County Brief:

Valley County Commissioners decided last week to have the Magruder property appraised and to possibly auction off the property.

The long time home for the farmer’s market was acquired by the county as tax deed land. The county had offered the land to the city, which declined to take it for unspecified reasons. The farmer’s market will still continue after the property is sold at auction and will take place at the fairgrounds, who is eager to accommodate them.

City Court will be relocating to a new location in the basement of the courthouse annex. Judge Gilbert stated that a new mailing address is pending but the phone number and fax number will remain the same.

The move to the new location will be effective on Oct. 2.