Editor's Note: Since this story's initial publication at 5 p.m. Dec. 2, The Missourian has learned from the attorney general's office that Avery Jr. is in custody in a facility in St. Louis County, but custody has not yet been transferred to the Franklin County Sheriff's Office. This change …

A New Haven man was taken to a St. Louis area hospital after suffering serious injuries in a Sunday morning crash in St. Charles County, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. 

Court Alleges Illegal Slot Machines

Franklin County Presiding Commissioner Tim Brinker defended the county’s mask mandate and the emergency meeting where it was approved.

Due to ongoing staffing shortages related to illnesses, the COVID-19 virus and quarantines, all Scenic Regional Library branches will have new, reduced hours of operation, according to library officials. 

Last year, around 2,000 people stood in line outside the Franklin County Collector of Revenue’s office each of the last two days before property taxes were due.

MDC Reports Lowest Number of Deer

There was no pomp or circumstance to the conclusion of this year’s Franklin County Area United Way campaign, but that doesn’t mean the smiles coming from the United Way board members were any less wide or bright. 

More Than 72% Of County's Registered Voters Cast Ballots

As the Franklin County Area United Way nears the end of its 2020 campaign, organizers say they are focusing on the positives that have emerged from the campaign marked by a global pandemic, economic upheaval and other unforeseen obstacles. 

With rising COVID-19 cases, the popular Boy Scouts Scouting for Food drive was put off two days before it was scheduled to start.

Driver Joe Baker sat behind the wheel of a white, 10-wheeled, 80,000-pound truck chugging along under a vast, clear sky. His cargo: recycled glass from a manufacturer outside St. Paul, Minn. His destination: Muscatine, Iowa. 

The New Haven location of Henniges Automotive Sealing, which provides original equipment for manufacturers, including General Motors, plans to round out its team of around 450 with 60 new hires to meet demand. 

Loving Hearts Outreach is prepping for an uncertain future.

New Haven Care Center has reported eight deaths believed to be directly related to COVID-19 infections. In a Wednesday release, Medical Director Gregory Zydiak wrote that "after successfully keeping the COVID-19 virus out of the facility for almost 10 months, defenses have finally been breac…

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri election officials are predicting the state's largest voter turnout in decades. 

In the closing days before the election Tuesday, Nov. 3, it’s hard to drive very far in Franklin County without seeing a political sign.

August occupancy for hotels in the St. Louis metropolitan area shrank from 71 percent in 2019 to 39 percent this year, according to a COVID-19 industry AHLA report with an analysis of Aug. 9-15 stays. This was considered one of the least affected major hospitality markets in the country.

Nationwide, almost two-thirds of hotels were at 50 percent or less occupancy in August, which is below the point where most break even and pay their debts, according to the report. 

Since its founding in 2010, Grace’s Place Crisis Nursery has assisted more than 800 children. 

In-person absentee voting to continue to through Nov. 2

Touting a decline in the state’s unemployment numbers, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said the state’s economy is gaining momentum after it — and much of life in the Show-Me State — ground to a halt earlier this year following the governor’s stay-at-home order due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The st…

A person driving down Danny Scott Drive in New Haven could make the assumption that the cluster of gray-painted metal-sided buildings were just another run-of-the-mill self-storage business, but Top Gun Storage Solutions Founder and CEO Zach Zuroweste said there is much more to his business …

If you haven’t filled out the 2020 U.S. Census, you still have time. 

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