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1 week ago | 
emissourian.com | Jonathan Riley
Advisors from America In Bloom will visit Washington again June 16 and 17 to evaluate the city across a number of categories for the organization’s annual competition. “They’ll try to see what we have improved on from the previous year and stuff like that, what kind of ideas we were able to take away from the symposium that we always attend after we get judged,” said Deaneal McAfoos, a member of the Washington In Bloom Committee. kA 4=2DDlQA`Qmp>6C:42 x?
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1 week ago | 
emissourian.com | Jonathan Riley
For the first time in a quarter-century, the Fireman’s Picnic will return to Gerald this Saturday, May 31. The event will take place all day at Legion Park, from 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.“We’re gonna make this one huge,” Gerald-Rosebud Fire Protection District said in a social media post. “Vendors, food, firefighter games, (yes including the keg wash) prizes, live burn and extrication demos, fire engine rally, and so much more.”kA 4=2DDlQAaQmkDA2?
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1 week ago | 
emissourian.com | Jonathan Riley
A Fenton woman is facing multiple charges following a police chase Sunday in rural Franklin County. Jessica Lashly was charged Tuesday with creating a substantial risk of injury or death in resisting arrest by fleeing, a felony, along with felony first-degree property damage and misdemeanor fourth-degree assault. kAm{2D9=J DECF4< 2 uC2?<=:?
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1 week ago | 
emissourian.com | Jonathan Riley
A Washington man is facing multiple criminal charges following an incident Saturday when he allegedly pulled a shotgun on three people in Union. Three people, identified only by initials in court documents, were riding in a vehicle near the 500 block of West End Avenue May 24 when they were obstructed by a vehicle parked in the roadway, according to a probable cause statement.
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1 week ago | 
emissourian.com | Jonathan Riley
A major milestone in extending the Rock Island Trail into central and eastern Missouri is quickly approaching. The cities of Gerald, Owensville and Belle, in collaboration with the Friends of Rock Island Trail State Park (FORIT), will host a series of events May 31 to celebrate progress on development of the trail in their communities. kA 4=2DDlQA`Qm“%9:D =@?8\2?E:4:A2E65 6G6?E >2C<D E96 @77:4:2= @A6?:?8 @7 ?6H EC2:= D68>6?ED 2?5 E96 8C@F?53C62<:?8 @7 2 7FEFC6 6IE6?D:@?
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2 weeks ago | 
emissourian.com | Jonathan Riley
After recently denying a variance request for a steeper than normal street in a new subdivision, the Washington City Council approved a similar street grade variance this week. Officials said a key difference was the earlier request was for a cul-de-sac. The variance approved Monday was for 150 feet of Emily Lane within The Highlands subdivision to be built with an 11.58 percent grade, exceeding the 10 percent maximum generally allowed. kA 4=2DDlQAaQmx?
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2 weeks ago | 
emissourian.com | Jonathan Riley
An area sex offender is facing a new felony charge following an incident last Thursday. Franklin County sheriff’s deputies were dispatched shortly before 10 a.m. May 15 to Lake Las Brisas, located near Elizabeth Lane north of Pacific, after receiving a report that convicted sex offender Zachary C. Sadler, 38, was possibly intoxicated, wearing no shirt and standing in the lake near a playground. kA 4=2DDlQA`Qms6AFE:6D 2CC:G65 2?5 7@F?5 $25=6C “A2CE:2==J DF3>6C865 :?
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2 weeks ago | 
emissourian.com | Jonathan Riley
Despite vocal opposition from supporters of a local church, the Washington City Council approved an ordinance Monday requiring approval from a majority of nearby residents before permits can be granted for facilities like drug treatment centers and homeless shelters. Under the new ordinance, any proposed “special residential use” of a property will require a petition signed by a majority of neighbors within 500 feet before it can be considered for approval. kA 4=2DDlQA`QmkDA2?
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2 weeks ago | 
emissourian.com | Jonathan Riley
Two St. Louis-area men were arrested Tuesday night in Franklin County with 50 pounds of marijuana, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol arrest report. Mark D. Huggins, 39, of Blackjack, and Eric V. Pate, 43, of St. Louis, were both arrested at 9 p.m. May 13, according to the report, which does not specify where in the county the arrests occurred. kAm%96 9:89H2J A2EC@= H:== D66< 492C86D 282:?DE 3@E9 >6? @7 A@DD6DD:@?
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2 weeks ago | 
emissourian.com | Jonathan Riley
A recommendation in Washington’s Parks Master Plan to nearly double the size of its Parks & Recreation Department spurred a discussion among city officials this week about the department’s responsibilities, which have expanded in recent years. The topic came up at Wednesday’s meeting of the city’s Parks & Recreation Commission, which was Parks & Recreation Director Wayne Dunker’s last meeting before he leaves the city May 23 to take a job leading the parks department in Chesterfield.
