Legislative efforts are underway to improve the salaries and qualifications of Missouri coroners. County coroners Jim Akers, ...

Records show a retired employee made the most money in 2024: Jed Morrison, the superintendent and CEO for the Franklin County ...

Coroner Patty Ross asked the salary board to set the pay for newly hired Chief Deputy Ray Benton at $30,252 annually, based on a flexible work schedule of 40 hours a week. Ross recently named ...

Coroners are crucial to their counties, but low pay keeps many potential candidates away. “A lot of people realize that we need a higher level of education, a higher level of standards for the ...

Dent County Coroner Ben Pursifull has a salary of $18,600 a year. On the job, he’s had to transport decomposing bodies for over two hours wearing a mask to protect himself from the odor and fumes.

The county coroner serves a four-year term and currently receives an annual salary of $101,694. The primary is May 20. Meet the candidate Candidate: John Fielding, 71, Mount Penn. Position sought ...

Instead, the Missouri Coroners' and Medical Examiners' Association worked with Voss to draft legislation addressing training standards, qualification requirements and salary increases. Voss' new ...

Shannon County Coroner Sam Murphy worked out of his house, drove his own car and used body bags from the state surplus. Murphy, who was paid less than $800 a month, didn’t have a cooler to store ...

Voss’ new bill, House Bill 1122, introduces mandatory annual training requirements for coroners and deputy coroners, ...