At the April 13 Skidmore City Council meeting, the council decided to table the swearing in of the April 4 elected aldermen until the May 11 meeting. Alderman Teresa Carter, who was re-elected to the council seat, was at the April meeting. Steve Day, a write-in candidate, was not. Alderman Marvin Sumy was thanked for
Skidmore resident Cheryl Huston has been sheltering a piece of Nodaway County history in her garage. It is a 4×8 foot wooden American flag painted in the mid-80s to honor veterans, the missing-in-action and the killed-in-action during the Freedom Fest celebration and the Moving Wall events held in Skidmore during this time. Knowing this piece
Lori and Steve Sears presented the first three scholarships for $1,500 each to Northwest Technical School graduating seniors, James Jathan Ungles, Madelyn Swinford and Mia Roush, in the memory of their son, Cody Lee Stiens. Roush plans to attend North Central Missouri College, Trenton, to study nursing. Ungles plans to attend Southeast Community College, Milford,
Michael Goff and Martha Greeley were both sworn in as new aldermen at the April 12 city council meeting. Kenzie Wallace reported that the Farmer Fall Festival Committee wants to place a tube for drainage down at the park using their funds for the project if the city could help with the labor, and the
The Northwest Community Cares Coalition held a youth brainstorming session at The Hangar, April 12, to reduce the trend of electronic cigarettes substance abuse among youth populations. The Cares Coalition, who fear teens rarely hear the truth about the popular Juul that contain nicotine, was started approximately a year and a half ago when the
Joni Sheridan, owner of the property located at 604 South Fillmore Street, is the April winner of the Beautification Award Program. She was presented her award by Maryville Mayor Tye Parsons. Every month from April to October, Maryville awards a property owner for the continued beautification or improvements made to their home or business. The
Tri-State Ford Lincoln is the Greater Maryville Chamber of Commerce April Business of the Month. Located at 2117 South Main Street, Tri-State has a great selection of new and used, pre-owned vehicles and an outstanding automotive service department. Nominated for its outstanding community support, Tri-State President Todd Hill was noted for his investment into the
The Nodaway News Leader’s 10th Annual Photo Contest will be accepting entries through Friday, June 16. “We welcome entries from all ages and pictures from a variety of subject matters,” said Kay Wilson, NNL publisher-owner. “This year, in celebration of our 10th contest year we are adding a entry category, Nodaway County Landmarks.” This category could include facilities, icons,
At the April 6 meeting of the 911 Oversight Board, the group began strategizing about a possible sales tax issue to fund the Northwest Regional Communications Center and other 911 emergency dispatch expenses. The current 911 emergency telephone tax is on landlines throughout the county. There are fewer of these each year so the tax
Photos of the Nodaway News Leader’s 14th Annual Youth Poetry Contest winners and their poems can be found on Page 3 of this week’s NNL.
