Newly elected and appointed County Officials were sworn into office on Thursday December 20, 2018. Mark Shahan-Presiding Commissioner, Judge Kristie Swaim-Associate Circuit Judge , Matt Wilson-Prosecuting Attorney, Kent Bryant-Assessor, Sonja Harden-Collector of Revenue, Lori Smith-Treasurer, Sandy Collop-County Clerk, Linda Decker-Circuit Court Clerk, and Pat Shoush-Recorder of Deeds. Pictures from the swearing in ceremony.

Pictured Left: Mark Thompson, 1st District Commissioner was recently elected to serve as Treasurer on the County Commissioners Association of Missouri (CCAM) Executive Board. Pictured Right: Lori Smith, Treasurer, was elected to serve as an At-Large Director on the Missouri Association of Counties (MAC) Executive Board.

Commissioners and Assessor staff participate in in the swearing in ceremony for newly appointed Assessor Kent Bryant. Pictured Left to Right: Bill King-1st District Commission, Celesta Boltz-Assessor Mapper, Kent Bryant-Adair County Assessor, Pam Ashford-Deputy Assessor Staff, Mark Thompson-2nd District Commissioner, Stanley Pickens-Presiding Commissioner, Mary Walitshek-Deputy Assessor (not pictured Terry Pearson-Deputy Assessor). Newly appointed Assessor Kent…

Missouri Association of Counties (MAC) Annual Conference 2018 Several elected officials attended the MAC conference November 17-20 at Tan-Tar-A Resort in Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri. Adair County is a proud member of MAC and the conference was an excellent opportunity for members to be informed about current issues, as well as to share ideas…

The Commissioners welcomed local 4H youth on October 9, 2018. In recognition of the week the Commissioner signed and read aloud a proclamation highlighting the importance of 4H to area youth and local communities. Pictured is Presiding Commissioner Stanley Pickens and 1st District Commissioner Bill King along with local 4H members. National-4H-Week-Proclamation  

The following information was released on August 14, 2018 by the Adair County Commission. Adair County’s current drought conditions have greatly increased the risk of wildfires. While some of these fires are acts of nature, many are caused by open burning or the careless burning of trash, yard waste, and scrap.  In order to reduce the…

On July 18, 2018, Elected Officials from Adair County went to Jefferson City to participate in “Government Day” hosted by State Auditor Nicole Galloway, CPA.  Multiple speakers from the Missouri Ethics Commission and the State Auditor’s Office presented information to a statewide group of local officials focusing on ethics, internal controls, fraud audits, legislative updates,…

On Monday May 13, 2019, the Adair County Opioid Coalition hosted the 2019 Opioid Summit. The annual summit is an informative event for physicians, health care professionals, law enforcement, government officials and the general public in order to discuss opioids and their misuse. Local Adair County Officials that attended the event were from left to…

On June 26, 2018 several Adair County Elected Official spent the day in Jefferson City participating in “Government Day” hosted by State Senator Brian Munzlinger (District 18). The day included speakers from the Missouri Department of Economic Development, the Missouri Department of Revenue, the State Treasurer’s Office and the State Attorney General’s Office. These governmental agencies provided information to Adair…

The City of Kirksville recently lowered the water level at Hazel Creek Lake to help kill off an invasive plant that has caused problems for visitors who use the lake for recreation purposes. On April 17, 2018, while water levels were extremely low, Adair County Road and Bridge personnel took time to replace deteriorating drainage tubes…