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OSAGE COUNTY — Osage County commissioners want to repair as many storm-damaged roads and crossings as they can with help from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and State Emergency Management …
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By Elise Brochu, Staff Writer
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9/30/26
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OSAGE COUNTY — Osage County commissioners discussed the possibility of a tri-county justice center, the division of human-resources duties, and preparations for the Nov. 3 election during a …
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By Elise Brochu, Staff Writer
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9/16/26
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OSAGE COUNTY — Confusion over the status of Osage County’s preliminary Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) application led to a tense discussion during the Aug. 25 commission meeting, but …
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By Elise Brochu, Staff Writer
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9/2/26
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OSAGE COUNTY — During the Aug. 4 Osage County Commission meeting, Western District Commissioner Dale Logan said the contractor had begun pouring the Pentecostal Bridge deck. “They did a little …
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By Elise Brochu, Staff Writer
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8/12/26
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OSAGE COUNTY — Osage County Commissioners spent much their July 14 meeting examining whether the courthouse’s aging backup generator is still capable of supporting the county’s emergency …
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By Elise Brochu, Staff Writer
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7/22/26
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OSAGE COUNTY — Osage County commissioners spent much of their July 7 meeting reviewing the county’s response to the July 4 storm, outlining changes intended to improve preparedness before the …
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By Elise Brochu, Staff Writer
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7/15/26
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OSAGE COUNTY — Osage County Health Department Administrator Kim Sallin told commissioners that preparations continue for the department’s new Quick Care clinic, as its nurse practitioner begins …
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By Elise Brochu, Staff Writer
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7/8/26
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OSAGE COUNTY — The Osage County Commission spent much of its June 23 meeting discussing improvements to County Road 303, a proposed countywide paid time off policy, and the future of the Highway 63 …
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By Elise Brochu, Staff Writer
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7/1/26
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OSAGE COUNTY — During the June 18 commission meeting, Eastern District Commissioner Jeff Peters moved to reduce the commission meetings to once a week, on Tuesdays at 8 a.m. until weekly business …
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By Elise Brochu, Staff Writer
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6/25/26
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OSAGE COUNTY — Commissioners spent a significant amount of time during their June 2 and 4 meetings discussing flash flood damage to the county roads and low-water crossings, how best to repair the …
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By Elise Brochu, Staff Writer
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6/10/26
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OSAGE COUNTY — The Osage County Commission voted Thursday to increase the salary of Prosecutor Amanda Grellner to 60 percent of an associate circuit judge’s pay, following the recent passage and …
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By Elise Brochu, Staff Writer
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5/27/26
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OSAGE COUNTY — Osage County officials said last week they still cannot clearly determine some Linn annexation boundaries, creating concerns involving emergency dispatching, taxation, and law …
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By Elise Brochu, Staff Writer
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5/20/26
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OSAGE COUNTY — Much discussion last week was devoted to the clerical pay scale some elected officials would like to see implemented, to maintain consistency in pay among county offices. …
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By Elise Brochu, Staff Writer
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5/13/26
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BY Elise Brochu
Staff Writer
ebrochu@wardpub.com
OSAGE COUNTY — Health Department Administrator Kim Sallin asked the Osage County Commission on April 30 whether to move …
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By Elise Brochu, Staff Writer
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5/6/26
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OSAGE COUNTY — A larger-than-usual group gathered for the Osage County Commission’s April 23 meeting, where discussion focused almost entirely on a CR 631 bridge replacement that stalled several …
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4/29/26
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OSAGE COUNTY — Road funding decisions, close election results, and ongoing policy questions were among the top issues discussed by Osage County commissioners during meetings held last week, April 7 …
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By Elise Brochu, Staff Writer
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4/15/26
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OSAGE COUNTY — Osage County’s voting equipment passed public testing without issue, Interim County Clerk Brooke Dudenhoeffer told commissioners on March 31. The test was conducted by a bipartisan …
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By Elise Brochu, Staff Writer
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4/8/26
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OSAGE COUNTY — Concerns about the impact of potential property tax limits on local schools were a key topic of discussion during the March 24 Osage County Commission meeting, as officials reviewed …
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By Elise Brochu, Staff Writer
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4/1/26
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OSAGE COUNTY — The commissioners voted in closed session Thursday to approve a $1.47 per hour pay increase for road grader operators, bringing their minimum pay to $25/hr. They also created a new …
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By Elise Brochu, Staff Writer
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3/25/26
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OSAGE COUNTY — The Osage County Commission voted in closed session Thursday to hire Neil Mantle as the county’s new Road & Bridge foreman, replacing Bradley Sneller, who will return to a …
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By Elise Brochu, Staff Writer
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3/18/26
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