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Wednesday 05/16/2012
Franklin County Asks Judge to Dismiss Lawsuit or Require $2 Million Bond
Updated: May 15, 2012 - 7:47 pm

Franklin County has asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by three citizens seeking to block the county commission from refinancing certificates of participation, or COPs, used to construct and renovate county buildings and pave roads.

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Franklin County Completed Narrowband Radio Upgrades Recently
Updated: May 15, 2012 - 7:25 pm

Franklin County emergency responders have successfully switched to narrowband communications more than half a year before the Federal Communications Commission deadline.

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Officials: Relying on Gas Tax to Fund Roads Not a Solution
Updated: May 15, 2012 - 7:28 pm

Area officials this week said that continuing to rely on the state’s “gas tax” is not the best solution to address the funding shortfall for transportation projects in Missouri.

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Franklin County Commission Restricting Comments
Updated: May 15, 2012 - 7:47 pm

Political discourse at Franklin County commission meetings has reached a new low.

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Ameren: Location of Groundwater Testing Wells Was Intentional
Posted: May 16, 2012

Opponents of a proposed coal waste landfill in Labadie say the public should be leery of any groundwater tests that are not performed by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources or the Environmental Protection Agency.

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Tuesday 05/15/2012
Residents Object to Washington Annexation Plan
Updated: May 16, 2012 - 12:49 pm

Why does the city want to annex adjoining land, much of it currently used for agriculture, into the city limits?

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Washington Woman Hurt in Tuesday Afternoon Crash
Updated: May 16, 2012 - 9:54 am

A Washington woman was seriously injured Tuesday afternoon in a two-car crash on Highway 100 at Route T, the Missouri Highway Patrol reported.

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Borgia Wins State Golf Title
Updated: May 16, 2012 - 11:14 am

By one stroke, the Borgia Knights captured the MSHSAA Class 3 state golf championship.

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Monday 05/14/2012
Franklin County Still Looking at Two-Month Time Line to Complete 911 Upgrades
Updated: May 11, 2012 - 2:34 pm

In roughly two months, Franklin County’s long-delayed 911 and computer-aided dispatching system is expected to be up and running.

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Sunday 05/13/2012
Salmonella Cases in Franklin County Not Related
Updated: May 11, 2012 - 2:38 pm

Three cases of salmonella have been reported to the Franklin County Department of Health since the end of April, but officials believe there is no cause for alarm.

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New Plan Keeps Post Offices Open, Impacts Many in Franklin, Warren Counties
Updated: May 11, 2012 - 2:25 pm

The U.S. Postal Service announced a new strategy Wednesday that could keep the nation’s smallest post offices open for business, while providing a framework to achieve significant cost savings as part of the plan to return the organization to financial stability.

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Washington Woman Hurt in Highway 47 Crash
Updated: May 16, 2012 - 12:50 pm

A Washington woman was seriously injured Sunday morning when the car she was driving crashed into a rock bluff on the west side of Highway 47, south of Steutermann Road.

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Saturday 05/12/2012
MoDOT to Close I-44 Lanes for Three Nights to Remove Highway 100 Bridge
Updated: May 15, 2012 - 11:02 am

All lanes on Interstate 44 are scheduled to be closed three nights next week as work begins to replace the Highway 100 overpass near Gray Summit.

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Friday 05/11/2012
Grellner Pushes New Prescription Laws, State Meth Bill Dead
Updated: May 11, 2012 - 2:37 pm

Now that St. Charles County has amended its pseudoephedrine prescription law a local narcotics investigator who’s spearheading anti-meth legislation will be setting his sights on other counties, including Franklin County.

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Washington Planning Board to Meet Monday Night, Review Annexation Plan
Updated: May 11, 2012 - 2:23 pm

Letters and petitions from some property owners objecting to an annexation plan under study will be reviewed Monday by the Washington Planning and Zoning Commission.

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Franklin County United Way Hosts Two Agency Tours
Updated: May 11, 2012 - 2:27 pm

United Way donors had an opportunity to see firsthand how their contributions improve the lives of people in this community.

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New Haven Schools Adopt New Tornado Drills Policies
Updated: May 11, 2012 - 2:28 pm

After hearing about video footage that showed the destruction left over from the tornado that struck Joplin High School May 22, 2011, New Haven school officials are changing the way they conduct their tornado drills.

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Thursday 05/10/2012
New Nonprofit Action Riders Focuses on Helping Those in Crisis
Updated: May 08, 2012 - 4:57 pm

Positive people, positive thinking, positive results is the motto of the newly formed nonprofit organization Action Riders.

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Wednesday 05/09/2012
Judge Imposes Murder Case Gag Order
Updated: May 08, 2012 - 4:35 pm

A Franklin County judge has granted a defense request for a gag order in the case of a St. Clair area man accused of murdering his girlfriend.

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Owensville Teen Charged With Auto Theft, Eluded Deputies for Over Four Hours
Updated: May 08, 2012 - 4:45 pm

Authorities have charged a Gasconade County teen who eluded Franklin County deputies for several hours last Friday after leading them on two high-speed chases.

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Franklin County Master Plan Still Under Development
Updated: May 08, 2012 - 4:48 pm

While taking a back seat to arguably more pressing issues, Franklin County officials are continuing to work on a new comprehensive plan to provide a long-range vision for the next 10 to 15 years.

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Tuesday 05/08/2012
Crash Knocks Out Power in Southern Warren County
Posted: May 08, 2012

A one-vehicle crash on Highway 47 between Augusta Bottom Road and the Missouri River bridge caused a power outage Monday night for 1,715 Ameren Missouri customers in the southern portion of Warren County.

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Sunday 05/06/2012
Berger Area Man Drowns in Lake; Services Are Thursday
Updated: May 09, 2012 - 8:42 am

Two weeks after his wedding, a Berger area man drowned when he was thrown from a personal watercraft he was operating in a residential lake on property west of Washington.

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Saturday 05/05/2012
Franklin County’s Unemployment Rate Exceeds Neighbors’
Updated: May 04, 2012 - 2:07 pm

Franklin County continues to have one of the highest unemployment rates in the region, exceeding the national and state averages.

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Rifle Possibly Used in Murder Found Just Outside Subdivision
Updated: May 04, 2012 - 2:37 pm

Authorities believe they found the rifle that was used to murder 40-year-old Stephanie Tauchert, who was shot and killed in her home in the Lake St. Clair development just before 5 p.m. on Wednesday, April 25.

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