Four people suffered serious injuries Monday morning in a head-on collision on Highway 50, west of Union, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
The demonstration was organized by John Kiehne, a Democratic candidate for state senate in District 26.
Dozens of people, some of them wearing heavy Civil War uniforms, braved heat near 100 Saturday to see the dedication of a marker for Franklin County's last surviving Civil War veteran. Charles Facius died at 97 in 1939. The Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War dedicated the marker at Faci…
UPDATE: State Rep. John Simmons told The Missourian Friday that Gov. Mike Parson will sign House Bill 1878 Wednesday, June 29, in Jefferson City.
The sheriff's department is asking anyone who knows where Rebecca Bufka and Kyle Dirickson are to contact Detective Ashley Thomason at 636-583-2560 extension 1252 or e-mail at athomason@franklinmo.net.
Nicole Reist became the first 2022 Race Across America competitor to reach Time Station 34 at Washington's Revolution Cycles. Reist, bidding to become the second female to win the overall title, passed the time station at 8:15 p.m. Monday.
After being stiffed in the past, Franklin County is changing the way it sells delinquent property it owns to the public.
Franklin County Fair officials are calling the four-day event in Union a success.
The Franklin County Fair held its fourth and final day Sunday in Union. The event saw large crowds and rain Friday during the demolition derby and heat indexes over 100 on Sunday. Along with the traditional carnival rides and games, it had cornhole, livestock contests and tractor pulls.
Franklin County has given preliminary approval to a consulting firm to help oversee the county’s spending of federal stimulus money.
David Schneider, the former volunteer gymnastics coach convicted on five counts of child molestation, was sentenced to 50 years in prison Wednesday.
For the second time in less than a year, Franklin County is reviewing how it sells delinquent property to the public.
The Missouri River Cleanup as well as the 2022 Bike Safety Rodeo have been cancelled or postponed due to thunderstorms Saturday morning. The Art Fair and Wine Fest will proceed.
Union Assistant City Administrator and Economic Development Director James Schmieder is taking on yet another title — city collector.
Wastewater monitoring data, which examines the amount of viral material in sewage, shows low levels of COVID-19 in the county.
Fundraising for judicial races is heating up heading into the Aug. 2 primary elections.
May brings flowers and snow plows. At least that’s the case for Franklin County.
Employees in the Franklin County Building Department are getting raises designed to get their salaries in line with other area communities.
Given the difficulty the county has had attracting employees, one Franklin County official has suggested the county consider putting jail inmates to work.
Wednesday, Pacific held an open house to gather input from local residents about what they'd like to see in a proposed skate park.
The St. Clair Police Department said that the man who was missing, Eric Hawkins, had already been found safe by 11:15 a.m. and the school lifted the precautions. It is unclear why this prompted the school to go into secure status.
Franklin County commissioners voted Tuesday to accept a grant they said goes beyond COVID-19 prevention and will help fight infectious diseases.
Several requests for zoning changes have been making their way through Franklin County Commission meetings.
David Hallemann asserts that an Oct. 18 town hall held by the city violates the Americans with Disability Act of 1990 and the Missouri Sunshine Law.
A Franklin County committee created to help guide the spending of $20.5 million in federal stimulus money had its first meeting this week and is considering funding large projects.
While the county won’t be reporting this data, the state will report some county-level data, but it will be limited.
Franklin County Court Appointed Special Advocates is planning an event to reward its volunteers, and it will use a downtown block in Union to host it.
The final vote count was 1,463-1,307
Ken Aydelott was overwhelmingly voted to the Boles Fire Protection District’s board of directors Tuesday.
Union R-XI School Board members Karen Gail Tucker and Bernard Everett “Ben” Fox will each receive another three-year term on the board.
Two East Central College trustees have been re-elected to a six-year term.
Mercy, Schroeder Drugs, Walgreens and CVS are all administering the second boosters
After three years of preparation, a bridge southeast of New Haven is ready to be replaced.
With the candidate filing window now closed, voters now have an idea of who they will see on the ballot this August's primary election.
The Missouri Department of Transportation is planning several projects around Franklin County over the next couple years.
With $210 billion from the federal infrastructure bill available through competitive grants, Franklin County took a step this week toward getting help finding and securing funding.
The $12 million Union Expressway project is moving into the right-of-way acquisition process.
Franklin County announced the four people outside of government who are expected to be approved to serve on a committee that will help determine where federal stimulus money should be spent.
Wednesday, March 2, was long awaited for board members with the Franklin County Historical Society.
New leadership is hoping to propel a Union suicide prevention walk to new heights.
Experts say these deaths are likely from the surge the county saw when the omicron variant emerged.
Representatives of the late Bob Hansen’s estate trust are getting closer to building a park at the site of buildings formerly owned by the longtime East Central College board member and business leader.
The second vacancy among judges on the 20th Judicial Circuit has been filled.
The U.S. Labor Department released its employment report last week showing that 709,000 more jobs were added in November and December than previously estimated.
Franklin County officials are considering raising building inspection fees to help keep the county competitive with other communities.
As communities across the country see the downslope of the most recent Omicron-driven surge of COVID-19, cases are falling quickly in Franklin County. There were 271 confirmed cases of COVID-19 from Feb. 5-11, according to a weekly update from the Franklin County Health Department.
A change in guidance from the federal government could mean Franklin County will use its $20.2 million in federal stimulus money differently than planned.
It appears to be the end of the road for vehicle emissions testing in Franklin County.
With around a foot of snow falling in parts of Franklin County in fewer than 48 hours, local officials had a tall task to clear it out.
The 6,890-acre Meramec State Park had an estimated 436,851 visitors in 2021, a 64 percent increase over 2020. Robertsville State Park saw 141,863 visitors.
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