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'Clear as mud': Shelby County Historical Society property, funds dispute also involves Missouri Senate majority leader

April 4, 2025 | By David Adam, MRN Editor

SHELBINA, Mo. — The former president of the Shelby County Historical Society has been accused of mismanagement and misconduct in a civil petition filed April 1 in Shelby County Circuit Court. Cindy O’Laughlin (R-Shelbina), the first woman to serve as majority leader in the Missouri Senate, is not named in the petition. However, she is named…