Meeting Summary and Briefs: Montgomery County Board for July 14, 2026
All 14 members of the Montgomery County Board were present when Chairman Doug Donaldson called the regular monthly meeting to…
Second Energy Company Working County’s Former Wind Footprint, Board Told
Article Summary: Development & Personnel Committee Chairman Chad Ruppert told the Montgomery County Board on Tuesday that Atwell land agents…
Resident Presses Board on Refuse Area Height Increase, Emergency Plan
Article Summary: County resident Bill Schroeder used the public comment period at Tuesday’s Montgomery County Board meeting to update members…
County Sets State’s Attorney Salary at $176,830 After 4.1% Adjustment
Article Summary: The Montgomery County Board voted unanimously Tuesday to set salaries for three elected officials effective July 1, 2026,…
Waggoner’s $22,000 Trail Reimbursement Stalls Over How to Pay It
Article Summary: The Village of Waggoner’s request for a $22,000 payment promised in a February 2025 intergovernmental agreement remained unpaid…
County Lends Hazmat Team $40,000 for 1996 Truck to Replace Two Trailers
Article Summary: The Montgomery County Board agreed Tuesday to lend the county’s hazardous materials response team $40,000 to buy a…
County Board Awards $94,888 Historic Courthouse Boiler Contract on Sole Bid
Article Summary: The Montgomery County Board voted unanimously Tuesday to award a $94,888 contract to Henson Robinson Company of Springfield…
County Board Approves Coal Fund Vouchers Including $173,712 Payment
Article Summary: The Montgomery County Board voted unanimously Tuesday to pay 10 vouchers from its coal royalty fund, a list…
Cattle on the Loose Prompts $40,000 Message Sign Request for 2027
Article Summary: The county engineer and the county’s emergency management director told the Montgomery County Board on Tuesday they plan…
Board Funds Three Shared-Cost Culvert Projects in Rural Townships
Article Summary: The Montgomery County Board on Tuesday awarded a $49,535.62 contract for a precast concrete box culvert on East…
Board Approves $247,564 Engineering Deal for Walshville Bypass
Article Summary: The Montgomery County Board voted unanimously Tuesday to approve an engineering services agreement with WHKS of Springfield worth…
County Eyes $40,000 in Coal Funds for Two Portable Message Signs
Montgomery County Board Roads & Bridges Committee Meeting | July 8, 2026 Article Summary: County Engineer Cody Greenwood and EMA/EPA/911…