The West Nodaway R-I Board of Education met in open and two closed sessions on February 13 to handle the following school district business: The 2018-19 school year calendar was revised to take into account the school closing or snow days. The district has been closed a total of eight days, but will only have
The Skidmore City Council has held a series of meetings on resident Rick Stanton’s nuisance properties. A public hearing was held on January 28 to address an appeal from Stanton on the nuisance violations. Several Skidmore residents attended, along with all council members and Mayor Tracy Shewey, Skidmore City Attorney Jean Maneke and Stanton. According
The Clearmont City Council discussed the possible options of the town’s water tower maintenance at the February 19 meeting. The topic was the costs and services of the work that the water tower will need this budget year. Mayor Byron Clark is going to search out more bids from his contacts noting McGuire Iron has
The 68th NBA All-Star Game was played on February 17. During the past 19 years, 131 different players representing 29 states and 18 countries have made the All-Star roster. This map is based on the players’ high school state indicates the eastern half of the country, particularly the southeastern states, stands out as the leading per
The Northwest Missouri State University Alumni Association is seeking nominations for individuals to be honored at its annual awards program next fall. Nominations are due Friday, March 1. The awards are annually presented to alumni, faculty and friends of the University who have demonstrated professional achievement or extraordinary dedication to Northwest. “Every year we come
The musical acts for this year’s Maryville Park and Recreation’s Summer Concert Series have been announced. MPR Director Jeff Stubblefield made the announcement during the regular board meeting on February 7. The lineup includes Soca Jukebox on June 1, Lyin’ Eyes on June 8 and Elton Dan on June 15. In other business, the board
By Jason McDowell, Northeast Nodaway acting superintendent This has been a particularly hard winter on northwest Missouri. One easy way to gauge is by how many snow days, early outs and late starts your district has had. As I type this, my district, Northeast Nodaway, has had eight snow days, three late starts and two
With the estimated 7.5 inches of snow which fell in Maryville on February 19 and 20, and with the snowy winter the city has seen so far, snow removal and emergency snow routes were the topics of citizens’ conversations this week. By city ordinance, a snow emergency is declared “whenever in the sole discretion of
Shirley Lucille “Sug” Gibson, Excelsior Springs, died Tuesday, February 19, 2019, at a nursing home in Excelsior Springs. Memorial services will be at 10:30 am, Monday, February 25 at Laura Street Baptist Church, Maryville. The burial will follow in the White Oak Cemetery, Pickering. The family will receive friends from 3 to 5 pm, Sunday, February
David L. Parman, 71, Sheridan, died Monday, February 18, 2019, at his home. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 am, Friday, February 22 at the Sheridan Christian Church, with Pastor Jeff Blaine officiating. Burial will be in the Sheridan Cemetery, VanSkyock Addition, Sheridan. Full military honors will be provided by the Worth County Memorial
