by Sue Danielson | Apr 16, 2026 | News, Science / Technology, Weather
Barricades are up along several southwest Missouri roads, due to heavy rain that prompted flooding. MoDOT Assistant SW District Engineer Cindy Dunnaway says there are three closures in Barton County and one in Polk County (as of Thursday, April 16th at 2pm). She...
by admin | Sep 15, 2025 | News, Politics / Govt
A legal battle is underway between the Missouri Tax Commission and five counties over the state’s demand to increase property valuations. DeKalb County Presiding Commissioner Kyle Carroll said county leaders saw no other recourse than to block the...
by Mathew Pilger | Aug 28, 2025 | News, Politics / Govt
Five Missouri counties — DeKalb, Audrain, Pike, Polk, and Reynolds — have filed a lawsuit against the Missouri State Tax Commission, challenging its order to raise property valuations. The suit, filed in Polk County, claims the Commission’s directive exceeds its...
by Mathew Pilger | Aug 26, 2025 | Crime / Courts, News, Politics / Govt
Five Missouri counties are suing the State Tax Commission over property assessment hikes. The lawsuit, filed in Polk County, comes from Audrain, DeKalb, Pike, Polk, and Reynolds counties. It challenges the Commission’s push to raise property valuations, which local...
by Mathew Pilger | Aug 7, 2025 | News, Politics / Govt
A Southwest Missouri lawmaker is calling for changes to the State Tax Commission. Rep. Dirk Deaton, R-Seneca, told Missourinet affiliate KZRG in Joplin after the commission issued memorandums to 88 counties directing increases in property tax valuations, the move has...
