This Week's News

Health department releases monthly food reports

The Nodaway County Health Department’s Jack Hunsucker inspected establishments during the month of January. McDonalds, 1106 South Main, Maryville, medium priority Inspection date: January 6 Criticals: None. Non-criticals: Creamer dispenser tubes not cut diagonally, corrected on site (COS). Grease dripping from drain line in break room. Unshielded light bulb in basement dry storage. Taco Johns, 1105 South Main,

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NOCOMO reopens, seeks employees

NOCOMO Industries, Inc. has reopened and certified employees are returning to work as of January 30. In the January 26 statement issued by NOCOMO Board of Trustee Secretary Deb Hull, she stated, “Positive changes are underway at NOCOMO Sheltered Workshop as certified employees begin to return to work. After a brief closure earlier this week,

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Skidmore acknowledges loss of engineering firm

At the January 31 Skidmore City Council meeting, the council reviewed the notice of professional engineering services termination received from Branch Manager Andy Macias of Snyder and Associates for their sewer improvements. Addressed to Mayor Jill Wieland, the letter stated “as of January 23, 2023, Snyder and Associates, Inc. is terminating our professional services with

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County commission approves 2023 budget

The Nodaway County Commissioners approved the projected 2023 income and expenditures during their budget hearing January 26. County Clerk Melinda Patton, as the budgetary official, provided an official budget message. The last three years have brought millions of dollars into the county coffers with federal monies from the CARES Act, $2.59 million, and the American

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3 government entities tackle Maryville’s Village O

Village O subdivision on Maryville’s north side has been an island of “no-man’s land” since its creation many decades ago. While the City of Maryville’s city limits surrounds the homes on the Village O Streets, the government entity that truly has jurisdiction has always been Nodaway County’s Polk Township, which is not equipped to maintain

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Health department ends 2022, begins 2023

Nodaway County Health Department Tom Patterson presented his 2023 budget message at the January 25 board meeting. “Actual revenues increased approximately 18 percent between 2021 and 2022, from $568,514 to $670,350. Projected revenues for 2023 are $636,386. “Variations between years are due to fluctuations in federal and state contract dollars, amount of services provided and

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Downtown Maryville looks forward to 2023

The governing board of the Downtown Maryville organization met recently to outline their goals for 2023. At this time, Downtown Maryville is working on the Art, Rhythm and Brews (ARB) event, which will take place Friday, May 19. Executive Director DeAnn Davison said the committee is searching for artists to either display their work or

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