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Plan to Shift from Income Tax to Sales Taxe Moves to Senate

February 25, 2025

A plan to make Missouri dependent on sales tax for general revenue by eliminating the income tax is heading to the state Senate for debate after a party-line committee vote...

County Included in Request for Storm Disaster Declaration

December 3, 2024

On Nov. 26, Missouri Governor Mike Parson requested that President Joe Biden approve a major disaster declaration to provide federal assistance in Shannon County and 13...

Federal Disaster Assistance Requested for Flood Damage

November 19, 2024

On Nov. 13, Missouri Governor Mike Parson announced that the state has begun the process of obtaining federal disaster assistance in response to the severe storms,...

40% of Shannon County Voters go to Polls ...Hogan, Crider, Kelly...

August 15, 2024

Almost 40% of Shannon County’s registered voters went to the polls for the 2024 Primary Election on Aug. 6, compared to a statewide turnout of only about 25%. According to...

Proposed Amendments to Mo Constitution on Ballot

On May 28, Missouri Governor Mike Parson announced that Amendment 1 (SJR 26) and Amendment 4 (SJR 38) will be placed on the 2024 August Primary Election ballot. This year's...

Aug. Primary Ballots Set

The local ballots for Shannon County offices for the Aug. 6 Primary Election are set with one Democrat and a dozen Republicans filing for six offices.Incumbent Assessor...

Jason Sumners becomes the Conservation Department’s Director June 1

Commission Names New MDC Director

The Missouri Conservation Commission has selected Jason Sumners as the next director of the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC), effective...

The Presidential Primary went well. The next step will be the local county Mass Meetings. Each county will elect delegates to go to the...

By Bill Wells on behalf of the Shannon County Republican Party

I read a news article today that provides valuable insight into how Democrats administer elections. March 19 was primary Election Day in Illinois,...

STEPPING UP - Security Bank of the Ozarks’ Jeff Williams (left) and Brad
Williams (right) present a $10,000 donation to the Eminence Area Volunteer Fire
Department Chief Jim Bay to help the Department recover from the March 5 fire.

Donations Help EAVFD Battle Back

The Eminence AreaVolunteer Fire Department(EAVFD) is well on the roadto recovery following thedevastating March 5 fire thatcompletely destroyed...

Drugs, Weapons Case Filed

A Winona man faces drugand illegal weapon chargesin a Shannon CountyAssociate Circuit Courtcase filed last week byProsecutingAttorneyWilliam Seay.Bobby Lynn Voyles, 48,of...

Democratic Presidential Primary Vote Saturday

Missouri’s DemocraticPresidential Primary will beheld on Saturday, March 23.Shannon County Democratswill be able to cast theirvote at the Shannon CountyCourthouse in...

Mail-In Ballots Available for Democrats’ March Primary

February 9, 2024

On Feb. 1, the Missouri Democratic Party announced the opening of the mail-ballot request period to vote in the presidential primary election scheduled on Saturday, March...

Seeds contained in spicebush berries (pictured) are among the types of seeds currently being purchased from the public by the Missouri Department of Conservation's George O. White Tree Nursery in Licking. (MDC)

MDC Buying Seeds at Licking Nursery

August 23, 2023

The Missouri Department of Conservation’s (MDC) George O. White Tree Nursery in Licking is currently purchasing tree seed from the public for a...

144th District State Representative Chris Dinkins Capitol Report

August 18, 2023

This coming week I will be heading to summer caucus. Summer caucus will be an interesting time of debate as we try to decide what bills, if any, we will attempt to override...

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