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Just over a month after rejecting a bid from St. Charles Nissan to buy two vehicles for the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department, county commissioners voted Tuesday to buy vehicles from the same dealership for thousands more.

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Franklin County elected officials opted not to give themselves a raise Wednesday, unless all employees are given a cost of living pay increase.

Country Club Road will be closed daily between 9 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. from Highway A in the north past Watermill Drive to the south from Monday, March 13, through Friday, March 17, and again Monday, March 20, through Friday, March 24.

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Franklin County commissioners on Thursday approved frameworks of settlement agreements with five companies that had roles in the opioid epidemic.

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With marijuana now legal in Missouri, most past convictions involving the drug are set to be expunged. But actually making that happen is proving to be easier said than done.

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Franklin County Commissioners rejected a proposed purchase of two Nissan Pathfinder sport utility vehicles Thursday, saying the specifications for the SUVs eliminated local dealerships from bidding.

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Franklin County has discussed hiring a grant writer to get part of $210 billion available for competitive grants through the federal infrastructure bill since shortly after the bill passed in November 2021. But commissioners are now hopeful that someone already working for the county could h…

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The Missouri Department of Revenue is backing off earlier statements that counties cannot “stack” a tax on recreational marijuana sales on top of a similar city tax, though it is not abandoning the position.

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A letter from a state agency is causing Franklin County commissioners concern two months before a vote on a 3-percent tax for recreational marijuana sales in the county.

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Franklin County will need more information from the city of New Haven before deciding on a request for $2 million in funding from the American Rescue Plan Act.

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Nearly a week after the adjusted deadline for real estate and personal property tax payments, mail payments are still coming in to the Franklin County Collector’s office. 

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Franklin County commissioners voted 3-0 Tuesday to place a question on the April 4 ballot asking voters if they want a 3-percent sales tax on recreational cannabis sales. 

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Among those taking the oath of office Dec. 29 at the Franklin County Government Center, was incoming Recorder of Deeds Lisa Smart, who said she is “moved and grateful” for the opportunity.

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There’s a dead-end road in Union where, if you turn just before the road stops, you will be transported to a land of fairies and hobbits.

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After waiting more than two months, the Union Board of Aldermen unanimously approved a zoning change Monday that will allow for a rail transfer station to be built just east of Highway 47.

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The deadline to pay 2022 personal property and real estate taxes in Franklin County has been extended to Jan. 15 from its traditional Dec. 31 deadline. The extension automatically went into effect after technology glitches delayed the computation and mailing of the bills by the required Dec.…

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The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) is hosting a public information meeting Thursday, Dec. 1 to share the results of a traffic study it commissioned to improve traffic flow and safety along a nine-mile stretch of Highway 100 from St. Johns Road to Route AT.

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Franklin County is aiming to get personal property and real estate tax bills in the mail by the first week of December after approving a temporary agreement with its former information technology provider.

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Franklin County is aiming to get personal property and real estate tax bills in the mail by the first week of December after approving a temporary agreement with its former information technology provider.