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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11 Bingo, 12:30 p.m., Montgomery County Senior Center. Montgomery City Public Library Board of Trustees meeting, 7 p.m., MCPL Community Room. Veterans Day …
On October 23, deputies responded to Jonesburg for a reported harassment complaint. Through the course of the investigation deputies determined the incident involved a dispute between estranged …
Four media organizations, including the Missouri Broadcasters Association and the Missouri Press Association, have filed a lawsuit against the Missouri State Highway Patrol alleging the patrol’s …
Last month, the Montgomery City Public Library (MCPL) hosted its seventh annual Stuffed Animal Sleepover. Over the years, the stuffies have gotten into mischief around the library, attended a pajama …
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For the second year in a row, the Montgomery County football team saw its season end at Jefferson County.  This time, it was Jefferson High School that ended the Wildcats’ season. …
The High Hill Hounds youth cross country team returned for its seventh season this fall with a new coach and a small number of runners. But the Hounds’ goal remains the same and that is …
After a forfeit win in the Class 2, District 2 quarterfinals, the Montgomery County Wildcats will take on a new opponent in the semifinal round on Friday. MCHS will play the Jefferson Blue Jays …
After wrapping up an outstanding collegiate softball career at Missouri Baptist University that included three All-American awards, Brooklynn Fischer wasn’t ready to put away her bat and glove. …
Obituaries
Verlee Schwartz
Verlee J. Schwartz passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 7, 2026, at StoneBridge Senior Living Center in Hermann, following a brief illness.   Verlee was born on October 2, 1937, at …
Robbie Hunt
Robert “Robbie” Matthew Hunt, 37, of Fulton passed away on Oct. 25. Born Sept. 23, 1989 at the University of Missouri-Columbia, Robbie was the cherished son of Bob Hunt and Debbie Ramo. He grew …
Chester Kottwitz
Chester Boyd Kottwitz, 78, of Montgomery City, passed away on October 25, 2026, at Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans’ Hospital. He was born October 21, 1948, in Ohlman, Ill., to August Milford and …
Welton Woods
Welton D. Woods of Jonesburg, passed away on October 22, 2026 at the age of 92. He was the beloved husband of the late Ruth Woods (née: Moore); He is survived by his son, Gary (Rhonda) Woods of …
Sue Scherer
Annie Sue Farrington Scherer was born February 12, 1927, in her grandparents’ home on Sand Mountain, in Etowah County, Ala. Along with her parents, Fletcher and Eunice Gulledge Farrington, she …
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