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McDonald County commissioners close courthouse amid winter storm
Summary
The McDonald County Commission closed the county courthouse on Jan. 26, 2026, citing a winter storm and hazardous road conditions and adjourned until Jan. 28, when the minutes were approved and entered in county records.
The McDonald County Commission closed the McDonald County Courthouse on Jan. 26, 2026, citing a winter storm and hazardous road conditions and adjourned to reconvene on Jan. 28, according to the meeting minutes.
Presiding Commissioner Bryan Hall, Eastern Commissioner Jamey Cope and Western Commissioner Rick Lett are listed as present, along with County Clerk Jessica Cole. The minutes record the operational decision to close the courthouse for public safety due to the storm and unsafe road conditions.
The minutes state the commission adjourned and planned to reconvene on Jan. 28, 2026. The record also includes signatures for Commissioner Jamey Cope, Commissioner Rick Lett and Presiding Commissioner Bryan Hall and notes that the minutes were approved on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, and entered in Book PP, page 614. A signature line in the record appears garbled and repeats one name; the minutes as provided do not clarify that entry.
The closure temporarily suspended in-person courthouse operations; the record does not specify which services (if any) continued remotely or were rescheduled. The commission's next listed procedural step was to reconvene on Jan. 28, 2026.
