At the April 19 Nodaway County Health Center Board meeting, the Missouri Supreme Court opinion issued March 21 on the appeal from the circuit court of Cole County concerning county and health board concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFO) ordinances was discussed. In respect of the Missouri Supreme Court ruling, the board voted to dissolve the
The Commission on Cancer (CoC), a quality program of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) has granted three-year accreditation to the cancer program at Mosaic Life Care. To earn voluntary CoC accreditation, Mosaic must meet 34 CoC quality care standards, be evaluated every three years through a survey process and maintain levels of excellence in
The Nodaway County Ambulance District Board met on April 12 to discuss district business. Maryville Fire Chief Phil Rickabaugh, also an ambulance board member, reported that he will be retiring from the fire department and rescue squad as of June 1. Director of Operations Bill Florea The sales tax payment for the month was $119,884.07. Kaci
Recently Governor Mike Parson announced that the Missouri Department of Public Safety has approved 428 grants totaling over $6.3 million to law enforcement, fire service, and EMS providers across the state for new equipment, supplies, personnel, and training. Three entities in Nodaway County were among the grantees. Maryville’s Department of Public Safety, Polk Township Rural
At the April 24 Maryville City Council meeting, it was approved to accept McClure Engineering’s, St. Louis, stormwater management plan for Southview Apartments Phase III, which will consists of two 16-plex units. It constructs an additional detention basin with regulated release rates, and limited post-development peak flows to below pre-development levels. The project, located at
Missouri’s campaign, “Tobacco is Changing,” launched this week to educate parents about the different candy-flavored tobacco products tempting children into addiction. It is also the reality of the tobacco landscape – especially when it comes to e-cigarettes. “Remember how shocked you were when you first heard about JUUL, the disposable e-cigarette that looks like a
A seal coat project across multiple counties in northwest Missouri is scheduled to begin next week. Contractors from the Vance Brothers, Inc., working with MoDOT, will seal 10 routes beginning Monday, May 1. Among the planned schedule is May 5, Route EE in Nodaway County from Route NN to Route 46. Other roads will be
The ceremonial planting of a Royal White Eastern Redbud tree to commemorate National Crime Victims Rights Week, April 23-29, took place at Mozingo Lake Recreation Park, April 25. Preparing to dig are Michael Mullock, Maryville Treatment Center functional unit manager; Sgt. Tom Ziegler, Missouri State Highway Patrol; Jamie Liakos, assistant division director Western Region Probation
The Maryville Optimist Club sponsored their annual “Just Say No” Drug-Free Poster Contest, with fourth grade students in Nodaway County schools, including Eugene Field Elementary, Horace Mann, Jefferson, Nodaway-Holt, Northeast Nodaway, North Nodaway, St. Gregory, South Nodaway and West Nodaway. Each student was given poster paper measuring 11” x 14”, to express their views on the
By Kathryn Rice As of April 4, DeAnn Davison completed her first year as director of both the Maryville Tourism Committee and Downtown Maryville organization. Davison has spent a lot of her charter year attending training meetings and conventions to make connections with others in the industry and learn how to best promote both organizations.
