This Week's News

Portions of Nodaway County’s US Route 71 to be resurfaced

A project to resurface portions of US Route 71 is scheduled to begin Tuesday, April 2. Herzog Contracting Corp., St. Joseph, working with the MoDOT, will resurface portions of the north and southbound lanes of Route 71 from the intersection of Business 71 near Maryville to the intersection of Route T near Savannah. The contractor

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10-Squared Men give to NW CIT Council

10-Squared Men donated $14,200 to the Northwest Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Council, March 21, to be used for training support services for first mental health and substance abuse first responders. At the donation were 10-Squared Men member Todd Hayes, Northwest University Police Department (NWUPD) Anthony Williams, Director of Community Behavioral Health Team at Family Guidance

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MPR board hears about needed summer workers

The Maryville Parks and Recreation Board met on March 18, where department reports were read. Reports Recreation Supervisor Kristy McLain and Sports Coordinator Emily Dew. Youth soccer registration has ended, and 245 are entered. Games begin April 6. The co-ed volleyball league is in week four, with seven teams. League play begins on April 16 for

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Tourism Committee chooses strategic plan writing firm

The Maryville Tourism Committee on March 13 selected Red Letter Communication, Cape Girardeau, for the committee’s Visit Maryville strategic plan. At the January meeting, the committee had wanted to study modified plans. Two bids were received, but after review, the committee did not feel like the modified plans were going to cover any additional information

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Northwest Dietetics celebrates National Nutrition Month

By Allison Martin, RD, LD, CPT Every year across the nation nutrition professionals celebrate National Nutrition Month throughout the month of March. National Nutrition Month was established by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics in 1973 and originally started as National Nutrition Week. However, as awareness grew, by 1980 the celebration expanded throughout the whole

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Downtown Maryville hosts annual stakeholder meeting

Downtown Maryville hosted its annual stakeholder meeting on March 18, at the Rose Hill Acres Event Center in downtown Maryville. Business and property owners, along with other community stakeholders, were invited to participate in an evening filled with reflection, recognition and anticipation for the future. The meeting featured a comprehensive review of Downtown Maryville’s accomplishments

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Ambulance district considers employee incentives

The Nodaway County Ambulance District met on March 13 to discuss district business. The Hopkins Rescue Squad reported it has a new member, and the Ravenwood Squad would like to look at upgrading extrication equipment, and is looking at funding options. Reports Director of Operations Jared McQueen. The front door glass has been replaced, but the

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Burlington Jct. speaks to lagoon project

The Burlington Jct. City Council met March 11 to discuss city business. Dave Atkins of the Midwest Associates Program was in attendance to answer any questions about the MoDNR lagoon project. Atkins discussed the plans of the project with the board and they stated they are open to any help he could offer. Atkins will

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Cemetery mowing is topic at Skidmore council meeting

At the March 14 Skidmore City Council meeting, the council once again discussed cemetery mowing. A resident has offered to mow and weed-eat the Masonic Cemetery for $1,500 this mowing season. The matter was tabled until the May meeting. Questions brought up were how many times does the city mow and how long does it

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AutoZone opens in Maryville

At the March 13 Greater Maryville Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting, AutoZone HR Manager Debbie Gomez and Regional Commercial Sales Manager Ivan Cortes hold the ribbon while Store Manager Michael Franovich cuts the ribbon. Attending were AutoZone employees and chamber members.  

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