Revenue collected by merchants in the county was down during the latest monthly distribution, reports the Missouri Department of Revenue. The tally for 2014 is up about 7 percent.
The total from three half-cent sales taxes was about $60,410 each. That was down about $2,865 on each tax from the same period a year ago. The funds are used for debt repayment on the justice center, general operations and maintenance.
For the year, about $575,000 has been collected in the first seven months of the year, the department of revenue reported.