Larry Davis remembers the day clearly — even if it was about five years ago. The 86-year-old was at his home near Union. It was in the morning when the kitchen phone rang.

Franklin County commissioners voted Tuesday to accept a $137,500 federal grant designed to help the sheriff’s office fight drug trafficking. The High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) Program ...

Pacific Post 320 might have been the underdog after a loss in the first pool play game of the Zone 1 Freshmen Tournament. However, Post 320 (21-12) didn't look like an underdog in the other three ...

Longtime wine maven Chuck Gillentine is proud of his crew at the panoramic location known as the “Gateway to Missouri Wine Country.” Defiance Ridge is called the gateway because it’s a first stop for ...

Franklin County commissioners approved the purchase of a new SUV Thursday for the sheriff’s office but signaled they would like to change the county’s vehicle purchasing policy in the future.

The owners of a Washington-area winery told Franklin County commissioners Thursday that proposed zoning changes that would allow restaurants at wineries, distilleries and breweries in agricultural ...

With two months left to report in its fiscal year 2024-25 sales tax collections, the City of Union has some ground to cover to match the totals from the previous year.

Earlier this year, a Franklin County judge barred Nisha Chand from keeping animals after dogs and birds in her custody froze to death on her property outside St. Clair last winter. A person claiming ...

The City of Union is dealing with higher than expected asphalt costs for its annual street overlay work. The city had to purchase 4,570 tons of pavements mixture, an increase over the expected 4,229 ...

Google wine country selfies, and the internet gremlins can produce a variety of vineyard photos. Pinterest offers girls galore gallivanting among the grapes. Images from istock number 257,200 with ...

A new hospital is opening in Washington. Iron Spike Model Train Museum volunteer Jim Albrecht, 86, said he thought that would get people’s attention.

For the first time in more than five years, Union R-XI School District is not offering free breakfast for students. “The last few years, we’ve been able to provide breakfast for free due to extra ...