A 23-year-old Savannah, Mo. resident finds himself sitting in the Andrew County Jail in lieu of posting a $7,500 cash bond.Now, Brandon Ray Bascue has gotten a break from the Andrew County Prosecutor Monica Morrey.The original case filed against Bascue involved criminal misdemeanor charges of sexual misconduct and an escape from custody.Morrey filed an amended complaint on March 4.
On Thursday, March 6, Brad Jarvis, the presiding county commissioner, and Fritz Hegeman, the Eastern District commissioner, had an office holders meeting with some of the county's elected office holders.Andrew County Sheriff Grant Gillett brought DeKalb County Sheriff Kasey Keesman, who has been assisting with security training at the Andrew County Courthouse.One of Keesman's suggestions was to make office doors more secure in emergency situations with the simple addition of I bolts.The commissioners discussed the new fire escape ladders installed on the outside of the courthouse.Associate Circuit Judge Emily Bauman, Treasurer Cindy Esley, County Clerk Sarah Miller, Prosecutor Monica Morrey, and Recorder Chandler Williams expressed some concerns about the number of entrances to the courthouse and wondered about closing one of the three main doors. Keesman also discussed having an officer in a kiosk on the first floor for security and public information.
The Savannah Savage Baseball Team is starting off their season by practicing hard.In the previous weeks, they had tryouts and have narrowed down to the best 32 kids to represent the program on the field this season. Last season, Savage baseball had a good run ending the season 20-12.
As the winter season is finally approaching its end, spring sports are in.Girls soccer is one of the four sports that Savannah High School has to offer in the spring. The team is coached by Mr.
This year's MEC Fine Arts Day on March 1 was hosted by Chillicothe High School."We had great representation by our Fine Arts Department as a total of 32 students participated across the three areas," said Mrs. Jennifer Prather, the instructor for the Savannah Band.Those 32 students were 16 members of the Savannah band, six people from the choir, and 10 artists."I loved participating in it, it was a very unique experience that I hope I can do in the future," said freshman band member Marissa Maddox.
The Savannah track season is kicking off soon and everyone is getting pumped.The high school team started their 2025 track season this week and has been working hard even with the crazy Missouri weather.The large crew is made up of many well-rounded athletes who excel in running, jumping and throwing. This year's seniors are Vivian Barton, Gage Bowland, Cooper Burnsides, Trystin Chadwick, Owen Dierenfeldt, Kaylea Farrell, Jaiden Martinez, Allie Moore, Nic O’Neal, Avery Pasley, Dayton Peek, Kenna Reynolds, and Sara Younkin."I am very excited for this track season with Coach Wiley coming in as our new coach," said Bowland.
The Savannah tennis team is gearing up to start their season.The players started their first week of practice this week and it's looking good."This season I'm definitely hoping to piggyback off of last year's senior's success and maybe perform better," said senior, Grayson Matthews. "We have tons of new freshmen this year and could be looked at as a rebuilding year.
Pony Express Therapy Dogs (PETD) of Northwest Missouri recently celebrated their most successful year, since it’s inception in 2017 beginning with 10 handler/dog teams.They ended 2024 with 620 team visits in Buchanan, Andrew, Holt, Nodaway, Dekalb Counties, Mo. and Doniphan County, Kan.
MU Extension is offering a free webinar series for horse owners in 2025. March 19 at 6 p.m.