Larry Davis remembers the day clearly — even if it was about five years ago. The 86-year-old was at his home near Union. It was in the morning when the kitchen phone rang.

Franklin County commissioners voted Tuesday to accept a $137,500 federal grant designed to help the sheriff’s office fight drug trafficking. The High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) Program ...

Longtime wine maven Chuck Gillentine is proud of his crew at the panoramic location known as the “Gateway to Missouri Wine Country.” Defiance Ridge is called the gateway because it’s a first stop for ...

Franklin County commissioners approved the purchase of a new SUV Thursday for the sheriff’s office but signaled they would like to change the county’s vehicle purchasing policy in the future.

The owners of a Washington-area winery told Franklin County commissioners Thursday that proposed zoning changes that would allow restaurants at wineries, distilleries and breweries in agricultural ...

Earlier this year, a Franklin County judge barred Nisha Chand from keeping animals after dogs and birds in her custody froze to death on her property outside St. Clair last winter. A person claiming ...

A new hospital is opening in Washington. Iron Spike Model Train Museum volunteer Jim Albrecht, 86, said he thought that would get people’s attention.

The City of Union is considering implementing regulations for certain rooming and boarding facilities based on one recently passed in Washington. “This is geared toward some issues we’ve had recently ...

The City of Union is dealing with higher than expected asphalt costs for its annual street overlay work. The city had to purchase 4,570 tons of pavements mixture, an increase over the expected 4,229 ...

The Washington City Council approved an adjustment to voting ward boundaries Monday. “There’s not much change,” City Administrator Darren Lamb said. “You’re moving approximately 100 people out of Ward ...

Gov. Mike Kehoe has signed a bill that Scenic Regional Library has pushed for several years. Kehoe signed Senate Bill 396, sponsored by state Sen. Ben Brown, R-Washington, and Brad Banderman, R- St.

It’s rare that people listen to the ideas I share here, so I will show some appreciation when they do. After 2024’s Founders Day, I wrote in this space that the Union Parks and Recreation Department ...