As property tax collection season nears, the Franklin County Collector’s Office is dealing with a snafu with its smartphone app.

After initially planning to not cause any street closures, the Oct. 17 Out of the Darkness Walk is making some adjustments because of its popularity.

Major changes are coming to the bench in Franklin County.

Franklin County is converting around 13 miles of county-owned road from gravel to hard surface this year.

Franklin County is still fighting its own lawsuit against opioid makers, distributors and prescribers, but discussions also are being held about joining a settlement effort led by state Attorney General Eric Schmitt. 

With the state creating its own system, Franklin County commissioners held off on renewing the county’s agreement with the St. Louis County Prescription Drug Monitoring Program at their Tuesday meeting.

Franklin County commissioners unanimously approved a resolution opposing “in the strongest possible terms” a “government mandated vaccination.”

With the recent passage of a gradual 12.5 cents-per-gallon state gasoline tax increase and the possibility of getting billions more for Missouri highways and bridges from a $1 trillion federal infrastructure package, the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) is in as good a place for…

Several Franklin County government buildings will be closed in observance of Labor Day on Sept. 6.

The planned Union Expressway is rolling along, but another project is taking a back seat.

A corner in Union that includes the Franklin County Historical Society’s museum will soon be a park, according to trustees for the late Bob Hansen.

86 delinquent tax properties sold for $589,005

The Franklin County Family Resource Center held an open house and ribbon cutting Wednesday with a nod to Missouri native Walt Disney.

The expanded Franklin County Adult Detention Center is nearing completion.

Even though it has had some of the money for months, Franklin County officials are still not sure what they can spend funds from the American Rescue Plan Act on.

Enrollment numbers at area schools are holding steady for the 2021 school year, according to data provided by the districts.

The Franklin County Honor Flight will not be bringing veterans on trips to Washington, D.C., in 2021.

The jury trial of a former gymnastics coach accused of molesting three of his athletes was scheduled to start on Monday but now has been pushed back to early 2022, according to online court records. 

Data released by the U.S. Census Bureau on Thursday showed while Franklin County’s population has grown slightly over the past decade, it also has grown older and more diverse. 

The Franklin County Republican Central Committee has issued a resolution condemning the actions of state Sen. Dave Schatz, R-Sullivan, in helping pass a statewide gas tax increase.

The surge in the COVID-19 delta variant is leading Franklin County courts to reinstate pandemic safety protocols, including a mandate requiring masks to be worn in the courtroom.

After two years at 209 E. Main St. in Union, the Franklin County Historical Society is looking for a new home.

Tiffany Femmer, of New Haven, was sentenced to 120 days in the Franklin County jail and five years of supervised probation, according to court records. She was also ordered by the courts to pay near $182,000 in restitution.

Franklin County has 22 dispatcher positions, though only 19 are filled. Washington, which New Haven contracts with, has nine dispatchers. Sullivan and Pacific each have five.

For more information about the United Way’s 2020 campaign and the five pilot companies chosen for 2021, see the special supplement in this weekend's issue of The Missourian.

Unincorporated parts of Franklin County now have an ordinance to deal with property that becomes cluttered with trash or other debris.

After balking at low offers for county-owned land earlier this year, Franklin County commissioners approved seven sales at their Tuesday meeting.

Some Franklin County roads will soon be getting a new surface, including one that will serve the Washington School District’s new South Point Elementary.

Franklin County’s annual tax sale is expected to have fewer properties available than in 2020.

After almost 14 months, Franklin County is nearing the end of awarding the $12.2 million it received as part of the 2020 federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES) money it was allocated.

A Union man has been charged after police said he provided pornographic material to an unidentified minor, which is a Class A misdemeanor. 

Anyone wishing to vote in the Aug. 3 special election should register with the Franklin County Clerk’s Office no later than Wednesday, July 7.

The Saint Louis Zoo’s proposed habitat for a nearly extinct breed of wolf got the go-ahead from Franklin County’s planning and zoning commission last week.

ECC named its Hansen Hall building after him, which Hansen later called “probably the biggest thrill of my life.”

One Franklin County resident is hoping county commissioners will use some of the $20 million the county is getting from the federal American Rescue Plan Act to help lower sewer bills.

Franklin County officials would like to use federal COVID-19 stimulus money to improve emergency communication services, but they need to make sure it’s an allowable expenditure.