Kirksville, Missouri – Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft stopped by the Adair County Courthouse on Wednesday May 13, 2020 to visit the County Clerk’s Office and to provide them with additional voting preparation materials amid the Coronavirus Pandemic. During his visit, Secretary Ashcroft distributed cleaning disinfectant, hand sanitizer, and face masks to County Clerk’s…

On Thursday January 2, 2020, Governor Parson made an unscheduled stop at the Adair County Courthouse to visit with local county and state elected officials. Governor Parson’s visit was informal but he did speak with officials about recent regional economic development projects and his continued support of economic growth in Northeast Missouri. Governor Parson also…

Kirksville, Missouri – On September 17, 2019 Elected Officials attended a Constitution Day Ceremony on the Campus of Truman State University. The event included presentation of colors by ROTC, singing of the National Anthem, reciting the Pledge of Allegiance, and a reading of the Preamble by TSU President Sue Thomas. Selections from the Constitution were…

The newly constructed County Line Way Bridge is 22ft wide and 138ft in length and took 2 ½ years to complete (initial grant application to completed construction). The bridge cost $425,000 to build and was funded using federal transportation funding through the Highway Bridge Program (HBP) for Off-System Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation (BRO).  HBP/BRO provides…

The electrical transformer for the Zachary substation in Adair County arrived Tuesday February 26, 2019 at the construction site near Troy Mills, MO. The transformer is part of the Mark Twain Transmission project and is expected to be in service this spring. Several Adair County Officials were on hand to tour the substation and watch…

Kirksville, Missouri, January 28, 2019 – Adair County Commissioner’s presented a check, on behalf of Adair County, to representatives of OATS Transit. The $1,500 check presented to OATS Transit will be used to offer shared-ride, demand response, door-to-door service in Adair County. The mutual partnership, supported by the Commissioners, ensures that Adair County citizens have…

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…