December 2023

NEWS IN BRIEF

By law, every two years the Barry County Clerk’s Office is required to canvass the voters before a general election for federal office. This is for the purpose of updating records with correct addresses and names. The clerk’s office will be sending each registered voter a new Voter Registration ID Card around Dec. 18. When community members receive their card, they are asked to verify that the information is correct. If the information is not correct, they are requested to fill out a corrected card and return it to the office. Those who no longer live in Barry County are asked to notify the elections office in writing.
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Emilie Cayo Lindner

Emilie Cayco Lindner, age 80, of Mt. Vernon, passed away at 5:03 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield. She was born Sept. 29, 1943, in Metro Malabon, Philippines, the daughter of the late Ceferino and Eden (Santos) Cayco.
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