The final Nodaway County high school held its graduation ceremony, August 1. The Jefferson 2020 class graduated in the high school gym. Eight of the 10 class members wait in the wings for the ceremony to begin. They are Chase Farnan, Zachary Stoll, Ashley Mattson, Dalton Luke, Megan Galbraith, Triston Holtman, Steven Chor and Lacy
The North Nodaway Class of 2020 celebrated graduation, July 26, with friends and family in attendance. The ceremony in the high school gymnasium took place with 14 graduates in attendance and the program was somewhat abbreviated. The graduation ended soon after the classmates gave white roses to their loved ones in appreciation for all
Recent Jefferson High School graduate Megan Galbraith has been awarded a $1,500 scholarship from America’s Farmers Grow Ag Leaders, sponsored by Bayer Fund. In the fall, Galbraith will study agricultural public relations at Northwest Missouri State University. The future of agriculture relies on talented young people like Galbraith to fill thousands of jobs in a
Because of COVID-19, the Northeast Nodaway Class of 2020 graduated on Fathers Day, June 21, instead of the traditional date of Mothers Day in May. Precautions taken included each graduates’ family was seated together with more spacing between rows in the high school gym. The graduates’ chairs were spaced further apart. Fist bumps instead of
The 81st annual Missouri Boys State has been reorganized and rescheduled for November. The hybrid format will kick off with a series of virtual sessions on Saturday, November 14. Then on Thursday, November 19 the Boys State citizens will meet in Warrensburg for a live session which will continue until Sunday, November 22. The students
The Maryville High School Spoofhound Football team worked June 13 to weed and mulch the Nodaway County Courthouse lawn. COVID-19 restrictions prevented the Northwest Missouri State University Bearcat football players from doing their annual task in April. The athletes are, front: Caden Stoecklein, Brady Farnan, Caleb Kreizinger, Connor Weiss; second row: Joey Patterson, Don Allen,
Two area schools, West Nodaway and Horace Mann Laboratory School, have announced summer library hours for students. Both schools have changed procedures due to precautions taken because of COVID-19. Horace Mann is continuing its library check-out system to support families with enrolled 2020-21 students reading at home. A Google form is available for families to
North Nodaway R-VI recently selected Roger Johnson as the 2020-21 high school/middle school principal. Johnson has been in the education field for the past 27 years. He has a bachelors of art from Central College in Pella, IA and a masters in educational leadership from Northwest Missouri State University. He was an assistant principal, athletic
The April 2 General Municipal Election was postponed until June 2 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This election ballot includes the selection of seats on the Nodaway-Holt, North Nodaway, West Nodaway and Northeast Nodaway school boards of education. South Nodaway BOE held a non-election as there were only three candidates who filed for the three
