To contact any county officeholder, use only the telephone number or email address listed in their particular category. To learn more about each county office, go to the county website: mcdonaldcountygov.com and click on the office you are interested in. Some county documents are online. Call 417-223-4361 for annual subscription for complete access.
Officeholders
McDonald County Board of Commissioners -- Direct number 417-223-7516. Meets 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday and Wednesday in Commission Room of courthouse, Route W, Pineville, with hour off for lunch; tours and inspects county roads, buildings and property on Thursdays; appointments helpful in maintaining smooth operation of office; call County Clerk Kimberly Bell at 417-223-4662 for appointment or information; passes county ordinances; handles financial business and road/bridge and county buildings maintenance and construction; [email protected]
Presiding Commissioner, Keith Lindquist -- Southwest City, 417-223-7516
Western Commissioner, David Holloway -- Anderson, 417-223-7516
Eastern Commissioner, John Bunch -- Goodman, 417-223-7516
County Clerk, Kimberly Bell -- located in Courthouse, Route W, Pineville, 417-223-7530; [email protected]; open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday; open during noon hour; chief election official; budget officer for county; voter registration; absentee ballots; notary public applications; handles county payroll and accounts payable; keeps file of notaries in county; computes tax information for assessor and state tax commission; takes minutes of meetings of the Board of Commissioners
Collector, Jennifer Weber -- located in courthouse, Route W, Pineville, 417-223-7408; email [email protected]; open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday (open through noon hour); handles merchants licenses, $25 annual fee; auctioneers licenses, cost dependent on length of license; collects personal and real estate taxes as assessed by the county assessor and all state-assessed taxes, such as utilities, railroads and conservation; sells liquor licenses; handles local and state protested tax cases; handles tax sales; works closely in information gathering with mortgage companies, bankers and realtors
Assessor, Laura Pope -- located in courthouse, Route W, Pineville, 417-223-4361. Open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, (open through noon hour). Covers the 542 square miles of McDonald County and places value on assessed personal and real property; sells topographical maps, aerial maps, wall plat maps and plat books. Assessments due annually by March 1 without penalty; new residents need to assess immediately
Recorder, Kenneth Underwood -- located in courthouse, Route W, Pineville, 417-223-7523; email: [email protected]; open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday,(open through noon hour); Records all legal documents, such as land transfers, deeds, powers of attorney, military discharges, surveys and much more; marriage licenses -- $60; also reference point for genealogy records
Treasurer, Joye Helm -- located in courthouse, Route W, Pineville, 417-223-7514, [email protected]; receives and distributes under court order all monies that come into county government; in charge of keeping accounts and records for all funding sources and handles disbursements to taxing entities
Public Administrator, Donna Underwood -- 417-223-7333; email: [email protected]; Manages private property that has no suitable person to care for it, such as that of orphans, or those who die without family and leave no will, or who are declared incapacitated by the court; office is in Pineville
Road Foreman, Jerry Mullins -- Road Barn located on Highway 90, west of Noel, 417-628-3191
McDonald County Surveyor, Travis Green -- 417-436-3900; handles official land survey needs of the county
Judicial System
Prosecuting Attorney, Bill Dobbs -- Located in courthouse, Pineville; 417-223-4142; [email protected]; open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday (open through noon hour); Maleia Cheney, assistant prosecutor; Sheri Carpenter, chief clerk; Kim Pa, traffic and restitution clerk; handles criminal prosecutions for state of Missouri in McDonald County; acts as attorney for county government on occasion; involved in drug court
Sheriff, Michael Hall -- Office located in jail/administration complex about two blocks east of main courthouse; call 417-223-4319 for nonemergency; call 911 for emergencies; [email protected]; website: mcdonaldcountysheriff.com; performs coroner duties in absence of coroner or deputy coroner; Chief Deputy Chris Allison
Circuit Clerk, Jennifer Mikeska -- Located in courthouse, Route W, Pineville, 417-223-7512; e-mail: [email protected]; open 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday (open during lunch hour); files, processes records and maintains all civil and criminal cases and certain traffic tickets; handles court docket and collects court costs; processes child support cases; handles all particulars to do with jury selection; handles divorce filings, probate actions, small claims and passports
Circuit Judge, Timothy Perigo -- Office in Newton County Courthouse in Neosho, but in McDonald County on regular basis handling hearings, trials and other judicial procedures; chief managing judge of district; call 417-451-8210 for information
Associate Circuit Judge, John LePage -- located in courthouse, open 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (closed noon to 12:30 p.m.); handles Circuit Court, drug court, probate, criminal, juvenile and traffic activities; call circuit clerk's office at 417-223-7512 for information or appointment
McDonald County Victims' Advocate, Dana Banta -- 417-223-2378 or 417-223-4142; [email protected]; offices in annex building north of the courthouse in Pineville and in prosecutor's office; provides support for people who have filed ex partes as they go through the court system; works with domestic violence victims; is also referral point and local administrator for Crime Victim Compensation Fund; works with prosecutor assisting victims of any type crime;
Other Agencies
Coroner, B. J. Goodwin III -- Duties include investigation of unattended deaths in the county; conducts inquests, assisted by jury of six persons, Office in Anderson -- 417-845-3393; [email protected]; Chief Deputy Coroner, Tracy Dowd; Deputy Coroners, Jason Messley and John Garwacki; McDonald County Sheriff Michael Hall authorized by law to act as coroner in the absence of the coroner or deputy coroner
McDonald County Health Department -- 417-223-4351, Paige Behm, Administrator; e-mail: [email protected]; Nursing Supervisor, Bill Nollsch; full-time environmental specialist, Chris Deem; Office located at 500 Olin St., Pineville; Open 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 8 to 2 Friday, (open during lunch hour) Services offered include: immunizations, WIC (Women, Infants and Children), nutrition counseling, blood pressure screenings, lab draws with doctor's order; lead screenings, family planning services offered; NOTE -- Most services are free. There is a fee, however, for the county septic system inspection program which is handled through the health office; call for details. Donations are accepted and appreciated
McDonald County Emergency Management/Floodplain Director, Gregg Sweeten -- 417-223-7575; [email protected]; located in annex building north of the courthouse in Pineville; supervises and coordinates responses to major emergencies in county; sets up specialized training for area emergency personnel and obtains grants; local Emergency Planning Council meets quarterly; handles litter control and floodplain activities in the county
Emergency Communications (911) Director, Lisa McCool-Rataczak -- 1957 Mountain Ridge Road, west of Pineville of Route H 1.9 miles; 417-223-2119, [email protected]; website, www.mc-911.org; office staffed 24/7/365 in four shifts to handle all emergency calls in county and dispatch of emergency personnel and vehicles to location where needed; handles maintenance on towers; makes road signs; office open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday
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