Court rules for Carthage in impeachment challenge

Court rules for Carthage in impeachment challenge

CARTHAGE, Mo. — Impeached Mayor Dan Rife lost his legal bid to return to office Wednesday when Cole County Circuit Judge Cotton Walker ruled that Rife “has not met his burden of establishing that his removal by the Carthage City…

Circuit Court of Cole County rules against former Carthage Mayor Dan Rife – Newstalk KZRG

The Circuit Court of Cole County has made a decision regarding former Carthage Mayor Dan Rife’s case that he was not legally removed from his position as Mayor. A 15-page filing by Judge Cotton Walker seems by all appearances to put the matter to rest. Rife had argued that seven votes were required to remove him, rather than the six the measure received. However, Judge Walker wrote: “By not challenging before the city council President Pro-Tem S…