This Week's News

Ruth and Richard Warner enjoyed their ride through the parade as they were the grand marshals. Their driver was Matt Williamson.

  Maryville City Manager Greg McDanel will be holding a session alongside Maryville Downtown Improvement Organization (MDIO) leader Stephanie Campbell Yount at the Missouri Main Street Connection Revitalization Conference on July 26-28 in St. Louis. The City of Maryville and the MDIO have been partnering with the Missouri Main Street Connection since 2013. According to

At the July 10 Hopkins City Council meeting, it was decided to table the selection of an alderman to replace resigned alderman Randy Beason. Discussion was held on three names presented to the council. Mayor Matt Wray suggested allowing more time for the names to be considered. Resolution 114 was approved. It allows the Hopkins

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has awarded a $62,500 Clean Water Engineering Report Grant to the city of Skidmore to evaluate the city’s wastewater system. The grant offers funding to qualified communities to help cover engineering costs for evaluating water and wastewater system improvements. Skidmore will use the grant to identify wastewater system improvements

The Maryville Sharks Swim Team celebrated a successful season with awards followed by a pool party at the MAC July 9.  

The Missouri Agricultural and Small Business Development Authority (MASBDA) announced that 28 projects will receive funding through the Show-Me Entrepreneurial Grants for Agriculture (SEGA) program. The competitive grant program will provide nearly $4 million to Missouri farmers, small businesses and higher education institutions to add value to agricultural products or provide educational opportunities to those

The leaders of the City of Barnard have placed on the August 8 Special Election Ballot a sales tax question for the residents-voters of the town. The ballot question reads, “Shall the general city sales tax ordinance described as follows, be approved? Ordinance No. 301, imposing a city sales tax for general municipal purposes at

The Missouri Job Center-Maryville is temporarily closed while contracted services transition to a new provider. The Northwest Missouri Regional Council of Governments’ contract for operating the WIOA Adult and Dislocated Services programs ended June 30, and the new contract for these services is now under the auspices of St. Joseph Youth Alliance as of July

The annual Parnell Duck Race parade started in front of the United Methodist Church at 11:30 am, July 9, and featured a barn day theme. Grand Marshals David and Sandra Lyle ride in the parade waving to their friends and neighbors.

  The New Nodaway Humane Society Animal Shelter has become the beneficiary of two different estates, Mary JoAnne Curnutt and Doris Porterfield. After being notified over a year ago by each woman’s estate separately, the proceeds have been received just recently. Shelter Director Wendy Combs said the funds have been invested in the Northwest Missouri