Grundy County Missouri Courthouse

Grundy County Commission to hold meeting regarding remodeling in courthouse

The Grundy County Commission will hold a mandatory pre-bid meeting for the third-floor courtroom remodel of the courthouse in Trenton. The meeting will be held in the third-floor courtroom the morning of May 29th at 11 o’clock. A scope of work to be completed, regarding carpentry, electrical, and carpet work, will be available at the […]

Governor Eric Greitens

Governor Greitens appoints several from the area to boards and commissions

Missouri Governor Eric Greitens recently appointed several individuals from the area to boards and commissions. Ronetta Burton of Pattonsburg was appointed as the Daviess County Clerk. Burton is serving as the Interim Daviess County Clerk, and she served as the Deputy County Clerk for five years. She is a member of the Coffey Fire Protection […]

Absentee Voting

73 absentee ballots returned for April 3 election

Seventy-three of 80 absentee ballots requested from the Grundy County Clerk’s Office in Tuesday’s election had been voted on or returned as of 4:55 Monday afternoon. That included 16 individuals who voted absentee at the courthouse in Trenton Monday. Seven absentee ballots requested had not yet been received. The Grundy County Clerk’s Office reports absentee […]

Absentee Voting

A total of 52 absentee ballots cast at Grundy County Courthouse

The Grundy County Clerk’s office was open special hours Saturday morning to allow people to vote absentee in Tuesday’s elections. Six people voted during that four-hour period bringing the total to 52 absentee ballots returned to the clerk’s office in Trenton. Another 12 people have requested an absentee ballot but those ballots have not yet […]

Election 2018

Day one of candidates filing for office keeps courthouses busy

More district-level candidates have filed for the August Primary election. Henry Robert Martin of Kansas City and Winston Apple of Independence have filed as Democrats for Sixth District U. S. Representative. Republican Sam Graves of Tarkio filed for re-election for the Representative position. Republican Dan Hegeman of Cosby filed for reelection for 12th District State […]

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Candidates on hand at courthouse to file for office this morning

Candidate filing begins today subject to the August primary election in Missouri with county candidates filing at their respective courthouses beginning at 8 o’clock this morning. As of just before 6:30 this morning, waiting to file for a Grundy County office were four incumbents: Presiding Commissioner Rick Hull, County Clerk Betty Spickard, Associate Circuit Court […]

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Candidate filing for August primary begins Tuesday

Candidate filing begins Tuesday, February 27, 2018, subject to the August Primary Election in Missouri. Area courthouses will be the location for candidates to file if they are seeking a county-wide office. For Grundy County, this includes the offices of presiding commissioner, county clerk, associate circuit court judge, clerk of the circuit court/recorder of deeds, […]

Grundy County Missouri Courthouse

Grundy County Clerk projects deficit budget

Grundy County Clerk Betty Spickard reports the 2018 county budget is projecting expenditures over revenues totaling $375,416. She says the budget includes the cost of wage increases averaging a 10% increase in employee salaries to compensate ambulance salaries to be comparable to neighboring ambulance districts. It also adds to employer Federal Insurance Contributions Act and […]

Livingston County Courthouse

Absentee ballots for April 4th election now available at Livingston County Clerk’s office

The Livingston County Clerk’s Office has absentee ballots available for the April 4th municipal election. The county clerk’s office is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 in the morning to 4:30 in the afternoon. The office will also be open Saturday, April 1st from 8:30 in the morning to 12:30 in the afternoon. Call the […]

Chillicothe Fire Department recognized as”Fire Department of the Year” by Missouri Fire Fighters Association

The Fire Fighters Association of Missouri has named The Chillicothe Fire Department as “Department Of The Year” for 2016. The FFAM serves 7, 533 members and 367 fire departments. The award was presented to the department at the FFAM 62 annual convention held at Tan Tara resort. The Chillicothe Fire Department is a progressive Department with […]

City of Trenton Website

Trenton City Council Meeting Report for Monday, February 22, 2016

The Trenton City Council’s finance committee meets several times during preparations for the city budget for the fiscal year beginning May 1st. That’s also the case this year, with two more meetings announced for Wednesday, February 23, and Friday, February 26, both at noon. Trenton mayor nick McHargue, during last night’s city council meeting, said […]