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Road work, sheriff operations and a state-flagged voter-roll review highlighted at St. Francois County meeting
Summary
County public-works and sheriff reports described bridge prep, culvert replacements, and an impaired-driving enforcement campaign; a county official said the state sent lists that flagged six voter records for follow-up review.
St. Francois County commissioners heard departmental updates on roads and public safety and were told the state flagged a small number of voter records for verification.
Roads and Bridge (Speaker 6) reported ongoing tree clearing, demolition north of the county for the Hawesburg bridge replacement and replacement of roughly 15–20 culvert pipes in preparation for future overlays. Speaker 6 said the detour for the bridge work will be approximately 1.25 to 4 miles depending on routing, that crews are stockpiling materials for winter operations and that newer operators are being trained on plowing and turnaround points.
Sheriff’s Office (Speaker 9) said weekly calls of service increased to 405 and year-to-date calls are 19,092; the weekly inmate population was 125 (105 males, 20 females). He recognized Corporal Alex Shoemaden and Ryan Sherphers for attending Advanced Criminal Enforcement Interdiction Tactics training (self-funded). The sheriff’s office previewed a MoDOT Highway Safety impaired-driving campaign beginning Nov.26 and running through Jan.1 and noted the county’s annual 'Shop with a Cop' program will be mentioned at subsequent meetings.
Elections and voter rolls: Speaker 4 said the secretary of state’s office sent county lists comparing registered voters to other records and that, "Of all the thousands that we have registered in St. Francois County, we have 6 that will have to be looked into." He clarified that the county will verify each flagged record — such as address changes or inactivity — before any removal; state procedures require letters and a waiting process before a registrant is purged for inactivity.
What happens next: Roads staff will continue bridge/prep work and return with scheduling updates; the sheriff’s office will proceed with the enforcement campaign; election staff will verify the flagged voter records and follow the prescribed federal/state verification steps before taking action.
Quotes in this story are taken from the meeting transcript and attributed to the speaker labels used in that record.
