2010 Gasconade County Budget

Published by Clark Kant, Editor In Chief

The Gasconade County Commissioners began the 2010 county budgeting process at their regular weekly meeting at the Owensville City Hall this morning.  The budgeting process will continue at the County Courthouse in Hermann on Friday morning at 8:30 a.m.

Hermann Hearsay has a few questions:

1. Will sufficient funds be budgeted in 2010 for the proper maintenance and preservation of our Gasconade County Courthouse or will the County Commission continue to grossly underfund courthouse maintenance and preservation as they have for far too many years in the past? 
2. Will $104,000 REALLY be spent on a new dump truck for the Road and Bridge Department at a time when county employee benefits are being cut, maintenance of the County Courthouse is being neglected, salary increases are being withheld, and so forth and so on?
3. Will the Sheriff's Department budget finally be challenged or will it be permitted to grow without independent oversight by the County Commission?

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Hermann Hearsay encourages the public to turn out in large numbers for the Friday budget meeting!

Clark Kant
Editor In Chief
Hermann Hearsay

Frank Furter's 3-Day Weather Forecast

Published by Frank Furter, Custodian (recently promoted to Weather Reporter)

3-Day Weather Forecast

Thursday

Day

• High: 11°F  
• Blowing Snow 
• Precipitation: 33%

Night

• Low: 0°F
• Blowing Snow
• Precipitation: 14%

Friday

Day

• High: 7°F  
• Cold
• Precipitation: 14%

 Night

• Low: -5°F
• Partly Cloudy 
• Precipitation: 14%

Saturday

Day

• High: 11°F  
• Partly Sunny
• Precipitation: 14%

Night

• Low: -1°F  
• Partly Cloudy 
• Precipitation: 10%

Frank warns motorists to be careful when driving.  Remember:  snow is slick!  Frank advises that you bring your dogs and cats into the house.  If you have cattle or hogs, herd them into a barn or a farrowing house.  Animals get cold just like people!  Frank also advises you to wear a thick coat, a cap or hat, and mittens when you venture outside during this extreme cold weather. 

Disclaimer:  If our weather forecast proves to be inaccurate, Hermann Hearsay and Frank Furter accept no liability whatsoever for your inconvenience, pain and suffering due to bodily injury or any actual financial damages you may sustain.  If you don't like our weather forecasts, please don't call us and bitch about it.  We get enough complaints around here.  Instead, go to The Weather Channel at http://www.weather.com/.

Frank Furter
Custodian and Weather Reporter
Hermann Hearsay

Snow Day at Hermann Hearsay

Published by Frank Furter, Custodian

Clark asked me to publish this notice.  Hermann Hearsay will be closed for the day because of the snow and frigid weather.  Clark is stuck in a snow drift on a private road leading from his country home on the outskirts of Hermann.  Jimmy ran into the ditch out on Hwy. 19 after night shift.  And Lois Lame is shacked up with her new boyfriend, Elmer Fudd.

As for me, well I'm workin' my tail off throwin' wood into our under-sized pot belly stove and shovelin' snow off the sidewalk!

Frank Furter
Hermann Hearsay Custodian