The July 16 meeting of the Clearmont City Council dealt with regular agenda items, plus the law-making process of instituting a truck noise ordinance. City Clerk Linda Babcock presented a draft ordinance concerning the use of jake brakes on trucks within the town. While the increased truck traffic has been partially due to the flooding
The West Nodaway R-I Board of Education met in open and closed sessions on July 10 to handle the following school district business. Discussion was held on setting the tax rate at the August 14 board meeting. Nodaway County will send the assessed valuations to the district by the end of July. Depending on those
The Skidmore City Council invited Nodaway County Sheriff Randy Strong to attend the July 11 meeting. The council had been expressing frustration with the inability of the sheriff’s office to enforce city ordinances. Strong presented a three-page summary of the daily work of the office. He then explained the sheriff’s office deals with criminal law,
Theater lovers need not drive to the big city to enjoy a full-scale Broadway production. Maryville Young Players: Second Stage will present “Anything Goes” on July 27 and 28 at the Lee and Nina Schneider Center for the Performing Arts at Maryville High School. Set sail with the colorful cast of characters as they embark
The Northwest Missouri State University community will gather to commemorate the 40th anniversary of a fire that devastated the campus’s central building and proved to be a seminal point in the institution’s history. The public is invited to Northwest’s historic Administration Building from 2 to 4 pm on Wednesday, July 24 for the anniversary event. Refreshments
The Northwest University Police department is hosting a public meeting on the topic of the Missouri Sunshine Law on Tuesday, July 30 in the Hughes Fieldhouse on the Northwest Missouri State campus. There are two sessions available: 9 am to 12:30 pm or 1:30 to 5 pm. The Missouri Sunshine Law was introduced in the
Maryville R-II School District was awarded a Pathways for Educators grant by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) for use in the professional development of 36 middle and high school teachers. The DESE grant was applied for by Pathways Consultant Allyson Graham of the Regional Professional Development Center at Northwest Missouri State
Nodaway County Assessor Rex Wallace received a letter on July 15 from Jerome Wallach, representing The Wallach Law Firm, St. Louis, announcing he nor his client, Walmart, would be attending the Nodaway County Board of Equalization hearing on July 16 in Maryville. Wallach explained since he is representing Walmart at four other county Board of Equalization
Ralph Leroy Wallace, 84, Burlington Jct., died Monday, July 15, 2019, at Nodaway Nursing Home, Maryville. Mr. Wallace’s body has been cremated under the direction of Price Funeral Home, Maryville. Services will be held at 1 pm, Friday, July 19 at Price Funeral Home Chapel, with a visitation from noon to 1 pm. Burial is
Jerry Lee Schneider, 80, Maryville, died Thursday, July 11, 2019, at Maryville Living Center, Maryville. Mr. Schneider’s body has been cremated under the direction of Bram Funeral Home, Maryville. Services will be at 10 am, Saturday, July 20 at Miriam Cemetery, Maryville. No formal visitation is planned. Memorials can be directed to the First Christian Church
