CEDAR COUNTY LAND TRANSFERS

HURD, BENJAMIN L to WILLIAMS, LYNDEL and WILLIAMS, RHONDA, STR 16-34-28 /E/SE. FOCKLER, FRED, FOCKLER, PATRICIA, MONTGOMERY, GARY and MONTGOMERY, DEBORAH to ARNOLD, ADAM ARNOLD, ANGELA, STR 32-36-28 /SE/NE. BAHR REVOCABLE TRUST to TD BAHR HOLDINGS LLC, STR 8-34-26 /NW/SE. B & L HOME BUILDERS, LLC to SMALL TOWN RENTALS, LLC, LT 36 BL 6

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VERNON COUNTY LAND TRANSFERS

WESTERHOLD, DENVER WAYNE and WESTERHOLD, JANE E to WESTERHOLD FARMS LLC, STR 8-37-32 //NE. KIMZEY, JUDY A to KIMZEY TRUST, JUDY A, STR 34-37-31 /SE/SW; STR 34-37-31 /NE/SW; STR 34-37-31 /SE/SW. COLLINS, GARY D to ODESSA 19 LLC, STR 9-36-29 //NE. SNODGRASS, MARLISSE G, SHELTON, TONY and SHELTON, GAIL to SHELTON, TONY, SHELTON, GAIL and

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CEDAR COUNTY COMMISSION

The Cedar County Commission met December 29, 2025. Present: Kenneth Thornton; Presiding Commissioner; Ted Anderson, Southern Commissioner, Ron Alumbaugh, Northern Commissioner, Peggy Kenney, Commission Assistant, and Chrislynn Price, County Clerk. 9:00 a.m. Assessor Leah Morton presented weekly report 9:42 a.m. Thornton signed MDS Contract for the Recorders Office 10:00 a.m. Collector LisaNelson presented weekly Court

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Doris Viets Celebrates 35 Years with OATS Transit

Doris Viets of Cole Camp MO is being honored by OATS Transit for 35 years of service with the company on January 26, 2026. OATS Transit is a 501c3 organization that provides specialized transportation in 86 Rural Missouri counties. Doris started at OATS Transit’s Sedalia office in January of 1991. She serves as an operations

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2025 Love Cemetery Annual financial report

Funds on account as of 12/31/25: Checking + $2,066.68 CDs = $23,400 Expenses paid as of 12/31/25 = $2,887.92. Mowing = $2,850, bank box = $10, stamps = $14.60, office/envelopes = $13.32 Credits as of 12/31/25 = $3,786.07 Donations = $3,635, royalties – 1 plot = $151.07. Donations: Michael and Lora Carroccio, Kenny Messick, Kent

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In the Middle of the Night

A few years ago the Missouri Department of Conservation paid out one million dollars as a result of a lawsuit brought about because two agents violated the law by entering a barn without permission or a search warrant. Another was charged with theft in Shannon County for stealing a expensive dog collar from a hunting

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MDC reports final deer harvest for season at 301,954

Missouri’s 2025-2026 deer-hunting season ended Jan. 15 with the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reporting a preliminary total deer harvest for the season of 301,954. Of the deer harvested, 145,222 were antlered bucks, 25,129 were button bucks, and 131,603 were does. Top harvest counties for the overall deer season were Franklin with 6,770, Howell with

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A Little Bit Like Home

Toilet(s) in the Front Yard We moved to St. Joseph in the late 1990s, into a house built in the 1950s. The previous owner, Suzy, was only the second person to live there and had stayed for decades. She taught swimming lessons at the local Y and had a pool built in the backyard. It

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High School scholarship season is here

El Dorado Springs Community Foundation offers six local scholarships for El Dorado Springs high school students and there are a host of other scholarships available on the Community Foundation of the Ozarks website. Applications will be accepted January 1, 2026 through March 16, 2026.  Scholarship applications and instructions can be found at the following web

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