Month: March

DAR members to honor ancestral patriots

The Nodaway Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will meet at 10 am, Saturday, March 9 at the First United Methodist Church, 102 North Main Street, Maryville. The program is honoring the members’ ancestral patriots.

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Skidmore CBC to meet, announces library hours

The library will be open from 10 to 11 am, Saturday, March 9 and Saturday, March 23, weather permitting, in Newton Hall, Skidmore. Also, Skidmore Community Betterment will meet at 7 pm, Monday, March 11 at Newton Hall. Interested individuals are invited to attend.

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BJ Legion to sponsor supper

A fundraising ham dinner will be held from 5 to 7 pm, Friday, March 8 at the American Legion in Burlington Jct. The menu will include ham and scalloped potatoes, vegetables, homemade rolls, desserts and a drink. Adults are $8; children five and under are free. The dinner is sponsored by the BJ American Legion

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Jefferson BOE

The Jefferson board of education met February 25 to handle the school district’s business: • Approved the consent agenda after adding Kenzie Edwards as track coach. • Authorized the purchase of accounting software from Software Unlimited to be done in August or November at a cost of $7,200 setup and an annual fee of $4,570.

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North Nodaway BOE

The North Nodaway R-VI Board of Education met in open and closed sessions on February 19 to handle the following school district business: Superintendent James Simmelink informed the board the school will be in session until Tuesday, May 28. The district had missed eight days as of February 19, plus has had three late starts

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Health board to evaluate administrator

The Nodaway County Health Center Board of Directors received administrator evaluation forms at the February 21 meeting. Administrator Tom Patterson is completing his third year in the position and hasn’t had a board evaluation. The forms will be turned into Board President Marlin Kinman at the March meeting. A closed meeting will then be held

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South Nodaway BOE

The South Nodaway R-IV Board of Education met in open and closed sessions to handle the following school district business: Magen Norcross was hired as the school social worker for the 2019-20 school year. She will begin her duties in August and has a 10-month contract. With all of the snow days and to keep

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NW’s ag school to host Agriculture and Food Literacy Summit

In an effort aimed at helping middle school-aged students better understand and appreciate the food system, Northwest Missouri State University invites the public to its second annual Agriculture and Food Literacy Summit on Thursday, March 14 at the conference center at Mozingo Lake Recreation Park. The summit is designed to bring educators, producers, industry professionals

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