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Gibson named Parkland Area Female Athlete of the Week
The Fredericktown High School softball team won 6-5 on Sept. 12 at Saxony Lutheran High School. Then the Blackcats won the Barb Charboneau Tournament held Sept. 15-16 in Festus. In the tournament, FHS defeated host St. Pius, 15-5, on Friday and defeated Valley Park, 11-7, and Herculaneum, 26-6, on Saturday. Blackcats senior Sadie Gibson got…
Read MorePatrol lists several crashes
DAN SCHUNKS, dschunks@dailyjournalonline.com A 16-year-old suffered serious injuries in a motorcycle accident Saturday, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP) crash reports. It was one of several accidents reported during the last week. The patrol says a male juvenile was traveling east on Pratte Road west of Halter Road at 1:15 p.m. when the…
Read MoreFallert named Parkland Area Male Athlete of the Week
The Valle Catholic High School football team improved to 3-1 in 2023 with a 63-0 victory over Potosi on Sept. 15 in Ste. Genevieve. Warriors senior quarterback Grant Fallert completed 10 of 11 passes for 155 yards and three touchdowns. He also ran the ball three times for 105 yards and three more scores. That…
Read MoreFarmington Marching Invitational deemed a success
Hundreds of students compete in a Saturday of musical competition on the football field DAN SCHUNKS, dschunks@dailyjournalonline.com With the benefit of beautiful weather and an enthusiastic audience, the 26th Annual Farmington Marching Invitational was deemed a rousing success. Held Saturday on Haile Field at Farmington High School, more than 750 students in bands from St.…
Read MoreWaiting for court-ordered mental health services
253 people in Missouri jails waiting to be transferred to a state hospital for mental health treatment CLARA BATES, Missouri Independent Missourians who are arrested, deemed unfit to stand trial and ordered into mental health treatment are now detained in jail for an average of eight months before being transferred to a mental health facility.…
Read MoreBlues, Brews & BBQ returns to downtown Farmington this weekend
Sixth annual event offers activities, events for all ages Kevin R. Jenkins, kjenkins@dailyjournalonline.com Discover Farmington’s Blues, Brews & BBQ (B3) returns Friday and Saturday to downtown Farmington and lives up to its name with lots of great music, beverages and barbecue for all ages. Since its start six years ago, the annual event has become…
Read MoreSolemn tribute
By: Victoria Kemper, Democrat News Fredericktown welcomes Missouri Vietnam Wall Run with Proclamation in Honor of POW/MIA Recognition Day Courthouse Square on Saturday played host to motorcyclists participating in the Missouri Vietnam Wall Run, a tribute to veterans and a solemn remembrance of those who never returned. Hundreds of motorcyclists from all over the state…
Read MoreAAA explains Phones Down law
New Law Tells Missouri Drivers, Put Down The Cell Phone Beginning Aug. 28, drivers in Missouri are no longer be able to hold their cell phone in their hand while behind the wheel under a new law signed by Gov. Mike Parson. The Siddens Bening Hands Free Law, which passed in Senate Bill 398, prohibits…
Read MorePerryville man charged with child molestation
Jeannie Barton-Northrup, jnorthrup@dailyjournalonline.com Ste. Genevieve County has filed felony charges against Kyle Gipson, aged about 37, of Perryville. Gipson is charged with two counts of child molestation in the third degree. A probable cause statement from the Ste. Genevieve Sheriff’s Department states that on May 24, Investigators were contacted by a Children’s Division social worker…
Read MoreOfficer commended for response to drowning
Commendation letter read at Farmington council meeting Kevin R. Jenkins, kjenkins@dailyjournalonline.com A commendation written by Police Chief Chris Bullock recognizing a Farmington Police officer for saving the life of a drowning youth at Engler Park’s Giessing Lake and his attempt to save the life of another was read to the council and gallery by Councilor…
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