5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (188+ words) The City of Union was mentioned in a Washington 353 Redevelopment Corp, meeting I covered recently. Some of the challenges Washington has encountered working on the Highway 47 project with Union and Franklin County were brought up, with an observation made that…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (128+ words) A Washington man was arrested, and later released, following a car crash Sunday evening that led to widespread power outages across Washington. A Catawissa man was arrested Thursday, Aug. 27 after Franklin County Sheriff’s Office deputies apprehended him in the middle…...

2+ week, 4+ hour ago   (144+ words) A Union man was killed and a Union woman seriously injured in a Thursday afternoon head-on crash on Highway 50 west of Union, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. A former Franklin County man was sentenced Monday to 120 years in…...

2+ week, 19+ hour ago   (222+ words) Union Finance Director Heather Keith presents the city's 2026 tax rate to the Board of Aldermen at a special meeting Aug. 24. The Union Board of Aldermen have approved the same city tax rate for 2026 that the city used last year. Union…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (156+ words) A new generation will soon be in charge of the family-owned Frick’s Quality Meats. On Thursday, Aug. 20, the company announced Ellory Frick Brunkhorst would succeed her father Dave Frick as president of the Washington meat processor effective Sept. 1. She will…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (204+ words) The City of Washington is planning to raise staff salaries by 2.9 percent in the 2027 fiscal year, with the possibility of further raises later in the year. The Washington City Council recommended the increase when it met Monday night for a…...