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Posted on: May 24, 2023

Closed Memorial Day

Closed Memorial Day

In honor of Memorial Day, Buchanan County Courthouse will be closed Monday, May 29, 2023.

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Posted on: May 5, 2023

Eastern District Road & Bridge Update

Road Work

Beginning May 9, 2023, the Eastern District Road & Bridge Department will be starting road maintenance.  Currently our budget allows us to chip seal approximately 40 of our 120 miles of chip seal roads putting them on a 3-year rotation. &...

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Posted on: May 4, 2023

Meet the Buchanan County Sheriff Bill Puett

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Bill started with the Sheriff’s Office in 1987 as a deputy sheriff and then worked up through the ranks of the Sheriff’s Office until being elected as Sheriff in 2016 and then re-elected in 2020. Bill is currently President for the Mis...

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Posted on: May 1, 2023

Household Hazardous Wastes & Electronics Collection

BUCHANAN COUNTY COLLECTS ELECTRONICS FOR RECYCLING AND HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTES

Household hazardous waste collection & storage as well as electronics collection is available in Buchanan County.  The facility only accepts materials during business hours.  Hours of operation are the 1st & 3rd Saturdays from 8 ...

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Posted on: April 11, 2023

Meet the Buchanan County Assessor Dean Wilson

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Meet the Buchanan County Assessor Dean Wilson.  Dean graduated from Central High School in St. Joseph, MO and went on to attend Missouri Western.  He became a State Certified Real Estate Appraiser in 1999 and opened Wilson Appraisal Serv...

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Posted on: March 2, 2023

Meet the Buchanan County Clerk/Election Authority Mary Baack-Garvey

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Meet the Buchanan County Clerk / Election Authority Mary Baack-Garvey

Mary has currently started her 4th term as County Clerk.  She started working in the Clerk’s Office in August of 2000.  She graduated high school from Bishop ...

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Posted on: February 17, 2023

Closed Monday, February 20, 2023

Closed Presidents day 2023

The Buchanan County Courthouse will be closed on Monday, February 20, 2023 in observance of President's Day.

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Posted on: February 6, 2023

Meet the Buchanan County Prosecuting Attorney

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Michelle attended Missouri Western State University where she received degrees in Accounting and Business Management.  She continued her education at the University of Missouri-Columbia and obtained her law degree.  In 2005 she started w...

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Posted on: January 4, 2023

New E-File Assessment List

Assessment List EFile - 2023

Personal property assessment lists have been mailed out.  You can bring the form to the courthouse, mail it in or use our new option to E-File your assessment list.  
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Posted on: December 27, 2022

Buchanan County Offering Online Support for Family Caregivers

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Buchanan County residents have free access to online training and caregiving resources through Trualta.  Buchanan County has partnered with Trualta, an online educational tool for family caregivers.  This program is an online learning ma...
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Posted on: December 16, 2022

Meet the Eastern District Road and Bridge Team

Eastern Road and Bridge

Meet the Buchanan County Eastern District team; pictured left to right: Commissioner Scott Burnham, Jerry Gill, DJ Reeves, Eric Gray, Brandon Culver, Jeremy Hartman, Brian Burnet, Chris Roberton Eric Brown, Galen Foster, Nick Viestenz and Phil Ptomey.

The ...

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Posted on: November 16, 2022

Meet the Buchanan County Maintenance Team

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Meet the Buchanan County Maintenance staff, led by Roger.  The maintenance staff performs multiple tasks involving all facets of buildings and grounds maintenance, as well as custodial services of nearly all our County owned properties.  ...

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Posted on: November 14, 2022

Storm Sirens

Buchanan County replacing 5 storm sirens and adding 1 new site (1)

Buchanan County Emergency Management Director Bill Brinton and Buchanan County Commissioners have started the process to replace 5 storm sirens as well as add a new site.  The installation of the 6 sirens will take place in 2023.  Going ...

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Posted on: November 7, 2022

Closed Veterans Day

Veterans Day 11-11-22

The Buchanan County Courthouse will be closed Friday, November 11, 2022 in observance of Veterans Day.

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Posted on: November 3, 2022

No Excuse-Absentee Voting

The General Election is Tuesday, November 8th.  No Excuse-Absentee voting is available at the Buchanan County Courthouse now through Monday, November 7, 2022.   Visit www.buchcomovotes.com to see a sample ballot.  Must bring a v...

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Posted on: October 20, 2022

Legends of St Joseph

Legends of St. Joseph

A new exhibit is up on display for public viewing now into December at the Buchanan County Courthouse. In partnership with the St. Joseph Library the St. Joseph Convention and Visitors Bureau created “Legends of St. Joseph”. &ldquo...

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Posted on: October 6, 2022

Closed Columbus Day

Closed Columbus Day 2022

The Buchanan County Courthouse will be closed Monday, October 10, 2022 in observance of Columbus Day.

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Posted on: September 14, 2022

Meet Road and Bridge Western District

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Meet the Buchanan County Western District team.
Pictured left to right: Bottom Row: Ed, Brady, Tim, and Shane.  Top Row: Jeremy, Mike, Robert, Larry, Dalton, Ron, Dallas, Scott, Caleb.

The Buchanan County Road and Bridge department maintains the ro...

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Posted on: September 2, 2022

Closed Labor Day

Closed Labor Day

Buchanan County Courthouse will be closed on Monday, September 5, 2022 in observance of Labor Day.

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Posted on: August 9, 2022

Meet our GIS Coordinator

Marcus GIS

Meet Marcus our Geographic Information Systems Coordinator.   This office captures, analyzes and displays all forms of geographically referenced information.  He provides custom maps for customers and county offices. Maintains data layer...

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Posted on: July 8, 2022

Meet the Purchasing Agent

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Meet the Buchanan County Purchasing Agent.  Kim is responsible for all aspects of purchasing support including administration, bidding, and processing options for the County.

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Posted on: June 24, 2022

Hazardous Household and Electronic Waste Disposal

Household Hazardous Waste Collection

Hazardous household and electronic waste disposal is open the 1st & 3rd Saturday of each month, now through the end of October.  Drop-off is at the Buchanan County Western District Barn located at 51 Houseman St. Faucett, Mo.

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Posted on: June 16, 2022

Eastern District Road & Bridge Update

Road Work

We previously shared in April that our current budget allows us to chip seal approximately 40 miles each year.  This represents roughly 1/3 of our total chip seal roads in the Eastern District.  During the month of May we reclaimed 22 mi...
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Posted on: June 7, 2022

Meet our IT Team

IT - Server Room

From mobile technology within vehicles and desktop computers to servers and networking equipment, the Information Technology Department is tasked with keeping the offices within Buchanan County running and safe 24x7.       &...

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Posted on: May 25, 2022

Closed Memorial Day

Closed Memorial Day

Buchanan County Courthouse will be closed Monday, May 30, 2022 for Memorial Day.

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