The most highly funded items on the proposed Cole County 2023 budget are law enforcement, emergency medical services, capital improvements and general accounts.
Carla Malone Steck, a recent candidate in the Cole County presiding commissioner race, has filed a pro se lawsuit against County Clerk Steve Korsmeyer.
As more voters and candidates in Missouri call the integrity of election results into question, nearly a third of elected officials responsible for administering elections in the state are new to the job.
The Cole County Commission held an emergency meeting Monday with county clerk Steve Korsmeyer to discuss allegations by the United States Department of Justice of possible voting rights violations at Cole County polling places.
With the Nov. 8 election less than a week away, the candidates for the Cole County presiding commissioner seat have contrasting views on how commissioners should wield their authority.