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The Meramec Valley R-III School District will join the growing number of districts that use solar energy to reduce energy costs.

The city replaced 33 saplings in the median between the sidewalk and curb on West Osage that had died.

Student recitals at East Central College scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 5 have been canceled.

One local contractor who performed work on Phase 2 of the city’s fire training center asked that the council exhibit “due diligence” in selecting contractors for future projects.

The historic school records of the Augusta School District, prior to its merger with the Washington School District, will be moved to the St. Charles County government archives to be available for research.

The city of Washington will continue to explore saving a pier on the south end of the bridge adjacent to the riverfront trail.

Several area school districts have announced early dismissal today, Thursday, Dec. 5, due to inclement weather.

The East Central College Board of Trustees unanimously approved Monday a bid for $75,800 for two robots to be used in the industrial arts program.

A little holiday cheer — from one Washington community to another — made its way Thanksgiving morning to a central Illinois town ripped apart by a tornado.

Two chance encounters between a theft victim and a suspect last week led to felony charges against two people and the discovery of a methamphetamine lab.

A local Boy Scout wants to add yet another public works project to the city park system as an Eagle Scout project.

The results are in for the Downtown Washington Inc. Holiday Parade of Lights competition.

To assess elementary guidance and counseling needs, the Washington School District recently conducted an online survey.

Pacific aldermen have set the date of April 8, 2014, for the municipal election, when a full slate of city officials will be chosen.

A city committee is recommending a permanent stop sign be placed at an intersection near downtown Union, but not all aldermen are on board with the decision.

Amazon.com is planning to ship items to customers with unmanned aerial drones, which begs the question, how much do you tip an unmanned drone?

The city of Washington will continue to explore saving a pier on the south end of the bridge adjacent to the riverfront trail.

Despite freezing rain and snow predicted later this week, work is moving forward at the all-abilities park, located near Lions Lake.

On the recommendation of City Attorney Kurt Voss, St. Clair’s board of aldermen on Monday decided to wait two weeks before formally adopting the city’s 2014 budget.

The city of Sullivan was expected to take another big economic development step on Tuesday night when its board of aldermen considered approving a contract with Menard Inc. for a 103-acre tract of land in the city’s Industrial Park East located on the Interstate 44 South Service Road.

A Union man was seriously injured Saturday after a rear-end crash that forced the car he was driving off the road and into a tree. 

Washington native Joe Fischer’s signature wedding gift is a handwritten note and a check, but despite the note, the gesture always seemed a little impersonal.

Going on a 13-point run between the third and fourth quarters, the Washington Blue Jays knocked out crosstown rival Borgia Saturday night to win the 61st Annual St. Francis Borgia Pepsi Thanksgiving Tournament Gold Division title, 53-46.

The Union Area Chamber of Commerce staff is hoping to begin a new tradition this holiday season.