The Franklin County Commission approved a software purchase Tuesday that is designed to help the county clerk’s office. The applications from Invorg Inc. will make sample ballots available to the ...

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek (D) signed legislation this month to end her state’s disastrous experiment with decriminalizing hard drugs, rolling back a 2020 ballot initiative she previously supported after ...

At 451 degrees, paper ignites. It’s a wonder my fingers aren’t singed after an hour in the library reading the letters on Amendment 3. Given the vital, and from a Christian perspective, eternal ...

For the library’s final event in The Community Read 2024 program, author Matthew Algeo will discuss his book at the Scenic Regional Library Union branch. Algeo’s book “Harry Truman’s Excellent ...

The Union R-XI School District is largely satisfied with the results of lead testing at district buildings. The Board of Education approved a $13,797 agreement in December with SCI Engineering Inc. to ...

Franklin County Sheriff Steve Pelton was in the minority on a vote establishing a Regional Violent Crime Reduction Strategy at a contentious meeting of the East-West Gateway Council of Governments ...

MSHSAA’s 2025 Class 2 Boys Wrestling Championships turned into a learning opportunity for St. Clair. The Bulldogs qualified eight wrestlers for the meet, though none advanced beyond the first day of ...

Three adults and two minors were injured in a single-vehicle crash on Sunday afternoon, according to the Missouri State Highway patrol. The highway patrol reports that at approximately 2:32 p.m. a ...

After reading the letters from Maria Brady-Smith and Carmella DeJesus, I was disheartened to see the ongoing push back to the efforts in assisting the homeless during their time of need.

Gateway Fiber is “50ish percent” complete with its internet installation project in Union, a company representative told the city’s Board of Aldermen last week. Gateway has had to pull out of three ...

A few years ago, a building on Highway 47 near the river was donated to be used as a shelter for people who are unhoused. Homeowners nearby nixed it, citing the debunked idea that living by a shelter ...

The Union Planning and Zoning Commission has recommended a zoning change that will allow for duplexes to be built on the west side of town. Mike Marcink, with Maritz Homes LLC, of Union, is asking the ...