Last Monday, the St. Clair Board of Aldermen returned to an issue that has plagued them as of late: replacing Mike Bursey.

Members of the VFW Post 2661 Auxiliary launched a monthlong T-shirt and underwear collection drive for veterans at John Cochran Veterans Hospital in St. Louis and the homeless veterans at Hope Recovery. 

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

In anticipation of an announcement from the state on school quarantine rules, Franklin County officials are discussing quarantines with neighboring counties that have taken the issue into their own hands.

Major changes are coming to the bench in Franklin County.

COVID-19 quarantine rules could soon be changing in Franklin County schools.

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

A Franklin County man has been remanded into the custody of the Missouri Department of Health, according to court officials. 

St. Clair officials announced at their Sept. 20 meeting that the city was receiving $475,000 through the American Rescue Plan, a federal program designed to provide relief from the economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic.

A Franklin County judge will decide Friday if there is enough evidence for the case to continue against the St. Clair man who police said held a box cutter knife to his nephew’s throat. 

The owners of Happy Apples are partnering with Nobletons Distilling House to create the apple company’s first adult beverage. 

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. 

The St. Clair Board of Aldermen met Monday to discuss hiring a new city inspector, the city’s American Rescue Plan funding and fall cleanup.

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.

East Central College’s fall semester enrollment increased 2.5 percent from last fall’s enrollment numbers to 2,657 students. 

When Ivan Munoz moved to Franklin County from Miami nearly 14 years ago, he immediately saw a need for a taxi service.

Students at Four Rivers Career Center were temporarily restricted to their classrooms Thursday morning as officials conducted an investigation into allegations that an unidentified 16-year-old Pacific High School student had made a threat against the school.

With temperatures in the high 80s all week and rain early Wednesday morning, the weather wasn’t ideal for the opening day of the fall archery season for deer and turkey.

Missouri elementary, middle and high school students did worse in all subjects and grade-level statewide tests during the coronavirus pandemic, data released Tuesday shows. 

The recent passage of Missouri’s gas tax was a team effort, with a local senator — Sen. Dave Schatz, R-Sullivan — serving as a key player, according to Missouri Department of Transportation Director Patrick McKenna.

In addition to daily blood donor appointments at the Washington Blood Donation Center, the American Red Cross has also scheduled four community blood drives in the coming weeks across Franklin County.

JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri Department of Natural Resources will host a free pesticide collection event from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 25, at MFA Agri Services, 304 Depot St. in Marthasville. 

A Defiance man has been named the new chairman of the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission, the commission announced in a press release Thursday.

Beneath a canopy of trees that likely predate many of their ancestors’ arrivals in what became Missouri, about 15 campers at Robertsville State Park gathered Saturday for a presentation on how the Osage Indians — a community that once dominated the nearby landscape — made their livelihoods f…

After 33 years at the helm of Russell Colonial Funeral Home in St. Clair, Nancy Russell has sold the business.

With the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) getting extra funding because of the recently passed gasoline tax increase, as well as the possibility of a $1 trillion federal infrastructure bill, some long-dreamed-of highway plans are popping back up.

Editor’s note: A previous version of this story incorrectly stated the familial relation of the members of the Friends Forever team. The story has been modified. 

The St. Clair school board made it clear Thursday night that they were not happy with the company designing the performing arts center, the design of which has been on pause since June.

Dive teams are returning this morning to search the waters of St. Clair’s Thunderbird Lake for a man who officials say “jumped into the lake and did not resurface.”

John Kiehne is running to represent District 26 in the Missouri Senate. 

A warrant has been issued for a Union man accused of drug trafficking after he failed to appear at a scheduled court hearing on Aug. 26.

Many Franklin County electric customers could soon be seeing a rate increase.

As of Thursday morning, more than 900,000 people in Louisiana still did not have power four stiflingly muggy days after Hurricane Ida made landfall. It’s why Ameren is sending more than 300 workers from across Illinois and Missouri to Baton Rouge to assist in repairing damage and restoring p…

St. Clair aldermen held a workshop and special meeting Tuesday to further discuss raises for city employees.

A tomato’s sharp acidity dancing across the tongue is one of the purest experiences of late summertime in Missouri, as is butter dripping down your chin after taking a big bite from a cob of sweet corn. Maybe the healthy crunch of a cucumber is more your speed, or the coolness of a perfectly…

Scenic Regional and Washington Public libraries have agreed to a reciprocal lending agreement with St. Louis County Library.

The jury trial for a Catawissa man accused of raping three women and assaulting a fourth has been rescheduled, according to online court records.

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

Having visited Scenic Regional Library’s Union branch for its September 2019 ribbon cutting, Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft said he enjoyed getting the chance to take a closer look at the building Tuesday.

St. Clair city employees are getting a raise. The board of alderman voted Tuesday during a special meeting to approve a one-time longevity raise for its employees.