This Week's News

Snyder representative speaks to Clearmont council

The May 19 Clearmont City Council meeting had Emily Wicoff, representative from Snyder and Associates, as a guest. The council received information packets from Wicoff about the American Rescue Plan Act’s (ARPA) funding of drinking water, wastewater and stormwater capital improvement projects. She noted the Clearmont application must be submitted by July 14 and the

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Maryville Public Library to expand services for all county children

The Nodaway County Commissioners and the collector treasurer awarded $14,100 to the Maryville Public Library to give an annual library card to 705 of the county’s children residing outside of Maryville, who are prekindergarten through sixth grade. Those present for the event were Chris Burns, north commissioner; Stephanie Patterson, library director; Elizabeth Argo, library youth

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NOCOMO board changes make-up, elects officers

At the May 24 NOCOMO Industries board of directors meeting, the workshop manager, Nicki Samson, requested the board make a change in the workshop’s by-laws to reduce the number of board members from nine to seven. Samson said most of the workshops in Missouri have between five and seven board members. Twelve years ago, when

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Maryville leaders begin city hall renovations

The Maryville City Council approved the first steps in the renovation of the city hall at their May 23 meeting. The council agreed to a contract with EL Crawford Construction LLC, St. Joseph, to renovate the north side of the top floor, reopening windows and creating new office space for $84,000. The 2021-22 budget for

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MPR staff share event reports, plans

The board leading the Maryville Parks and Recreation Department met for their monthly meeting May 16 to address the following business. • April 2022 financial report compared to April 2020 showed sales taxes continued to be strong, however the costs of supplies, maintenance repairs and labor have increased. Year-to-date revenues are up but expenses are

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Burlington Jct. leaders hear update on lagoon project

Burlington Jct. City Council members heard from Jon Shellhorn, Lamp Rynearson, Kansas City, who gave an update on the lagoon project during the May 10 meeting. Shellhorn presented three options on chlorine treatment for the lagoon. Option one was basic tablet chlorination that would cost less than $5,000 but maintenance would have to be done

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DARE program receives Rickard grant

The Nodaway County Sheriff’s Department DARE program applied for and received a $5,000 Rickard Trust grant. DARE Officer Cory McDonald showed Rickard Trustees Katy Gumm and Danielle Miller some of the supplies purchased for the next school year to be used at Northeast Nodaway, Jefferson, South Nodaway, Nodaway-Holt, West Nodaway, North Nodaway and Stanberry. McDonald

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Blood is vital

The laboratory at Mosaic Medical Center – Maryville would like to ask Maryville and the surrounding communities to support and/or sponsor the Community Blood Center of Kansas City in its local blood drives. The Community Blood Center is the sole provider for blood and blood products to Mosaic Medical Center – Maryville and many others

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