The Sullivan Independent News

Washington Women’s Healthcare will host “Urinary Incontinence: Ready to Take Control of Your Life Before Summer Comes?” from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Thurs., Mar. 18. The event will be held in Suite 328 in the St. John’s Mercy Medical Building, 851 East Fifth Street in Washington. Dr. Robert Haskins, Jr., an obstetrician and gynecologist, will lead the discussion. When it comes to urinary incontinence: • Urinary incontinence is the loss of bladder control. • [...]

A sobriety checkpoint was successfully conducted on Saturday night, February 27, 2010 at the intersection of Hwy AT and Hwy O in Franklin County.  In total, there were 8 DWI arrests, 4 Minors in Possession, 1 Zero Tolerance arrest, 2 driving while suspended/revoked driver’s license citation, 5 additional warrant arrests, and many other miscellaneous violations.  A total of 342 vehicles were stopped. The checkpoint was conducted at the intersection of Hwy AT and Hwy O.  [...]

The community is invited to donate blood at the following events during March: • The St. Clair High School Spring Blood Drive sponsored by Student Council from 8:30 a.m. to  1:30 p.m. on Fri., Mar. 5 in the Upper Level Gymnasium, 1015 High School Drive in St. Clair. • The Union High  School Spring Blood Drive sponsored by Student Council from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Thurs., Mar. 25 in the Old Gymnasium, 1 [...]

Captain Ronald S. Johnson, commanding officer of Troop C, Weldon Spring, is pleased to announce the results of the Operation P.R.O.T.E.C.T. project that was conducted on Thurs., Jan. 21 in Franklin County on Highway 100. During the eight-hour project, eight troopers focused their attention on violations that occurred in the construction/work zone on Highway 100, east of Washington. As a result of the enforcement program, a total of 76 summonses and 63 warnings were issued. [...]

Comtrea’s Children’s Advocacy Center of East Central Missouri (CACECM) has had an exciting and successful beginning to their new Prevention Program. The new program is possible through a grant received from the Franklin County Children and Families Community Resource Board. The grant is made possible through the passing of Proposition 1, Putting Kids First, in Franklin County which created a Children’s Services Fund for children and youths 19 years of age or less in Franklin [...]

On Mon., Feb. 1, through Fri., Feb. 6, Franklin County Humane Society will be closed for repairs, improvements and cleaning and will be unable to receive new animals from the public. Donations and volunteers are needed. The shelter is seeking amateur painters for ceilings, carpenters for trim and a new wooden fence, plumbers, and weather permitting, a person to power wash our building, a commercial floor scrubber and polisher/burnisher, chain-link fence workers for chain-link kennels, [...]

The Missouri Public Service Commission will hold a local public hearing in Union on Tues., Feb. 9, to receive customer comment in an electric rate case filed by Union Electric Company d/b/a AmerenUE. Customers who have had any service-related problems may also bring those to the attention of the Commission during the local public hearing. The local public hearing will be held at the Union R-XI High School Cafeteria, 1 Wildcat Drive. The PSC staff [...]

On Dec 11, the Franklin County Association of Deputy Sheriffs’ hosted the annual Franklin County Law Enforcement Christmas Dinner and Awards Banquet. Over 100 local law enforcement officers and family members attended the event held at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Union. The awards were presented by Sheriff Gary Toelke. Front row, left to right: Retiree of 23 years, Sgt. Jessica Venable; Detective of the Year, Det. Sgt. Dan Haley; Patrol Deputy of the [...]

Entries are now being sought for the 2009 President’s Environmental Youth Awards, which recognize individuals, school classes (kindergarten through high school) and youth organizations for protecting our nation’s air, water and land. The program, which honors a variety of environmental projects developed by students, is open to students in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska through EPA Region 7 in Kansas City, Kan. The program has two components: The regional certificate program and the regional award [...]

The Seventh Annual Kristkindl Markt will be held at the Historic Hermannhof Festhalle and Hofgarten in Hermann, MO on Sat., Dec. 12 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sun., Dec. 13 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Inspired by old world European holiday markets in Germany, the Kristkindl Markt showcases traditional German arts, crafts, food, literature, costumed carolers and music of the season. Admission is a $1 donation at the door. The Markt is [...]