Many areas of America from the smallest communities to the highest office are seeing transitions to new officials as 2025 gets underway. Throughout both Arkansas and Missouri, new county officials have been or will be sworn into office with the new year. In Taney County, that occurred last week as newly Eastern District Commissioner Shane Keys took the oath of office replacing the retiring Sheila Wyatt. Other officials either elected or reelected to their positions also took the oath to begin 2025.