Cole County is one of 40 communities across the state that will be getting part of more than $17 million through the Community Development Block Grant program for improvement projects.
Facing a staffing crisis, the Cole County Commission has approved an increase in the starting pay for deputy juvenile officers at the Prenger Family Center.
Earlier this month, Cole County Public Works Director Eric Landwehr told county commissioners a pipe had collapsed at Thoenen Park on South Brooks Drive, and they had put up some temporary fencing around the affected area.
The Cole County Commission on Tuesday signed a contract with the Jefferson City Regional Economic Partnership to continue working on economic development for the county.
The Cole County Commission has approved vacating part of Murphy Ford Road after public works officials met with property owners who said they were in favor of the proposal.