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Missouri Speaker of the House Tim Jones will make two stops in Franklin County Friday, May 31, as part of his "end of session" tour. Jones will report on the status of legislation that was passed and will take questions from citizens.
Local state legislators report that they were able to get some bills and amendments passed in Jefferson City during this year’s legislative session.
New Haven Mayor George Panhorst was re-elected in Tuesday’s election.
The passage of a bill that intends to reinstate the local sales tax on out-of-state vehicle purchases has been received with cautious optimism by Franklin County’s presiding commissioner.
Incumbent Edward V. Fischer was re-elected as a Washington Special Road District commissioner Tuesday.
Two incumbents were re-elected to their school board seats in the Spring Bluff R-15 School District Tuesday.
There were three board members elected in Tuesday’s municipal election to serve on the Village of Leslie. Scott D. Miller, Patricia Lueker and Harley Haynes were elected to serve two-year terms on the board. Miller and Haynes each received 10 votes, or 35.7 percent; and Lueker received 8 votes, or 28.6 percent.
John H. Zelch was elected in Tuesday’s municipal election to serve a four-year term on the Gerald-Rosebud Fire Protection District Board.
Washington Ward 3 residents have a new city council representative.
There are three candidates vying to be the Gerald mayor who will appear on the April 2 ballot.
Other than larger city races, the April 2 election ballot also will feature contests for school districts, smaller cities, ambulance districts, fire districts and a road district.
Voters in Washington’s Ward 3 will decide a two-way city council race next Tuesday.
A newcomer to the political arena and an incumbent both are vying for a seat on the Union Board of Aldermen in next Tuesday’s municipal election.
Union R-XI School District officials are hoping Proposition KIDS, an $8 million no-tax increase bond issue, will get voter approval.
The U.S. government is abandoning a legal battle to require that cigarette packs carry a set of large and often macabre warning labels depicting the dangers of smoking and encouraging smokers to quit.
Sales tax revenue in Franklin County were down for the month of May but remain higher for the year as a whole compared to last year.
The Competitive Edge is now open in its new 18,000-square-foot state-of-the-art facility, complete with a full-sized basketball court and turf training area.
L. B. Eckelkamp Jr., chairman of the board and chief executive officer of the Bank of Washington, announces the addition of Tom Hohman and the recent promotion of Krista Aholt.
The Washington Area Chamber of Commerce launched of three new programs last month — Marketing Monday, Wake Up, WashMO and Young Professionals.
Downtown Washington Inc. has rescheduled its Clean Up Day to Saturday, June 29.
Washington financial adviser George Meyer with LPL Financial Investments has been awarded the Accredited Investment Fiduciary (AIF) designation from the Center for Fiduciary Studies (CIF).
A Washington business has received the 2013 National Restaurant Association Kitchen Innovations (KI) Award.
Downtown shopping is “cool” again, according to Jim Thompson, who spoke to local merchants Monday night about national retail trends and how to capitalize on the them.
Homeyer Tool & Die announced it has received a 2012 Boeing Performance Excellence Award.
Crystal Extrusion Systems in Union has adopted a new company logo as part of its 10th anniversary recognition.
The 19th Annual Missouri State Senior Games, a healthy, fun activity for people age 50 and older, is around the corner.