Cole County Assessor Chris Estes and local officials have been at odds during the past few years over stagnating reassessment values from Estes office, an issue detractors say could have a large impact on businesses and the community.
A powerful car bomb exploded early Thursday, Aug. 8, 1985, at Rhein-Main AB, killing two Americans and injuring more than 20 people. The blast occurred at 7:15 a.m. as hundreds of employees were reporting to work.
On the only day it was scheduled to meet this year, the Cole County Board of Equalization voted to make compromises on the values of two commercial properties whose assessments had been challenged for 2022.