13+ hour, 50+ min ago   (200+ words) A defunct Franklin County-based charity that operated orphanages in Mexico is being sued in Franklin County circuit court, alleging its leadership ignored reports of sexual abuse at the orphanages. Attorneys representing a confidential plaintiff, a female from Mexico born in…...

19+ hour, 22+ min ago   (356+ words) John Rainwater, center, is the champion of the WingFest wing eating contest at the Union Fair Grounds Saturday evening. Kennedy Gan, 5, is up to her neck in foam at Saturday's WingFest in Union. WingFest kicked off Friday night at the…...

20+ hour, 52+ min ago   (352+ words) Steven Slattery drives the first train to leave from the new pavilion station at Grant Station Park Saturday in Union. The Missouri Live Steamers train carried Union city leaders and others. Union now has a train station, even if it’s…...

23+ hour, 22+ min ago   (369+ words) Elam Benne, 8, brings in the largest fish, 24 inches, at the 24th Annual Fishing Derby at Lions Lake in Washington Saturday. The event was held by the Elks Lodge #1559. Blaize Shipman, 10, casts his reel to catch a fish Saturday morning. Hadley Holt…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (214+ words) Participants in a water rescue training course practice picking people off of stationary objects in the Missouri River Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020. The Washington Fire Department is getting an additional inflatable boat for water rescues after one was seriously damaged in July....

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (177+ words) Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2661 hosts Music on the Lawn Friday with the band Borderline performing. The band took song suggestions throughout the night and showcased their rock and country sound. The event was ticket-free, with a donation suggested. Wings,…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (204+ words) Tim Warren, who lives in Desloge Estates, raises concerns about data center regulations with Franklin County commissioners Sept. 10. A decision on two proposed data centers in Franklin County, as well as the regulations that could govern them, could be made…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (315+ words) The Knights of Columbus Council 1121 cook apple butter under a pavilion outside the KC Hall Wednesday. The St. Francis Borgia High School Food and Nutrition 2 class assists. Borgia sophomores, from left, Emma Griffin, Olivia Millheiser and Braelyn Frankenberg smell the…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (320+ words) From left, Ann Rall, Debbie Ciegel and Glenda DeBrecht trim roses near the parking lot for the Washington Public Library Wednesday morning. Rall, Ciegel and DeBrecht are memebrs of Volunteers in the Parks (VIP), a program run by the Washington…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (240+ words) (StatePoint) Most Americans move every five to seven years, and that’s enough to turn your whole world upside down. Imagine doing that every two years—a new town, new school, new sports team, new doctor—and multiply that by 600,000 families....