The Princeton Mayor signed a real estate easement with the Missouri Department of Transportation at the city council meeting on November 9th regarding the new ball fields. City Clerk Corey Willett reports the easement will let the city have about another acre of land. A no parking ordinance was signed for East Hickory. Harlene Dougan […]
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North Mercer Board of Education informed that health insurance rates to increase by almost 20 percent
The North Mercer R-3 Board of Education was notified on November 9th that health insurance rates will go up 19.9% for a cost nearing $800. The district previously set a cap of $600 per employee for health insurance. The new rates would become effective in January. Superintendent Dan Owens will discuss the matter with teachers […]
Livingston County reports 11 new cases of COVID-19, Harrison County 10 and 7 cases reported in Caldwell County
Eleven new COVID-19 cases have been added in Livingston County, bringing the total to 501. The health center reports 61 of the cases are active, with 54 in the community and seven at schools. All of the school cases are from Tina-Avalon or Hale, with several connected to a basketball tournament at Hale on October […]
Voter turnout in 2020 presidential election was 76.2% in Grundy County compared to 71% in 2016
Balloting for the general election in Grundy County was heavier than it was four years ago in terms of the percentage who voted, but it was nearly the same on the headcount. Including those who voted in person Tuesday, plus those who voted in advance via an absentee or mail-in ballot, a total of 4,467 […]
Mike Parson defeats Nicole Galloway in race for Missouri governor
(Missouri Independent) – Republican Mike Parson has secured a full four-year term as Missouri’s governor, scoring victory Tuesday night over his Democratic challenger Nicole Galloway. Parson, 65, led Galloway, 38, by more than 442,000 votes with over 95 percent of the state’s precincts reporting shortly after midnight, according to the Secretary of State’s unofficial results. The […]
Missouri Republicans maintain supermajorities in House and Senate
(Missouri Independent) – Missouri Democrats had another disappointing night in legislative elections Tuesday, losing in two state Senate districts crucial to their hopes of cracking the Republican supermajority in the upper chamber. Republicans held a key Senate seat by re-electing Senate Majority Leader Caleb Rowden of Columbia in the 19th District in central Missouri. As […]
Voters repeal Clean Missouri redistricting plan they enacted in 2018
(Missouri Independent) – Missouri voters on Tuesday repealed a constitutional amendment they enacted in 2018 that would have required legislative districts be drawn to ensure partisan fairness. They replaced it with one that critics contend could forgo the use of total population to draw districts and instead exclude all non-voters, specifically children and non-citizens — tilting the political […]
Northern Missouri election results for November 3, 2020
Grundy County experienced a 76 percent voter turnout in yesterday’s general election – favoring Republicans in their races and each of the unopposed Republican candidates for countywide offices. Donald Trump received 81 percent of the presidential vote from Grundy County while Joseph Biden had 18 percent of the vote. Also receiving huge majority support in […]
Grundy County experiences huge increase of those voting by absentee ballot
If the number of people who’ve already voted is any indication, the general election will likely have a record turnout of voters in Grundy County. The absentee vote has exceeded those of the past three presidential elections in 2016, 2012, and 2008. A steady flow of voters went to the Grundy County courthouse on Monday […]
Audio: Over 800 thousand mail-in and absentee ballots cast in Missouri; 75% of voters expected to show at polls
Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft says nearly 828,000 mail-in and absentee ballots combined have been returned to the state’s local election authorities for the general election. In the 2016 general election, roughly 282,000 absentee votes were counted. Ashcroft expects about 75% of Missouri’s voters to cast a ballot in the election. […]
Election Preview: Voters will decide who stays and who goes in statewide races today
The months of campaigning are over and the fate of each candidate on the Missouri general election ballot today rests in the hands of voters. Here is an overview of some of the top races on today’s ballot: Republican Governor Mike Parson is seeking his first full term as Missouri’s chief executive officer. He faces […]
Missouri Election Day FAQ: What you need to know to make sure your vote counts
(Missouri Independent) – Across Missouri, local election officials have received 628,395 mail-in and absentee ballots, according to the Secretary of State’s Oct. 27 report. Already, that’s more than twice the total absentee ballots counted in the November 2016 election. While many Missourians have already voted by mail or in-person absentee, many more will head out […]
Audio: Initial election results in Missouri won’t be posted online until polls close
Missouri is gearing up for Tuesday’s general election. Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft says initial election results will not be posted online Tuesday night until his office has confirmed that polls across the state are closed. Polling precincts are open statewide from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Ashcroft expects about 70 percent of […]
Audio: Political scientist in Missouri says predicting outcome of election night will be challenging this time
In previous elections, Missouri counties posted absentee ballot results first. For Tuesday’s general election, that practice will vary from county to county. Columbia College Political Science Professor Terry Smith says the change presents a new challenge. Missouri’s local election authorities have received more than 723,000 mail-in and absentee ballots so far for the […]
Election Preview: Voters in the Green Hills to decide outcome of several “questions” in Tuesday election
While voters across Missouri decide the fate of constitutional amendments one and three, there are a few ballot issues with the Green Hills counties and towns. Sullivan county votes Tuesday on a proposition to impose a tax on agricultural or horticultural property at a rate not to exceed one dollar per acre. If passed, proceeds […]
100 vote absentee in Grundy County on Saturday bringing total to 887 absentee ballots cast
There were 80 people who voted absentee for Tuesday’s General Election during special hours on Saturday morning at the Grundy County Clerk’s office in Trenton. Another 20 people voted absentee early Saturday afternoon after making reservations with the Grundy County Clerk’s Office to vote at curbside. The clerk’s office previously had announced it would allow […]
Curbside voting to be available at Sullivan County polling places
Curbside voting will be available at all Sullivan County polling places Tuesday. Curbside absentee voting will also be available at the courthouse in Milan October 31st from 8 o’clock to noon. The County Clerk’s Office asks that anyone who has been quarantined and does not have symptoms vote curbside. Voters should have their identification ready. […]
728 absentee ballots returned to Grundy County Clerks office as of Friday morning
Seven hundred twenty-eight absentee and mail-in ballots had been returned to the Grundy County Clerk’s Office as of Friday morning of October 30th at 10:30 for November 3rd’s General Election. The office reported 54 requested ballots had not yet been returned. It is predicted that 80% of the 5,861 registered voters in Grundy County will […]
Missouri redistricting vote on Amendment 3 opens door to an experiment, regardless of outcome
(Missouri Independent) – State governments are unique political bodies that allow for experimentation in how rules and laws affect political outputs. As Justice Louis Brandies pointed out – states are laboratories of democracy. State governments have broad jurisdiction to “tweak” institutional rules and laws. Through this system of government, we can observe the aftermath of […]