Month: June

Second Harvest continues pop up food drops

The Second Harvest Community Food Bank of St. Joseph is continuing Pop Up Mobile Food Drops in Nodaway County. Three food drops had been scheduled. The pop up mobiles are open to the general public. There are no income guidelines to participate. Second Harvest recognizes the need within the area and is bringing food to

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Nodaway County sees 16th positive COVID-19

Nodaway County Health Department Administrator, Tom Patterson, announces a sixteenth individual in Nodaway County, Missouri has tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).   The affected individual is a female between 50-59 years of age.  The individual is isolated in a private residence.   The health department is currently working to notify those that have been deemed

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MHS basketball continues training with Zoom

By Kathryn Rice Maryville High School Girls Basketball Head Coach Quentin Albrecht has incorporated Zoom sessions into the team’s summer workout sessions. With COVID – 19 restrictions put in place starting March 16, area teachers began using the Zoom app for classroom instruction and social interaction with their students. Albrecht wondered why Zoom couldn’t be

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Covid-19 map June 12, 2020

“This week’s Covid-19 map, based on the Johns Hopkins (CSSE) data displays the number of deaths in each state divided by the population (deaths per capita). The pattern is very similar to previous maps. The states in the highest category, account for 71% of the deaths. Midwest and Upper Plains states remain low but continue

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Blackford speaks out about diversity in the workplace

By Nate Blackford, Mosaic Medical Center president On Saturday, I joined more than 250 Northwest students and community members to stand with those impacted by racism and acknowledged the need for change in our society, both locally and nationally. I am proud of our community as we work together to understand and address years of

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Maryville Pool to open

The Maryville Aquatic Center, 502 North Laura Street, plans to open at 1 pm, Monday, June 15. “It’s been crazy,” Maggie Veer, second year aquatics manager, said about prepping for the late opening. Several changes have been instigated in pool operations for summer 2020. The pool will open at 50 percent occupancy and will be

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Geography with Goudge

Professional Bull Riders, 2020 “The per capita production of this year’s ranked Professional Bull Riders (PBR) by hometown is a pretty good representation of ‘Cowboy Country’.  There are 432 riders representing eight countries.  218, or about half, were from the U.S. followed by Brazil with 83, then Australia (54), Mexico (36) and Canada (33). PBR

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June 9, 2020

Presiding Commissioner Bill Walker called the meeting of the Nodaway County Commission to order at the commissioner’s office. In attendance: Bob Stiens, Chris Burns, associate commissioners; Bill Walker and Melinda Patton, county clerk. Burns made a motion to approve the agenda as presented. The motion passed. Burns made a motion to approve prior commission minutes

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Avis Jean Parman

On Monday, May 19, 2020 Avis Jean Parman, longtime Albany resident and civic pioneer, died peacefully at the age of 96 years. During her lifetime, Avis experienced most of the history of the 20th century; nearly a hundred years of fascinating change and challenge. And she loved being part of it. Her greatest legacy is the

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