Missouri State Representative Allen Andrews presented Nodaway County Assessor Rex Wallace with a signed copy of House Bill No. 220 which allows local communities to keep the tax revenue from wind farms. Wallace was instrumental in creating a formula to assess wind farms and for lobbying the state to allow local tax entities to benefit
More than 4,500 locations will open to collect Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts for the Samaritan’s Purse project. Volunteers are preparing to collect shoebox gifts during National Collection Week, November 14 – 21. Operation Christmas Child has been collecting and delivering shoebox gifts, filled with school supplies, hygiene items and fun toys, to children worldwide
The New Nodaway Humane Society Animal Shelter is offering half-price adoptions now through Saturday, December 31 as part of the Home for the Holidays. Dogs will be $50; cats are $30; and kittens are $40. This excludes puppies under six months and high profile pets. The adoption fee includes spay or neuter, vaccinations, microchip and
The City of Maryville, by ordinance, has identified three periods a year for burning yard waste. Those periods are between April 1 and April 14, July 17 and July 31, October 24 and November 6 from dawn until dusk or as modified or extended by city council based primarily on weather conditions. The fall season’s
Proper disposal of a deer carcass is one of the final steps of the deer hunting process and is as important as any other part of deer hunting. One reason this part of deer hunting is important is because there are regulations that pertain to the disposal of deer parts. In Missouri, the improper disposal
The Greater Maryville Chamber of Commerce has announced the following individuals as finalists for its Grinch Contest to kick-off a Very Merryville Christmas. They are DeAnn Davison, Downtown Maryville; Julie Godsey, Nodaway County Services for the Developmentally Disabled; Cindy Lemar, North Star Advocacy Center; Philip Pohren, Eugene Field Elementary Parent Teachers Organization and Kirby Sybert,
Sharon Shain, Maryville, recently, donated several toys to the Today’s Civic Women’s Toys for Tots of Nodaway County. The annual toy drive is underway until Thursday, December 1. The Nodaway News Leader is offering a $5 credit off of a one-year subscription with the donation of a toy.
The Spoofhound Boys Soccer Team has had a dominant season, to say the least. However, the MEC and Class 1 District 8 Champions aren’t done yet. Now Maryville looks ahead to a Class 1 State Quarterfinals match-up against the Summit Christian Academy, Lee’s Summit. The Spoofhounds will have the honor of hosting at the Bearcat
The Clearmont City Council approved a “Welcome to Clearmont” sign at the October 18 meeting. Circle C Signs, Clarinda, IA, will be contacted and asked to present design ideas. Last month’s minutes were approved, as well as the monthly bills to be paid. The city did not receive the ARPA grant for the water and
United Fiber will bring reliable, affordable, high-speed fiber broadband to the city of St. Joseph, notes a recent news release. The residents of St. Joseph have expressed their need for a better internet experience, and United Fiber is ready to fulfill that need. This expansion will bring United’s advanced fiber network to an additional 36,000
