Dec 8, 2020 | City/Local Government, Community News
City Clerk Shelley Page informed the Jamesport Board of Aldermen that a 50% discount on the water company’s September bill was given due to water loss incurred during tower maintenance. The discount added up to $2,714.60. Employee health insurance was discussed,...
Dec 8, 2020 | City/Local Government, Community News
Dana Thomas requested that the Village of Jameson Board consider allowing him to obtain a partial collapse of the alley and vacate a portion of an easement that surrounds the property he recently purchased on the west side of town, on North Elm Street. A copy of his...
Dec 8, 2020 | City/Local Government, Community News
The City of Coffey set candidate filing dates as Dec. 15, 2020 to Jan. 19, 2021 for next year’s General Municipal Election on April 6. Hickman Environmental Services checked the lagoon, but was unable to find a reason for a higher-than-normal electric reading as...
Nov 25, 2020 | City/Local Government, Community News, Courthouse News
Ryan Horsman, Presiding Judge of the 43rd Circuit, entered two administrative orders on Nov. 23 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. One order suspends all jury trials in the 43rd Circuit, which comprises Caldwell, Clinton, Daviess, DeKalb and Livingston counties....
Nov 25, 2020 | City/Local Government
Charlie Zitnik with D.A. Davidson led a discussion on street project financing options at the Nov. 23 meeting of the Gallatin Board of Aldermen. Zitnik confirmed that since the street project doesn’t involve the water system, USDA approval isn’t required to obtain...
Nov 24, 2020 | City/Local Government, Community News
The City of Pattonsburg received a bid from Emery Sapp & Sons of $117,700 to redo the streets in town. The bid was approved by the board in October. However, during the November meeting the board found out the bid was not the total amount for all the streets. It...
Nov 4, 2020 | City/Local Government
The national outcome of yesterday’s presidential election has yet to be determined, but there’s no question about who won in Daviess County. President Donald J. Trump received an overwhelming endorsement for re-election in local results, receiving 79% of the vote over...
Nov 4, 2020 | City/Local Government, Community News
Tree trimming by utility workers along Gallatin streets is a sure sign that fiber communications is coming to town. Grundy Electric/Mid-States is clearing tree limbs away from the city’s electric poles in preparation for fiber installation. Workers will use the...
Oct 28, 2020 | City/Local Government, Community News
The Jackson Township Road Board has asked the Village of Lock Springs to trim all the tree limbs away from the roads throughout the village. The trustees decided to first contact Evergy to clean up around all the power lines throughout the village. After that has been...
Oct 28, 2020 | City/Local Government, Community News
Ray Bontrager approached the Jamesport City Council on Oct. 12 with a request to close Bailey Street east of the intersection of Grant and Bailey. He discussed that the street had been plotted and had never been used. Mayor Dana Urton suggested that the city send...
Oct 28, 2020 | City/Local Government, Community News
The Village of Winston did not hold a meeting of the Board of Trustees in September.
Oct 21, 2020 | City/Local Government
Missourians will vote on two statewide ballot issues on Nov. 3, after approving one statewide issue at the polls on Aug. 4. The two ballot measures to be decided Nov. 3 include the topics of state legislative redistricting and statewide officeholder term limits. Both...
Oct 19, 2020 | City/Local Government, Healthcare
Governor Mike Parson recently announced that Missouri has submitted its plan for administering the impending COVID-19 vaccine to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Missouri’s planning efforts are based upon CDC guidance to anticipate a phased...
Oct 19, 2020 | City/Local Government, Community News
The City of Gallatin is considering setting a cost of service fee for electric-water-sewer for apartments and commercial buildings that are currently single metered properties but have multiple apartments and/or businesses utilizing the services. Howard Bailey II and...
Oct 19, 2020 | City/Local Government
The City of Coffey filled a council position and decided to do some work on the city hall building during their meeting held Sept. 19. The board gave approval for Mayor Ralph Ray to seek out businesses or individuals about tuckpointing needed on city hall. John...
Oct 18, 2020 | City/Local Government
The Regional Jail made plans for its traditional Officers for Kids event in which local children go shopping just before Christmas with a local law enforcement officer. A tentative date of Dec. 12 was set for Officers for Kids during the Oct. 2 meeting of the...
Oct 17, 2020 | City/Local Government
The Tri-County-Jamesport School Board reviewed plans and procedures to address COVID-19 during their September meeting. Moving to other items on the agenda, the board approved an intergovernmental agreement with Daviess County. A bid was accepted from Home Exchange...
Oct 12, 2020 | City/Local Government
The City of Pattonsburg was feeling festive during its September meeting and made plans to decorate the town for the holidays. The board motioned to decorate a Christmas tree this year located at Central Avenue and Chestnut Street. Pattonsburg school children will...
Oct 12, 2020 | City/Local Government
The Jamesport City Council allowed an increase in the cost of waste disposal, discussed work on the Jamesport Hotel, and considered a sign for Forest Phog Allen during their September meeting. Pat Watkins with R&W Container, the city’s waste disposal...
Oct 12, 2020 | City/Local Government
The Village of Jameson continued with the idea of a ‘welcome packet’ for new residents during its September meeting. Vance Hefley reported that the City of Hamilton had information on their website, and he handed out a page he had printed off. Hefley...
