun for all ages. I want to give a quick thank you to the people who make it all …
Beckham Cothren has always dreamed of going to the United States Naval Academy. The Montgomery City resident got that opportunity in late June, when he was one of numerous high school students …
Thirty years ago, Kevin Oligschlaeger was a graduate at Wellsville-Middletown. Now, he’s back as the junior high/high school principal and athletic director. He officially started his …
Ryan Maskey got a huge surprise when he arrived at Optimist Park in Jonesburg on July 5. The 43-year-old from Wellsville saw numerous people wear gray T-shirts with Rally For Ryan written in …
Jesse Dent loves scented candles. He sells them in all different kinds at his store, Trader Bob’s in Jonesburg. Among them are apple cobbler, pumpkin pie, Indian summer, black cherry and …
After working as a landscape contractor for years, Jim Braun found a new hobby 11 years ago. The Bellflower resident got interested in bees after taking a class at the Three Rivers Beekeepers …
Less than three years ago, Kelly Broniec was appointed as a judge of the Missouri Court of Appeals in the Eastern District. Now, the Montgomery City native will be the chief judge of the court. …
