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Corvallis City Council to consider ousting Charlyn Ellis | #citycouncil

An item on the next Corvallis City Council meeting agenda proposes to oust one of its own and has left residents with questions about the process and the interpretation of the city charter, last amended in the 2021 local election.  In a meeting packet sent ahead of the Monday, Dec. 4, council meeting, a resolution […]

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Wilmington City Council President takes issue with recent comments from Mayor | The Latest from WDEL News

Wilmington City Council President Ernest “Trippi” Congo said Wednesday that Mayor Mike Purzycki was misleading when he explained his reasons for allowing a residency requirement ordinance to become law. Council passed the ordinance November 16th to require new employees to reside in the city for five years. Purzycki and the administration have objected to a […]

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Arkansas Century Farm Program honors 36 farms from 25 counties
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On Monday, Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders was joined by Arkansas Secretary of Agriculture Wes Ward to induct 36 farms into the Arkansas Century Farm Program, including four from Faulkner County. The Arkansas Century Farm Program recognizes Arkansas farms of 10 acres or more owned by the same family for at least 100 years. The Arkansas […]

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Mayor looks to fill top administrative spots for his second term | Local News

With the need to find a new fire chief and police superintendent, Falls Mayor Robert Restaino announced Tuesday that all of the posts in his second-term cabinet need to be filled. However, the mayor said he doesn’t necessarily expect significant changes in his administration — outside of the new public safety department heads. In a […]

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Nauvoo City Council approves temple visitors center site plan | Daily Democrat, Fort Madison, Iowa | #citycouncil

NAUVOO, Ill. _ The Nauvoo City Council voted 6-0 Tuesday, Nov. 14, to approve the revised site plan application for the Nauvoo Temple Visitors Center. But, to borrow a sports metaphor, the contest was much tighter than the final score. Elder Jeremiah Morgan, who introduced himself as an Area Seventy for The Church of Jesus […]

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Fremont’s City Council has lost three warriors | #citycouncil

Fremont’s City Council has lost three warriors Fremont has lost a third dynamic warrior. These warriors will go down into history as the most caring, honest and transparent leaders in Fremont history. Councilmembers Ellis, Yerger and Jacobus were top notch leaders with overwhelming integrity. These three proved themselves over and over as they battled the […]

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Blanton files to run for mayor | News

ASHLAND A current Ashland city commissioner has filed for mayoral candidacy in the 2024 election. Josh Blanton, who serves as mayor pro tempore, is the second person to add his name to the ballot. Former mayor Chuck Charles was the first. Mayor Matt Perkins announced last month that he will not run for another term. […]

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Guest column: New mayor, city commission have a chance to ‘change everything’ | Guest Columnists

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Mayor proclaims November as Adoption Month | News

Duncan’s Mayor proclaimed November as National Adoption Month during Tuesday night’s regularly scheduled city council meeting, noting the subject of adoption is something near and dear to his heart. Mayor Robert Armstrong, who comes from a family deeply affected by adoption, said his grandfather was adopted along with the mayor’s own son, Alex MoMo Armstrong. […]

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Fairmont City Council boxes factory into demolition fate. Eminent domain heads to a judge. | Local News | #citycouncil

FAIRMONT — The crumbling Box Factory is headed for demolition. At a packed meeting Tuesday night, community members gathered to urge city council to make a decisive action on the Box Factory. The Council voted to use eminent domain to acquire the property. “This building is probably the epitome of blight,” former mayor Tom Mainella […]

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