Presiding Commissioner Bill Walker called the meeting of the Nodaway County Commission to order at the commissioner’s office. In attendance: Walker, Chris Burns and Scott Walk, associated commissioners and Melinda Patton, county clerk. Burns made a motion to approve the agenda as presented. The motion passed. Burns made a motion to approve prior commission minutes
Spring is the time when many gardeners and others are out digging in the dirt to prepare their landscapes for the coming growing season. Planting native plants can help the garden grow by attracting native bees, birds and butterflies as pollinators. And many fruit and vegetable plants produce better from pollination by some of Missouri’s
The oldest continually operating marathon is the Boston Marathon. The 126th running of the Boston Marathon took place on Monday, April 18th. This map of the 1,037 marathons by state, scheduled in the U.S. for 2022, is divided by the population. The resulting distribution indicates the upper Great Plains and Rocky Mountain states tend to host
The Nodaway County Ambulance District Board of Directors reviewed stipends, capped wages and paid time off during its regular April 13 meeting. Director of Operations Bill Florea suggested a stipend for third crew call-ins and all-calls. The board approved a $100 stipend for crew members that are paged or called in for third crew and
Erin Fent has been hired as the 2022-23 Nodaway-Holt Elementary Principal. Fent has a bachelor’s degree from Northwest Missouri State University in elementary education, a master’s degree from the University of Missouri in information sciences and learning technologies and a specialist degree from William Woods University in administration. She has completed 19 years of teaching
At the April 14 Skidmore City Council meeting, City Attorney Miles Figg said the scope of legal work for the city should decrease. This statement was concerning the jury trial held earlier that day with Rick Stanton being found guilty for violating Skidmore’s nuisance ordinance on one count. The sentencing hearing will be held in
By Jacki Wood In honor of the Nodaway News Leader’s 12th Annual Youth Poetry Contest, Dr. William Trowbridge, past poet laureate of Missouri and Northwest Missouri State distinguished university professor emeritus, offered some advice to young poets and writers. “If you enjoy — maybe even love — writing poetry, keep at it,” he said. “But try to
Jefferson senior Claire Galbraith’s artwork “Passenger of Life,” a charcoal on map, will be included in the Art of Healing galleries on display at Mosaic Medical Center – Maryville. The opening of the art experience was April 14 and is a joint project of Northwest Missouri State University and Mosaic. It was made possible through
At the April 12 SB 40 Board meeting, the board decided to change the meeting start time to 6 pm for the remaining two quarterly meetings on July 12 and October 11. The January 11 minutes were amended to show the board had approved the 2022 budget. This approval needs to be put in each
The Ravenwood Community Breakfast will be from 8 am to noon, Sunday, April 24 at the Ravenwood Community Center. The “all you can eat” meal features eggs, bacon, hash browns, biscuits and gravy and pancakes. Adults are $10 and children are $5. Proceeds will go to fund a scholarship for a Northeast Nodaway senior.
