Schools

The North Nodaway R-VI Board of Education met in open and closed sessions on August 21 to handle the following school district business. The tax hearing was held before the start of the regular meeting. Assessed personal property valuations in the district are $241,070 lower this year than last. This will cause the district to

The board of education for the Maryville R-II Schools met August 21. Before the open session, the board hosted a public hearing on the proposed budget and the tax levy for 2019-20. Later in the meeting, the board set the tax levy at $5.0657 per $100 assessed valuation and approved the budget as presented by

The South Nodaway R-IV Board of Education met on August 21 to handle the following school district business. The tax rate was set at $5.9102 per $100 assessed valuation, an increase from $5.902 in 2018. The district had increased in assessed valuation which is the first since the new construction of the KCP&L relay station

The board of education for the Jefferson school met on August 21 with the first item of business being a public hearing for the setting of the tax rate. No citizens were present. Later in the meeting, the board set the tax rate for the coming year at $6.393 per $100 of assessed valuation. This

The Nodaway-Holt R-VII school board approved the annual tax levy during its monthly meeting August 21. This year, the district saw a decrease of 2.65 percent in overall assessed valuation. The operating levy was slightly higher than last year at $3.4029 per $100 of assessed valuation, while the capital project levy stayed the same at

The Northeast Nodaway school board met on August 15 to set the next year’s tax levy and address other school business. • Set the tax rate at $5.6529, an increase of .0454 from last year. • Superintendent Brenda Dougan presented a list of proposed capital improvements for review; action was tabled. • Approved DESE policy

The Clear Creek Wind Project team of Mortenson, Tenaska and trade partners sponsored a school supply and personal care product drive over the past few weeks. The entire project donated about $5,000 in school supplies along with gift cards which can be used by the North Nodaway Elementary School and Eugene Field Elementary School students,

Medical marijuana will be available with a physician certification beginning in 2020 in the state of Missouri. The passage of the state constitutional amendment two, Article XIV, will not only affect cities and law enforcement, but will also affect local Nodaway County school districts. The West Nodaway R-I Board of Education has been considering a