Missourian

10/19/2025

The Central Elementary School storm shelter project, which will include new classrooms, is the first building project the district has put out to bid for the bond package.

The Union R-XI School District continues to make progress on projects for its $35 million Proposition KIDS bond package.

10/18/2025

Residents said they feel like tornado assistance came from within, not from without.

A handmade oak desk. Countless family photos. A beloved cat.

10/18/2025

The Union R-XI School District is promoting Assistant Superintendent Dr. Dan Kania to the district’s top position.

10/18/2025

Week 8 high school football scores from around the area

Check inside the story for reports from our local games as they come in

Thursday, Oct. 16
North County 24, St. Clair 14
*Washington 22, Ft. Zumwalt East 20
Friday, Oct. 17
Vianney 42, Borgia 21
*Union 28, St. James 20
*Pacific 42, Hermann 14
*Sullivan 55, Owensville 10
Cuba 48, Bayless 20
*Orchard Farm 49, Warrenton 27
*Montgomery Co 26, Wright City 20 (OT)
*Conference games

Three local football teams are in action Friday night during the eighth week of the 2025 high school football season. All games have playoff implications as the regular season concludes

10/17/2025

Amanda N. Mitchell of Cuba has been charged for multiple child s*x crimes that allegedly occurred between 2016 and 2018 and involved a female victim.

An area woman has been charged with multiple child s*x crimes stemming from incidents dating back nearly a decade.

10/17/2025

An $8.8 million improvement project that has closed lanes for months on Highway 100 is about to wrap up, a Missouri Department of Transportation official said this week.

An $8.8 million improvement project on Highway 100 is about to wrap up, a Missouri Department of Transportation official said this week.

10/17/2025

Week 8 Area Football Scores for Thursday
*Washington 22, Ft. Zumwalt East 20
North County 24, St. Clair 14

Games still ahead on Friday
Borgia at Vianney
*Union at St. James
*Hermann at Pacific
*Sullivan at Owensville
Bayless at Cuba
*Warrenton at Orchard Farm
*Montgomery Co at Wright City

*Conference games

Two area teams are getting an early start to the Week 8 football schedule.

10/16/2025

Ace Frehley, original guitarist for Kiss, died at 74 on Thursday.

Ace Frehley, the original lead guitarist and founding member of the glam rock band Kiss who captivated audiences with his elaborate makeup and smoke-filled guitar, died Thursday. He was 74.

10/16/2025

Concerns over a possible roundabout nearly derailed the $13 million agreement.

Franklin County commissioners still support sharing in some of the costs associated with widening a portion of Highway 47 just south of Washington but the potential inclusion of a roundabout

10/15/2025

Missouri ma*****na dispensaries may soon be able to offer curbside pickup, which would add to the drive-thru and delivery services already allowed with state approval.

10/15/2025

An 18-year-old Labadie woman was seriously injured Wednesday morning in a vehicle crash on Highway 100, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.