Missourian

12/11/2025

Executive Director Kelli Schulte told guests at the Wednesday celebration she was amazed by the outcome of this year’s campaign.

The Franklin County Area United Way raised a record $1.45 million during its 2025 campaign, officials announced Wednesday night at the organization’s annual Victory Celebration.

12/11/2025

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12/11/2025

The lawsuit alleges the State of Missouri is “knowingly abrogating its legal duties to people detained pre-trial and living with serious mental illness,” subjecting them to illegal wait times for access to mental health evaluations and treatment.

Lawsuit filed over mental health treatment delays

12/11/2025

A calendar for the Union R-XI School District’s 2026-27 school year has been approved.

12/11/2025

Former Michigan head football coach Sherrone Moore was in jail on Wednesday night, hours after his firing.

DETROIT — Former Michigan head football coach Sherrone Moore was in jail on Wednesday night, hours after his firing.

12/10/2025

U.S. forces seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, President Donald Trump said Wednesday, in the latest escalation in a widening U.S. campaign of military and law-enforcement pressure on the Nicolás Maduro regime.

U.S. forces seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, President Donald Trump said Wednesday, in the latest escalation in a widening U.S. campaign of military and law-enforcement pressure

12/10/2025

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12/10/2025

McBride Homes is offering to make concessions on its second planned Gray Summit development after no action was taken on it by the Franklin County Planning and Zoning Commission.

12/10/2025

The first executive order Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe signed after taking office is paying dividends in Franklin County.

12/10/2025

Union is considering a change to the Union Transportation Committee after several recent meetings where it narrowly had a voting quorum.

Union Mayor Bob Schmuke is considering a change to the Union Transportation Committee after several recent meetings where it narrowly missed having a voting quorum.

12/09/2025

The Union R-XI School District recently honored its Students of the Month.

Several Union R-XI School District students were recognized as Students of the Month at their campus during the Nov. 19 Board of Education meeting.