New Haven Independent News

12/13/2024

12/12/2024

New Haven Police Chief Chris Neace is looking to hire officers. New Haven covers all health insurance costs for the officer and children. New Haven participates in the Lagers Retirement Plan at an L-6 level, which is the highest possible level with Lagers. The Applications can be found on the city's website at: https://files.frontdeskgworks.com/city/1523_1/media/policeofficerjobpostingandinformation.pdf

12/12/2024

New Haven Ambulance District is seeking candidates for District 1 and District 4. Individuals living in these districts may file at the Franklin County Clerk's Office at 400 E Locust in Union. Hours are Monday through Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM, excluding Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. See more details in this week's edition of the New Haven Independent, available now at your local retail store.

12/12/2024

The New Haven Special Road District is seeking candidates for a Road District Commissioner position. All the details in both this week and next week's edition of the New Haven Independent. Individuals living within the district boundaries are eligible to file for this position.

12/10/2024

Filing opens for offices in New Haven Tuesday and during tonight’s board meeting,
Mayor Addison and Alderman Rustige and Alderman Brown all announce they will not be running for election next year. Open seats available for filing starting tomorrow. See this week's edition of the New Haven Independent News for all the details about filing.

12/06/2024

After two hours of sentencing testimony, Associate Circuit Judge Mark Brinkmann sentenced a downtown building owner to 90 days in jail due to the hazardous condition of his property. The sentence includes a 10-month Suspended Ex*****on of Sentence (SES), contingent on the owner completing all necessary repairs. See full details in next week's edition of the New Haven Independent News, including reaction from the building owner on the sentencing. This sentencing comes just weeks after a fire in downtown Hermann costs local firefighters an estimated $100,000 to contain the spread to other local businesses, with 13 departments coming to the aid of the Hermann Fire Department.

12/05/2024

New Haven Area Chamber of Commerce President Meg Lang, along with other Chamber members hosted a ribbon cutting for Don Ruzicka and his new location for the New Haven branch of Edward Jones. Also attending the ribbon cutting were Don's family, friends, clients and business partners from Edward Jones. More details can be found in your copy of the New Haven Independent News - or pick up a copy from your local retailer.

12/05/2024

Henniges will turn 40 in 2025. These 4 team members have been part of the company since the beginning. Pick up this week's edition of the paper to find out all the details.

11/28/2024

With a tight timeline, crews are working on Thanksgiving Day to finish the demo of a new project by New Haven Businessman James Fortner and his partners from Wortman Properties. Fortner is hoping to have the store back open in April 2025. All of the details on the new store will be in next week's edition of the New Haven Independent.

11/14/2024

A major route between New Haven and Gerald is now back open after replacement of the bridge over Cedar Creek. The $1.5 million project was completed as scheduled to replace the 76 year old bridge. The bridge is on Hwy Y, just south of the intersection with Hwy YY.

11/07/2024

The New Haven Area Chamber of Commerce elected new officers and board members at today's meeting. See next week's edition of the New Haven Independent for all the details.

11/06/2024

New Haven voters went for Trump by almost 76%.

11/06/2024

With the exception of Amendment 7, the majority of New Haven voted No on all the other amendments and propositions.

11/06/2024

John Simmons is officially the new state representative for House District 109, which covers New Haven. New Haven voters selected Mr. Simmons by a 78% to 22% margin. As a whole, the district voted 72% to 28%

11/05/2024

FLOOD WATCH TILL NOON TUESDAY..The. National Weather Service, St. Louis, has issued a Flash Flood Watch for our entire area till noon Tuesday.
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* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE...Portions of Illinois, including the following areas, Bond IL, Clinton IL, Fayette IL, Madison IL, Marion IL, Monroe IL, Randolph IL, Saint Clair IL and Washington IL and Missouri, including the following areas, Crawford MO, Franklin MO, Iron MO, Jefferson MO, Madison MO, Reynolds MO, Saint Charles MO, Saint Louis City MO, Saint Louis MO, Sainte Genevieve MO and Washington MO. * WHEN...Through Tuesday morning. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - An additional 1 to 3 inches of rain from thunderstorms is likely through Tuesday morning, with a narrow corridor of up to 5 inches possible. This may lead to flash flooding, or worsen flooding that is already ongoing from previous rainfall.

11/04/2024

EARLY VOTING IN FRANKLIN COUNTY: Long lines have been reported all day long at the Franklin County Clerk's Office for early voting. Early voting is open till 5 PM this evening, Monday, November 4th. Anyone in line will be able to vote.

11/04/2024

A line of storms is expected to track across the entire region this evening through the overnight hours. A few of the storms could be severe this evening, with those chances greater to the west, decreasing as the storms move east. The main threats are damaging winds and a few tornadoes.

10/18/2024

Missouri River Relief (MRR) is hosting a large-scale trash cleanup on the Missouri River along a 10-mile stretch using volunteers from around the region. The event will be headquartered at the New Haven River Access..

Registration for the cleanup event is full. There will be nearly 150 volunteers joining in on the effort.

On Saturday, October 19th, the pre-registered volunteers will begin sign-in starting at 8:45 a.m. and then board boats at the New Haven River Access starting at 9:00 a.m. Volunteers will be ferried to pre-scouted locations along the riverbanks to pick up flood debris and improperly disposed of trash that has made its way downstream

The cleanup runs from 9 a.m. to noon. Motorboats will be operated by Missouri River Relief’s experienced boat captains and operators from the Missouri Department of Conservation and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.