New Franklin News

A DRAWING OF THE PROPOSED fairgrounds multipurpose building has been prepared by Larry Schlotzhauer of Midstate Builders.

Samantha Williams Valerie Schlotzhauer Kayla Gerlt Tessa Chambers Madelyne Brand Susan Bishop Six young women are in the running to become Miss Teen of the Howard County Fair.

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Soil erosion from a creek bank has been listed as the preliminary cause of the May 20 rupture of a natural gas pipeline owned by the Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Co.

The heat is both a blessing and a curse for the Howard County Sheriff's Department which is still on the hunt for an escaped convict.

Curtis M. Jones Law enforcement officials continue to seek a New Franklin resident who escaped early Monday morning from the Howard County Jail in Fayette.

Police continue to look for a 31-year-old inmate who used a cardboard toilet paper holder to escape from the Howard County jail for the second time in his criminal career.

Police say Curtis Jones escaped from the jail in Fayette around midnight. Right now Howard County Sheriff's deputies are looking for an inmate who escaped the county jail in Fayette.

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For this immediate area there were no surprises at the recently completed session of the Missouri United Methodist Annual Conference which gathered this year at Springfield.

Zane Volkmann and Ryan Borges, both of rural New Franklin, and Austin Fuhlage of rural Fayette pose while attending the Missouri Junior Cattlemen's Association Beef Leadership Conference in Columbia.

A Glasgow woman apparently had decided to forgive her boyfriend for beating her up only to get herself into trouble later.

At their regular meeting Monday, the New Franklin City Council heard unwelcome news about required updates to the city's wastewater treatment system.

This is Memorial Day weekend, a time to remember those who died in military service and loved ones in general.

Canaan Asbury Rodney Asbury Collin Mackey Boone Priddy Anthony Parrett Derek Volkmann Five delegates and one alternate from the junior classes of Fayette and New Franklin High Schools have been selected to attend the 70th session of Missouri Boys State.

Danielle Gerlt Samantha Johnson Christina Roberts Aura Smith Paige Huttsell, alternate Hannah Boulden, alternate Stacey Schlotzhauer Lauren Secosh American Legion Auxiliary Unit 273 is sponsoring six girls and two alternates to the 68th session of Missouri Girls State.

Members of the New Franklin City Council received a report at its Monday night regular meeting concerning plans for a park area which will be put in place following the eventual removal of the old Katy Highway 5 viaduct.

Legal proceedings have continued now for more than a year in the case of a New Franklin woman, Christina J. Gordon, accused of child abuse.

Meeting in regular session Tuesday, the Fayette city council approved a lease purchase agreement with UMB of Boonville for Station 1 renovations.

After a day-long investigation, police confirm what were originally believed to be human bones are actually those of a deer.