A quick prick and 10 minutes is all it takes to save someone’s life. That is an important reminder during National Blood Donor Month.

A documentary chronicling the history of Missouri’s German heritage is heading to the big screen — and it will make its debut in Washington. 

Immanuel Lutheran Pastor Mark Bangert is driving the same type of 1967 Datsun Roadster that he nearly died in during a wreck his junior year at what was then Concordia Teacher’s College.

In 1993, Paige Byrne-Shortal, took her two sons to Washington D.C. As they stood in the National Mall during Memorial Weekend they heard Judy Collins sing these consoling words:  “Amazing grace! How sweet the sound, that saved a wretch like me! I once was lost, but now am found, was blind, b…

Emmalin Clements may have made Veiled Prophet Ball history last month.

As a new year dawns, many of us are drawn to resolutions. We set goals, resolve to get organized, flock to the gym, attempt new challenges and plot how we can do better. The beginning of a new year ushers in the opportunity for change, with 38.5 percent of adults in America setting resolutio…

After the final bell sounded Friday afternoon, a tall, humanoid creature stalked the halls of St. Clair Junior High wielding a sharp, short sword, flicking its tail back and forth.

It was Christmas morning 1946, 30 degrees and almost 7 inches of snow in Holyoke, Mass. when a 12-year-old Lee Lapointe bounded down the stairs in anticipation of what Santa Claus brought the night before. 

For Hailee Quaethem, a sophomore at Union High School, playing with cats at the Franklin County Humane Society is what brings her peace.

In his 47th year at East Central College, and 17 years since he was first profiled in Senior LifeTimes, Dr. Robert Lee “Bob” Mahon is still going strong.

After more than three decades serving Franklin County, a career law enforcement professional now celebrates moving on to a new phase in life. 

And, action! Adam and Nathan Freise, twins from Union, are looking to return to their roots this March in order to shoot their new film, “One.”

There’s no better way to celebrate the holidays than by giving back, in fact there are ample opportunities to help brighten the lives of local community members.

A worldwide volunteer organization is looking for local volunteers to help with their mission — delivering free lasagna to those in need. 

In 2014, Rebecca Chaplin was working in sales at AT&T in Eureka. Then, in the wake of the Michael Brown shooting in Ferguson she felt called to make a change. 

The Elephant’s Girl

The centerpiece of the recently upgraded offices of the Franklin County Senate Bill 40 Resource Board was given a new name on Saturday. 

Sleep in Heavenly Peace chapter works to ensure no child sleeps on the floor in Franklin County

Standing 5 feet, 4 inches, Haylee Stieffermann, 16, may not appear to have the stature of a history-making football player, but that is exactly what the St. Francis Borgia sophomore did earlier this season. 

Rita Von Seggern likes cycling across states.

Canines, their owners shine as championship spotlight returns to Gray Summit

From the street, the Waterworks Building in James W. Rennick Riverfront Park looks much the same as it did when vacated several years ago. But stepping inside the historic building, which was constructed in 1888, there’s no mistaking that the building has been transformed into WashMO on the …

The last of the 50 airline trips funded by a grant to the Friends Foundation of Warren & Franklin County is nearing. But the memories will last the people with intellectual and developmental challenges who took the trips, as well as their caregivers, a lifetime.

James Schaffner’s military career began in 1944 when he was drafted into the U.S. Army at the age of 18 to serve in World War II.

Karen Heitkamp is no longer paralyzed in fear when she is presented with a blank canvas. 

A yet-to-be identified steamboat was recently discovered at the bottom of the Missouri River near Rocheport, sparking renewed interest in wrecks all along the river basin.

Tomatoes, which are typically ready for harvest in early June, are just becoming available in numbers. Cheryl Orlando, owner of Andy’s Produce Too, said they have been the hardest vegetable to find this growing season. Orlando has been around produce stands for as long as she can remember an…

The Union Post 297 Freshmen did one better than their last trip to the American Legion Freshman State Tournament.

With more than 7,000 caves across the state, Missouri has been dubbed the cave state. And with 47 caves throughout its 6,896 acres, Meramec State Park has the most caves of any park within the Missouri State Parks system.

It’s much, much more than just a sport.

Looking back on it now, Tyler and Megan (nee Noelke) Breckenkamp said one of the most pivotal moments in their lives happened in 2013 at a St. Francis Borgia High School homecoming dance. 

Even though Bob Miller, 95, hasn’t set foot on his family’s farm in decades, he can still vividly picture his father, Frank, on a Sunday afternoon sitting in the shade of an elm tree there in rural northeast Missouri. 

Sherwood Kloppenberg has served Union as a barber, an aldermen and, for 67 years, with the fire department. And he’s still going.

When Karen Straatmann moved to Washington, she said there was only one traffic light in town. Still, to her, it felt like a big city.

Franklin County’s newest patrolmen share what it is like to work in the state’s top law enforcement agency

When sixth-grade teacher LuAnn Engelbrecht talks about the students she has taught over the last 18 years at Campbellton and Hermann elementary schools, tears fill her eyes.

Retiring math teacher at St. Francis Borgia Regional High School Mary Ann Pelster said in 43 years, her job was never mundane for long.

Energetic, organized, compassionate, empathetic, firm and knowledgeable.

Angie Newton, a first grade teacher at St. Clair Elementary, said her motto about life’s difficulties was developed two years ago when her 20-year-old daughter, Taylor, died in a car crash.