Jeff Noedel photo, 2008

Hermann Streets and Parks Supervisor John Campbell had a long Thursday workday; it didn't end until about 10:30 p.m. Streets all over town are being barricaded due to fast-rising waters. At about 9:30 p.m., pajama-clad campers answered the knocking on their doors by Campbell and Hermann Polic

According to Hermann Deputy Fire Chief Bruce Cox, the owners of a large home on Hwy.

by Jeff Noedel
Editor & Publisher
U.S. Marine Joseph Gillig, 21, of Hermann, was injured on Monday when an improvised explosive device (I.E.D.), or "road-side bomb," exploded under the troop transport vehicle in which he was riding.

by Frank Tennant
Chief of Police
Hermann, Missouri
Mr. Brent Allen Engelbrecht, 55, of Auxvasse, Mo., passed away Tue., Aug. 31, 2010 at his home.
Mr. Engelbrecht was born in Washington, Mo. on March 16, 1955, the son of Byron and Anna Mae (Bierwirth) Engelbrecht of Bay, Mo.
Funeral Services will be held at Toedtmann & Grosse Funeral Home, Hermann, Mo. at 11:00 a.m. on Fri., Sep. 3, with Pastor Darrel Deeker officiating.
Visitation will be Thursday 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Toedtmann & Grosse Funeral Home, Hermann.
Burial will be at St. Paul's Cemetery, Bay.

The news coming from the National Association of Realtors last week seemed grim: the lowest level of single family home sales in 15 years, despite record-low mortgage rates.