The shuttered Diamond Inn Motel, once a bustling landmark along Interstate 44 in Gray Summit, will be razed in a couple of months — a fate that has already befallen the historic Gardenway Motel a short distance away on the storied Route 66.

ASSE, a non-profit organization designated and supervised by the U.S. Department of State, is preparing for the 2023-2024 academic year by working with students from all over the world who have received scholarships to study in the United States.

After a bear was hit and killed on Interstate 55 near Festus last month, the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is advising residents to be bear aware as “black bears are becoming a growing part of the St. Louis area landscape, even at times in highly populated areas.”

A Union man is facing multiple charges after firing a shotgun at a neighbor’s residence Sunday evening.

Downtown Washington Inc. and Washington’s Parks & Recreation Department are seeking volunteers for the Community Clean Up Day this Saturday.

United Bank of Union is holding a series of events on the east side of town.

A St. Clair man was hospitalized following a Sunday afternoon crash on Highway 30, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

A three-vehicle crash on Interstate 44 Sunday afternoon sent a Lake Ozark resident to a St. Louis hospital, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

A 17-year-old male was killed in a one-car crash Saturday night, according to a crash report filed by Missouri Highway Patrol.

We are heading west this weekend, driving more than 2,000 miles to the Oregon coast for our nephew’s high school graduation.

The City of Washington is poised to receive more than $1.8 million in federal funding for improvements at the intersection of Highway 100 and Rabbit Trail Drive. Part of the upgrades include a relocation of Phoenix Center Drive further south to relieve traffic congestion at the shopping cent…

With Gabe Gore sworn in earlier this week as the new St. Louis circuit attorney, prosecutors in surrounding jurisdictions are looking at ways they can help his office reduce its backlog of cases in the wake of Kim Gardner’s resignation.

It’s been a long time coming, but the lights on the new Highway 47 bridge over the Missouri River that opened to traffic in late 2018 are finally functioning properly, according to a Washington city official. 

The Washington Area Chamber of Commerce is the second largest in the St. Louis region, according to the St. Louis Business Journal, which released its annual chamber rankings last week.

An Owensville man and a Union man were injured in a head-on collision Wednesday evening, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

There’s no better duo than wine and cheese, which is why McKelvey Vineyards, near Leslie, is hosting the second annual Missouri Artisan Cheese Festival this weekend.

Following the success of the Chief Mason Griffith Memorial Ride held on May 13 in Rosebud, additional fundraisers are in the works to benefit both Griffith’s and Hermann Police Officer Adam Sullentrup’s families.

A 68-year-old Gray Summit man set to go to trial next week in the 1987 killing of a St. Clair woman pled guilty Friday morning to two felony charges in the case.

For 211 graduating seniors, Union High School’s Thursday commencement ceremony was an extra special occasion.

One community improvement district (CID) is ending in Union while another one is being planned.

When Scott Schuh purchased the Nothing Fancy Rink in Union last November, he set to work remodeling and updating the facility. The skating rink, located at 181 Audrey Lane, was in need of some repair. After several months of remodeling, Schuh enlisted Steve Wojtowicz, a former artistic skati…

Union and First Baptist Church have signed off on a new five-year agreement to keep the city’s commuter parking lot at the church, located at 801 Highway 50.

As part of the “All Things New” strategic pastoral initiative announced over the weekend, a total of 155 priests were reassigned from their current parishes or other positions in the Archdiocese to new ones. The priests from Franklin and Southern Warren Counties who are impacted in these tra…

As some prepared to celebrate with barbecues, picnics and a day off of work on Monday, many area community members also came together to mark Memorial Day with more solemn ceremonies in honor of fallen service members.

It was a bittersweet weekend for area Catholics.

To encourage and promote reading throughout the summer months, Washington Public Library (WPL) and Scenic Regional Library (SRL) will kick off its summer reading challenges this week with the theme “All Together Now.”

Family and friends packed the Jim Scanlan Stadium at Washington High School to witness the class of 2023 graduates celebrate the completion of their high school careers.

Joyce Weber came to the Pacific Board of Aldermen with a simple message.

After initially considering putting a bond issue to pay for a new pool on the August ballot, the Pacific Board of Aldermen last week instead approved scheduling two town hall meetings in June to get public input on the plan before potentially including the question on the Nov. 7 ballot.

The St. Clair Board of Aldermen approved an ordinance last week regulating short-term rentals, which includes properties rented out through apps like Airbnb and Vrbo.

Theft at a building the Union R-XI School District is renovating is now expected to lead to a delay in the project opening.