In a close race, two incumbents and a newcomer were elected to the Washington Board of Education Tuesday in the municipal election, according to unofficial results from Franklin, Warren and St. Charles counties.
A perfect storm of circumstances led to a dismal 7.3 percent voter turnout at Franklin County polls Tuesday.
Over the past few months, St. Clair School District officials have worried whether Prop STC Safe and Secure, a $12,750,000 no-tax increase bond issue, would be affected due to low voter turnout in June’s municipal election.
Several school board races in Franklin County were decided Tuesday.
One challenger won, while one incumbent easily held his position on the Union Board of Aldermen in the Tuesday, June 2, election.
Six new COVID-19 cases in Franklin County are associated with Sunset Health Care Center in Union, bringing the county total to 150.
Voters in Pacific voted down two propositions and added a new face to the board of aldermen.
Union’s parks and recreation department has announced a schedule for its reopening of park sites.
The city of Washington approved a temporary series of road closures ahead of two planned protests this weekend.
About 100 people, most of them high school and college students from the Washington area, gathered at Washington High School Wednesday afternnon, June 3, and then marched through town in solidarity of the Black Lives Matter movement.
Washington Area Chamber of Commerce and Fair officials announced Friday that the Washington Town & Country Fair has been canceled.
A Washington farmer with ties to the St. Louis-area restaurant community has lost business after sharing a racist image on Facebook.
For those who enjoy a variety of choices on their ballots, election day Tuesday, June 2, might have been a bit disappointing.
After a couple of weeks of uneasy quiet, the Washington Fire Department ran 11 calls in three days, including a vehicle extrication and house fire.
Teachers at Immaculate Conception School in Union were overjoyed to learn Shelly Jensen would be the school’s new principal.
It is a long-standing tradition at The Fulton School in St. Albans to have the sixth-grade class run the school store, which offers a variety of lunch items, snacks and beverages for sale.
Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft announced Scenic Regional Library has been awarded a Reading Challenge Software Grant of $995.
American Welding Academy (AWA) in Union hosted its first High School Welding Competition May 15-16.
The St. Clair Board of Aldermen met Monday night and passed two ordinances and tabled a resolution.
Laura Conley of Washington has been appointed to the Disability Resource Connection-Franklin County SB40 Resource Board, according to Kimberlyn MacDonald, executive director.
Sullivan Bank President and CEO Mike Hoffman announced that Jerry West has joined the bank as a business development representative for the new branch in St. Clair, expected to open in late 2020.
Over Memorial Day weekend, my wife and I paid our first visit to see my family in Texas since moving to Missouri and the pandemic started.
The city of St. Clair has announced its plans to open the spray park, located at Evergreen Park, later this summer.
Even though the Scenic Regional Library St. Clair branch reopened to the public Monday, the library has decided to suspend the launch of the community garden until spring of 2021.
Alternative solutions to address the playground issue at Augusta Elementary are being looked into before students return in August.
The St. Clair School District has relied on volunteers to help prepare and distribute meals when schools closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in late-March.
Franklin County has been awarded federal funds made available through the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program.
CVS Pharmacy at 2120 Osage St. in Pacific is one of 22 new COVID-19 drive-thru test sites that opened May 29 across Missouri by CVS Health managers.
Dentists here and nationwide argue that they are among the most “at-risk” of contracting the virus due to proximity between staff and patients, and the aerosol that is produced during routine procedures.
One challenger won, while one incumbent easily held his position on the Union Board of Aldermen in the Tuesday, June 2, election. Also, a use tax on online purchases failed and Union R-XI School Board of Education members held their seats.
Due to COVID-19 public safety concerns, Pacific aldermen voted 4-2 at their May 19 board meeting to not open the city’s pool for the 2020 season.
The Washington Area Chamber of Commerce is slowly resuming some of its activities in June now that some restrictions with the COVID-19 pandemic have been lifted.
In Lonedell, voters showed their support for the school district during Tuesday’s election, by passing Prop R-14, a $1,250,000 no-tax increase bond issue.
With summer fast approaching, Westlake Ace Hardware stores throughout the nation, including Washington, are gearing up to host their annual fan drive benefiting The Salvation Army. The fan drive will be held June 4-21. The fans will be distributed in July.
Two seats for the St. Clair board of alderman were up this election, but only one race was held.
Voters in Pacific voted down two propositions and added a new face to the board of aldermen.
Several Franklin County school board races were decided Tuesday.
This year marks a “big” milestone for Pacific-based creators of Bigfoot 4X4 monster truck, however, some celebratory events for the company will have to wait.
After weeks of discussions and presentations, the city of Washington made it official Monday night — Westport Pools will design and construct the city’s new aquatics facility.
Summertime brings many things to the Washington community, including local theatre. but due to the coronavirus pandemic it’s going to look a little different.
A challenger won a seat on the Washington School District Board of Education by 10 votes.
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