Anna Horn, Jefferson C-123 music teacher, was named the 2022 Sidney Iowa Rodeo Queen August 2. This is the first time, Horn has run for the Sydney Rodeo queen. She competed in four different areas, a personal interview with the judges, speeches, modeling a western formal gown and a horsemanship pattern where Horn showed horsemanship
The August 2 Primary Election Republican ballots filled with candidates made for contested races in which over one-third of Nodaway County voters wanted to make their mark. With 35.9 percent, 4,652, of the registered voters in the county venturing into a polling place or voting absentee, the ballots were clear on the choices for the
At the July 25 Maryville Special City Council Meeting, Bryan Williams was selected to fulfill the remainder of Rachael Martin’s term. The city received four letters of interest from residents, but after a small discussion the council decided that Williams was the best fit for the job. Williams ran for city council in April, but
On July 22, the Northwest Missouri State University Board of Regents selected a Houston-based search firm to assist the institution with recruiting its next president. Regents will partner on the search process with Anthem Executive, which is ranked among the top higher education search firms in the US by Hunt Scanlon, an authority on executive
Marvin Lager, 67, Maryville has donated over 100 units of blood and is looking forward to donating at the Maryville Community Blood Drive, Monday, August 1 or Tuesday, August 2. Lager, who is retired, started giving blood in 1976 or 77 when a fellow worker who always donated blood asked him to go. Lager worked
Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft met, July 26, with Nodaway County Sheriff Randy Strong and Nodaway County Prosecutor Caleb Phillips to discuss the needs of law enforcement. The Nodaway County visit was part of Ashcroft’s tour of Northwest Missouri. He also visited the sheriffs in Andrew and Holt counties, the library in Atchison County
Marcy Sobotka, a first-grade teacher at Northeast Nodaway Elementary School, has received a $200 grant through WGU Missouri’s “Fund My Classroom” initiative. The grant will be used to purchase four African-dwarf frogs and their necessary supplies, providing Sobotka’s students with emotional support and real-life learning opportunities. Sobotka learned she was selected for the grant in
July is Ultraviolet (UV) Safety Awareness Month and the risks of skin cancer and ways to help prevent it should be shared. According to Mayo Clinic, skin cancers are the most common cancer with some 5.4 million new cases reported per year in the US. Approximately 20 percent of people will have skin cancer at
At the July 18 Maryville Parks and Recreation board meeting, it was approved for staff to be compensated at 62.5¢ per mile, which is the current IRS mileage rate. Staff has been using personal vehicles on the clock to make trips to the MAC, splash pad, city hall and back to the MCC. This proposal
The Nodaway County Health Center Board of Directors waived the food establishments permit fees at the July 20 meeting for the upcoming October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2023 year. The board has waived the fees the immediate past two years also. There are 115 to 120 food establishments in Nodaway County. The health department
