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2 days ago | 
emissourian.com | Jonathan Riley
The City of Washington is stepping up enforcement of business license renewals with new late fees. “Business licenses are valid annually from July 1 through June 30 of the following year, with renewal notices sent out in early April,” City Clerk Sherri Klekamp said at Monday’s Washington City Council special meeting. kA 4=2DDlQAaQmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qm“x? E96 A2DE[ H6 92G6 925 D@>6 492==6?86D H:E9 3FD:?6DD6D C6?6H:?8 E96:C 3FD:?6DD =:46?D6D @?
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2 days ago | 
emissourian.com | Jonathan Riley
The Washington City Council certified the results of the April 8 election Monday and welcomed two new members, Steve Sullentrup and Tim Poepsel. “Three years ago, we were all together, there were four new people sitting up here, and Steve, Tim, welcome,” said Mayor Doug Hagedorn.
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4 days ago | 
emissourian.com | Jonathan Riley
Renee Wigger and her two daughters, co-owners of Villa Ridge-based Dream Time Princess Events, got into the princess impersonation business a decade ago almost by accident. Wigger and her daughter Haleigh were working at Six Flags at the time, where Wigger supervised performances and characters.
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5 days ago | 
emissourian.com | Jonathan Riley
U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner, R-Ballwin, said she backs President Trump on his approach to tariffs and taxes while stressing she will oppose any budget cuts to Medicaid or Medicare. The Congresswoman from St. Louis County, whose district includes Franklin County, made the comments Wednesday in an interview before touring two Union businesses — Silgan Plastic Food Containers and the American Welding Academy. kA 4=2DDlQA`Qm(28?6C D2:5 D96 H2D :? E96 2C62 5FC:?8 2 C646DD :?
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6 days ago | 
emissourian.com | Jonathan Riley
A Robertsville man charged with sex offender registry violations in two separate Franklin County cases last year has pleaded guilty to a federal gun charge. Leroy R. Walker Jr., 54, admitted to the sex offender violations in pleading guilty Tuesday to one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm in connection with a 2022 road rage incident when he pulled a gun and shot at another driver near Six Flags, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Missouri. kAm~?
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6 days ago | 
emissourian.com | Jonathan Riley
Two new automotive businesses are coming to Washington, according to the city’s latest building permit report. The city issued a $1.25 million commercial new construction permit last month for AutoZone at 1900 Bedford Center Dr., as well as a $400,000 permit for a new Dobbs Tire & Auto store at 909 Don Ave., according to Washington’s permit report for March. kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qm%96D6 H6C6 E96 @?=J 4@>>6C4:2= ?6H 4@?DECF4E:@? A6C>:ED :DDF65 :? |2C49] ~?6 Sc]f >:==:@?
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6 days ago | 
emissourian.com | Jonathan Riley
A St. Clair man was sentenced to six years in prison Wednesday for providing the drugs in connection with the 2019 overdose death of Skylar McEuen of St. Clair, who was 18 at the time. Tyler J. Parker, who was a friend of McEuen, pleaded guilty Feb. 21. He was sentenced April 16 by Franklin County Circuit Court Judge Ryan J. Helfrich. kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qm|4tF6? 5:65 |2C49 g[ a_`h[ 7C@> 24FE6 76?E2?J= :?E@I:42E:@?[ 244@C5:?8 E@ AC6G:@FD |:DD@FC:2?
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6 days ago | 
emissourian.com | Jonathan Riley
Mistler’s Oak Furniture, a Union institution for the past three decades, has moved to a new, larger location at 710 S. Highway 47 — the one-time home of the former Skate-A-Way skating rink. “We remodeled it and that’s going to be our new home,” said owner John Williams. kA 4=2DDlQAaQm~C:8:?2==J 7@F?565 :? q@FC3@? :? `hh_[ |:DE=6C’D >@G65 E@ &?:@? ?@E =@?8 27E6C :ED 7@F?5:?8[ 7@==@H:?8 2 7:C6 2E E96 @C:8:?2= =@42E:@?] &?E:= :ED C646?E >@G6[ |:DE=6C’D 925 366?
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1 week ago | 
emissourian.com | Jonathan Riley
A steering committee of Washington city officials and real estate development stakeholders recently held their first meeting to discuss street connectivity. “I presented all the reasons why street connections are important and all the factors involved with how subdivisions have kind of turned into this kind of car-centric environment where there’s only one way in, one way out, it’s not really safe to walk,” City Planner Sarah Skeen told the Planning & Zoning Commission on Monday.
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1 week ago | 
emissourian.com | Jonathan Riley
A Gray Summit woman has been charged with several felonies for her alleged involvement in the theft of a pickup truck and other items earlier this month, along with possession of a large amount of methamphetamine last year. Mollie Sample was charged last Tuesday with first-degree tampering with a motor vehicle in connection with the April 4 theft incident. kA 4=2DDlQAaQmuC2?<=:? r@F?EJ D96C:77’D 56AFE:6D H6C6 5:DA2E4965 E@ 2? 255C6DD @? (6DEC:586 sC:G6 :? !24:7:4 E92E 52J :?
