NewsMarch 17, 2018

These images show the former village of Dutchtown, which disincorporated after an action by the county commission on Thursday, March 15, 2018, in Dutchtown.

Ben Matthews and Fred Lynch
A truck passes the Dutchtown sign along Highway 74 on Thursday, March 15, 2018, in Dutchtown.
A truck passes the Dutchtown sign along Highway 74 on Thursday, March 15, 2018, in Dutchtown.
Headstones mark graves in St. Edward's Catholic Cemetery on Thursday, March 15, 2018, in Dutchtown.
Headstones mark graves in St. Edward's Catholic Cemetery on Thursday, March 15, 2018, in Dutchtown.
A vacant gas station sits near Highway 74 on Thursday, March 15, 2018, in Dutchtown.
A vacant gas station sits near Highway 74 on Thursday, March 15, 2018, in Dutchtown.
A vacant gas station sits near Highway 74 on Thursday, March 15, 2018, in Dutchtown.
A vacant gas station sits near Highway 74 on Thursday, March 15, 2018, in Dutchtown.
A vacant gas station sits near Highway 74 on Thursday, March 15, 2018, in Dutchtown.
A vacant gas station sits near Highway 74 on Thursday, March 15, 2018, in Dutchtown.
A vacant gas station sits near Highway 74 on Thursday, March 15, 2018, in Dutchtown.
A vacant gas station sits near Highway 74 on Thursday, March 15, 2018, in Dutchtown.
A vacant gas station sits near Highway 74 on Thursday, March 15, 2018, in Dutchtown.
A vacant gas station sits near Highway 74 on Thursday, March 15, 2018, in Dutchtown.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com
Sandbagging along Highway 74 east of Dutchtown, Mo. Wednesday, April 27, 2011.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Sandbagging along Highway 74 east of Dutchtown, Mo. Wednesday, April 27, 2011.
Langston's Service is seen on the corner of Highway 25 and 74 in Dutchtown, Missouri in this undated photo by G.D. Fronabarger. St. Edward's Catholic Church can be seen on the right. It closed in 1967.
Langston's Service is seen on the corner of Highway 25 and 74 in Dutchtown, Missouri in this undated photo by G.D. Fronabarger. St. Edward's Catholic Church can be seen on the right. It closed in 1967.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com
An excavator tears down the former Affordable Merchandise building behind a razed house Monday, Sept. 21, 2015, along Highway 25 in Dutchtown, Missouri.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com An excavator tears down the former Affordable Merchandise building behind a razed house Monday, Sept. 21, 2015, along Highway 25 in Dutchtown, Missouri.
These houses along Highway 25 were slated for demolition as seen Sept. 21, 2015 in Dutchtown.
These houses along Highway 25 were slated for demolition as seen Sept. 21, 2015 in Dutchtown.
Dutchtown Used Furniture sits at 118 County Road 216 on Thursday, March 15, 2018, in Dutchtown.
Dutchtown Used Furniture sits at 118 County Road 216 on Thursday, March 15, 2018, in Dutchtown.
Dutchtown Used Furniture sits at 118 County Road 216 on Thursday, March 15, 2018, in Dutchtown.
Dutchtown Used Furniture sits at 118 County Road 216 on Thursday, March 15, 2018, in Dutchtown.
Dutchtown Used Furniture sits at 118 County Road 216 on Thursday, March 15, 2018, in Dutchtown.
Dutchtown Used Furniture sits at 118 County Road 216 on Thursday, March 15, 2018, in Dutchtown.
Dutchtown Used Furniture sits at 118 County Road 216 on Thursday, March 15, 2018, in Dutchtown.
Dutchtown Used Furniture sits at 118 County Road 216 on Thursday, March 15, 2018, in Dutchtown.
Headstones mark graves in St. Edward's Catholic Cemetery on Thursday, March 15, 2018, in Dutchtown.
Headstones mark graves in St. Edward's Catholic Cemetery on Thursday, March 15, 2018, in Dutchtown.
Headstones mark graves in St. Edward's Catholic Cemetery on Thursday, March 15, 2018, in Dutchtown.
Headstones mark graves in St. Edward's Catholic Cemetery on Thursday, March 15, 2018, in Dutchtown.
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These images show the former village of Dutchtown, which disincorporated after an action by the county commission on Thursday, March 15, 2018, in Dutchtown.

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