I attended the July 24, 2025, Camden County Commission meeting at 10:00 a.m. All commissioners were present. The first agenda item was “EMA – Memorandum of Understanding with DNR.” John Scheper, the Director of the Camden County Emergency Management Agency, explained that SEMA has the funds available to place three warning sirens in the StateContinue reading “July 24, 2025, Camden County Commission meeting at 10:00 a.m.”
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July 22, 2025, Camden County Commission meeting at 10:00 a.m.
I attended the July 22, 2025, Camden County Commission meeting at 10:00 a.m. All commissioners were present. The first agenda item was “Optimist Club – Kans 4 Kids.” Edward Ritner from the Optimist Club explained to the commissioners that the primary goal of his organization is to help children and make them good citizens. TheyContinue reading “July 22, 2025, Camden County Commission meeting at 10:00 a.m.”
July 9, 2025, Camden County Commission meeting at 10:00 a.m.
I attended the July 9, 2025, Camden County Commission meeting at 10:00 a.m. All commissioners were present. At the beginning of the meeting, the commissioners voted to add the Duckhead Road road petition from Monday’s meeting to the agenda. The first agenda item was “Budget Amendment – Collector.” This was an amendment to add $199.56Continue reading “July 9, 2025, Camden County Commission meeting at 10:00 a.m.”
July 7, 2025, Camden County Commission meeting at 10:00 a.m.
I attended the July 7, 2025, Camden County Commission meeting at 10:00 a.m. Another Monday meeting? Isn’t that unusual? Well, Dear Reader, this meeting is for road vacations and road vacation meetings are generally on Mondays. A road vacation isn’t as fun as it might sound. It is a petition by a county property ownerContinue reading “July 7, 2025, Camden County Commission meeting at 10:00 a.m.”
June 24, 2025, Camden County Commission meeting at 10:00 a.m.
I attended the June 24, 2025, Camden County Commission meeting at 10:00 a.m. All commissioners were present. The first agenda item was “Bid Opening – 250624 – Lab Testing Services.” This bid opening was for lab testing for the Camden County Health Department. Commissioner Gohagan explained that this bidding qualified under Missouri statute as professionalContinue reading “June 24, 2025, Camden County Commission meeting at 10:00 a.m.”
June 19, 2025, Camden County Commission meeting at 10:00 a.m.
I attended the June 19, 2025, Camden County Commission meeting at 10:00 a.m. All of the commissioners were present. At the beginning of the meeting, Commissioner Gohagan clarified that the jail grocery bid from the previous meeting had been awarded to Springfield Grocery, not Sysco Foods. This meeting was a Planning and Zoning meeting soContinue reading “June 19, 2025, Camden County Commission meeting at 10:00 a.m.”
June 17, 2025, Camden County Commission meeting at 10:00 a.m.
I attended the June 17, 2025, Camden County Commission meeting at 10:00 a.m. All commissioners were present. The first agenda item was “Bid Opening – 250617 Grocery Supply Bid.” There was a single bid for the jail grocery supply from Springfield Groceries. The Sheriff’s Office contacted several other vendors, but this was the only bidContinue reading “June 17, 2025, Camden County Commission meeting at 10:00 a.m.”
Case Law in Hooterville
I figured I might provide a quick update on the federal lawsuit filed by Nathan Rinne against Camden County and two of its former commissioners: Nathan Rinne v. Camden County; Camden County Commission, Greg Hasty, and Donald Buell Williams, Jr. For those who aren’t familiar with the facts of this lawsuit, I’ll recap with thisContinue reading “Case Law in Hooterville”
June 10, 2025, Camden County Commission meeting at 10:00 a.m.
I attended the June 10, 2025, Camden County Commission meeting at 10:00 a.m. All commissioners were present. The first agenda item was “Final Hearing – Business Park Road.” This was the third required public meeting the Commission held regarding proposed traffic restrictions on the road east of the quarry. Nobody was at the meeting toContinue reading “June 10, 2025, Camden County Commission meeting at 10:00 a.m.”
June 5, 2025, Camden County Commission meeting at 10:00 a.m.
I attended the June 5, 2025, Camden County Commission meeting at 10:00 a.m. All commissioners were present. The first agenda item was “Bid Award – Treasurer.” Two bids were received from Oak Star and Central Bank. The Treasurer reviewed them and she recommended accepting the bid from Central Bank. Commissioner Dougan wanted to discuss theContinue reading “June 5, 2025, Camden County Commission meeting at 10:00 a.m.”
Among the Dogwoods 