Colonel Eric T. Olson, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, announces that 31 troopers graduated December 20 from the Patrol’s Law Enforcement Academy. The 108th recruit class reported to the academy July 1 for 25 weeks of training to become a trooper. The new troopers will report to duty in their assigned troops on
The Maryville City Council held their regularly scheduled December 23 meeting to address the purchases of equipment and installation for the city-county consolidation of the 911 emergency dispatch services during 2020. Bids were garnered earlier this fall through the guidance of SCG Consulting Services and the prices were guaranteed through December 31. All products will
The City of Maryville is providing two locations for the disposal of real Christmas trees. Trees will be accepted until Tuesday, January 15, 2020, at the City of Maryville’s Street Garage, located at Second Street and North Newton Street or the lower parking lot behind City Hall at 415 North Market Street. Trees will not
It’s been a long time coming, but commonsense did come to our leadership. Call it a Christmas miracle. I hope it is the beginning of a trend. The combining of the county and city’s 911 emergency dispatch centers has long been studied and proposed as a way to save lives and money. The quirks of
Frances Jean “Fran” Wilmes, 79, Maryville, died Saturday, December 21, 2019, at Mosaic Life Care, St. Joseph. She was born January 22, 1940, in Albany, CA, to Floyd and Louinda Brown. She was a graduate of Berkeley High School. On May 10, 1959, she married Marvin A. Auffert. He preceded her in death April 15,
“It’s that time of year for college football’s post-season individual honors. The ‘cream of the crop’ or All-Americans of the 130 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams as selected by Associated Press (AP). This map displays the 1st, 2nd & 3rd Team All-Americans by their hometown state over the last three years. Six states, Texas (28),
Planning a holiday brunch? By Barry Beacom December holidays are upon us. Hanukkah, Christmas and New Year’s Eve are closing out the 2019 year. This time of year usually brings families together for one or more of these events. That means extra mouths to feed joyfully because it’s “family time” and there’s nothing better. It’s also
About 15 minutes into the December 16 meeting of the Burlington Jct. City Council, Mayor Justin Plymell called for the meeting to go into closed session to discuss real estate transactions as Councilman Matt Rohlmeier cited the Sunshine Law. Five unelected citizens were allowed to stay at the closed meeting. Other business that was attended
At the December 17 meeting, Clearmont City Council pondered the water bill that Public Water Supply of Nodaway County had sent them as it was double the normal cost. The town’s bill is usually close to $2,000 for a month’s usage, but the recent bill was over $3,500. This brought visions of a major water
After special meetings on December 13, officials from the Maryville City Council and Nodaway County Commission sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to combine the 911 emergency dispatch services into one center to be located at the new Maryville Public Safety facility when completed. After many meetings of officials this fall, the county and the
