Undoubtedly, Tim Brinker assumed his current position as Franklin County’s Presiding Commissioner due to a love of his community and a desire to see it flourish. His energy and dedication to enhancing ...

With every respect for Ms. Jeannine Hoeft’s sincerity, she is completely mistaken as to the intent of the language and content of the Right to Reproductive Freedom Initiative (RRFI), a proposed ...

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek (D) signed legislation this month to end her state’s disastrous experiment with decriminalizing hard drugs, rolling back a 2020 ballot initiative she previously supported after ...

At 451 degrees, paper ignites. It’s a wonder my fingers aren’t singed after an hour in the library reading the letters on Amendment 3. Given the vital, and from a Christian perspective, eternal ...

For the library’s final event in The Community Read 2024 program, author Matthew Algeo will discuss his book at the Scenic Regional Library Union branch. Algeo’s book “Harry Truman’s Excellent ...

The Franklin County Commission approved a software purchase Tuesday that is designed to help the county clerk’s office. The applications from Invorg Inc. will make sample ballots available to the ...

The Union R-XI School District is largely satisfied with the results of lead testing at district buildings. The Board of Education approved a $13,797 agreement in December with SCI Engineering Inc. to ...

Franklin County Sheriff Steve Pelton was in the minority on a vote establishing a Regional Violent Crime Reduction Strategy at a contentious meeting of the East-West Gateway Council of Governments ...

MSHSAA’s 2025 Class 2 Boys Wrestling Championships turned into a learning opportunity for St. Clair. The Bulldogs qualified eight wrestlers for the meet, though none advanced beyond the first day of ...

Three adults and two minors were injured in a single-vehicle crash on Sunday afternoon, according to the Missouri State Highway patrol. The highway patrol reports that at approximately 2:32 p.m. a ...

I can tell another election is near in New Haven as I drive around town and see everyone’s signs cropping up. Each election season I’m amazed at the number of citizens who support property tax ...

After reading the letters from Maria Brady-Smith and Carmella DeJesus, I was disheartened to see the ongoing push back to the efforts in assisting the homeless during their time of need.