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Franklin County officials said 1,000 people were vaccinated at the Union City Auditorium.

Franklin County commissioners have approved a fiscal year 2021 budget that includes a 3 percent cost-of-living pay increase for employees. “Traditionally, financial planning and budgeting has recognized the importance of maintaining a competitive employee wage and benefits package for retention purposes,” Franklin County Auditor Angela Gibson wrote in her budget message. “The recommendation of an increase in compensation is based on a careful analysis of the county’s financi...

55-year-old man, Pacific In Union, just a couple blocks away from the county courthouse, a banner hanging across the window outside White Rose Café reads “Landmark for 80-plus years.” Customers turn out for early lunch or all-day breakfast. Asked about the end of the mask mandate, Dave Jankowski said, “I think it’s too early.” Why? Jankowski added that he’s going to keep wearing his mask. Saying she is concerned about safety, Dave’s wife, Eva, said, “I’ll probably just keep w...

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson called it the worst bridge he saw on a statewide tour in 2019.  Now the Highway AD bridge between St. Clair and Union has been replaced, with the new span over Happy Sac Creek open to traffic. The $1.4 million bridge project was completed in November, with the exception of some backfill and signs needing to be installed. Work started in January. “The project went well,” said Stephen O’Connor, Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) area engineer...

The Franklin County Government Center, Historic Courthouse, Judicial Center, and the Frnaklin County Health Department will be closed Thursday, Dec. 24 and Friday, Dec. 25 in observance of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, according to a press release from Franklin County Clerk Tim Baker.  The buildings will also be closed Friday, January 1, in observance of New Years Holiday.  The Franklin County Sheriff’s Department will remain open through the holidays.  Franklin County Presidin...

Fifty-nine new Franklin County residents were reported as COVID-19 positive Friday, among them a newborn girl in Beaufort, a 7-year-old child in Robertsville (sex not reported), an 83-year-old woman in St. Clair, an 83-year-old man in Villa Ridge and an 86-year-old woman in Washington.  Since March, 5,739 people have tested positive in Franklin County, according to the county commission. Friday’s report noted that the data did not reflect a full 24 hours because “the data import ti...