The Union R-XI School District is upgrading handrails in the stairwells and gymnasium at Union Middle School.

Rusting playground platforms at Union’s City Park could soon be getting some upgrades.

Officials with the Sullivan Police Department have released the name of the man who was found dead Tuesday morning.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — An eastern Missouri woman who was seen in videos participating in the riot on the U.S. Capitol earlier this month made her first court appearance Tuesday.

Improvements to waterslides and other features at the Union Splash-N-Swimplex have yet to start but are expected to be completed well before the pool’s scheduled opening.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Missouri woman has been charged with taking a splintered name plate belonging to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi during the riot at the U.S. Capitol.

The Union R-XI School District Board of Education recently approved part of a comprehensive school improvement plan for the 2020-21 school year.

Four generations of Jacob Lierman’s family have attended St. Ignatius of Loyola School. Lierman is now a senior at St. Francis Borgia Regional High School, but since leaving the preschool through eighth-grade program, he has spent his afternoons giving back to it.

With less than a week to declare, a crowded field is turning out for the race to fill Washington’s open city council Ward 1 position.

Tyler King acknowledged that it isn’t exactly a scientific measure of downtown Washington’s vibrancy, but a recent survey revealed that the city’s central business district has major momentum heading into 2021. 

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Six months after its former city engineer moved up to city administrator, Union has hired a familiar face to lead its building and engineering department.

After its permit was placed on hold, one of Union’s two wastewater treatment plants got a reprieve for at least four years from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.

If you’ve seen my columns the past couple months, you might have noticed my wife and I have cut way back in our traveling.

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A two-day jury trial for a Franklin County man charged with raping and molesting a child in 2018 that was scheduled to begin this week has been postponed due to COVID-19.

Bank of Washington’s Chris Eckelkamp, assistant vice president of commercial lending, and Danielle Unnerstall, director of digital strategy and marketing, were among 20 bankers across the state who took part in the 18-month Missouri Bankers Association’s Banking Leadership program.

Trump Becomes First President To Be Impeached Twice

Washington native Ted Swoboda went to Washington, D.C., last week cautiously optimistic that congressional leaders and Vice President Mike Pence would delay certifying the Electoral College election results. 

A series of planned improvements along Front Street in Washington have seemingly become stuck, according to multiple city officials. 

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — Flooding has been a consistent concern in the St. Joseph area, but this year, leaders of the community have the opposite worry — the unusually low level of the Missouri River.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Several hundred protesters gathered in downtown St. Louis to call on Republican Sen. Josh Hawley to resign over his continued rejection of Democrat Joe Biden’s election victory — even after the riot at the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump.

Some people took part in the Saturday, Jan. 9, Polar Plunge for religious reasons. Others might have jumped in the frigid water for a thrill or because they like the cold.

Three vehicles were involved in a crash on Highway 100 near Buchheit Road and the Coulter's Landing Access Tuesday, Jan. 12.

Ben Hotz’s law firm saved a historic home from demolition two years ago, renovating the Anton Jasper House and turning it into contemporary law offices.

East Central College expects to receive nearly $3.7 million in federal funds in a COVID-19 relief package to be used within the next year.

This story has been updated after a press release from Detective Sgt. Steve Sitzes of the Washington Police Department Monday, Jan. 11.

U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., was directly involved with the decisions facing Congress during Wednesday’s riot in Washington, D.C., and also will be a key figure dealing with security in the coming weeks.

Franklin County reported an 89-year-old Washington woman has died from COVID-19. She is the county’s 113th victim reported since the pandemic began in March and the first death to be reported in 2021, although it is unclear whether she died after the start of the year. At the start of Decemb…

The Union Food Pantry had a happy conclusion to a tough 2020.

Union elected officials are looking forward to 2021 and excited to put 2020 behind them.

The lengthy line normally seen on the last day to pay property taxes in Franklin County was just a trickle this year.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Congress’ tally of the Electoral College vote won by Joe Biden (all times local):