Franklin County commissioners accept settlement with county clerk

Clerk Julie Magoon took a family leave in late May.

RSU 9 releases, reviews results from strategic plan community survey

Attendees at the Strategic Planning committee's Jan. 27 meeting reviewed data from a comprehensize Community Engagement survey to begin the steps of formulating a "vision statement" for the district's future.

Franklin Memorial Hospital adjusts visitor policy

A Franklin Community Health Network representative said that the changes were made as they are "seeing signs that the COVID surge is beginning to improve" — though it's not entirely clear how high the COVID-19 case rate in Franklin County (or statewide) is at this time due to "a large backlog of tests" and a shift to at-home testing, according to the CDC.

Photos: Restocking flowers in Farmington

Beth Reynolds of Riverside Florist & Greenhouses said the family business sold out of roses Valentine's Day.

Keynote speaker in university’s ‘Persepolis’ programming changed

Farmington university to host walk-in COVID-19 booster clinic

Former Jackman man pleads guilty to sex crimes against girl

Luis Frawley will serve 90 days of a three-year sentence and must register as a sex offender for 25 years.

Man pleads guilty to terrorizing school staff, causing lockdown in Strong

Sentencing was delayed while Christian Richards, 28, agrees to continue counseling and be supervised for two years.

Readfield man pleads guilty to breaking into home, punching owner

Logan Gardner, 27, will serve 60 days of a three-year sentence and following his release serve two years of probation.

Family-owned Farmington company worried they could get slapped with $300,000 in tariffs on goods from China

Kemp Enterprises, a wholesale and craft wood company based in Farmington, said they are still waiting for a bill from U.S. Customs and Border Protection.