Month: June

Karen Auten

Karen Sue Auten, 68, Barnard, died Saturday, June 6, 2020, at Mosaic Life Care – St. Joseph. She was born July 20, 1951, in St. Joseph to Elmer F. and Rosa Christena Pierce Harman. She graduated from North Andrew High School, Rosendale, in 1969. On November 22, 1969, she married George Auten, Jr. at the

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Helen Farnan

Helen Elizabeth Spire Farnan, 89, Richmond, died on Friday, May 29, 2020. A private funeral Mass was celebrated with her family on May 31, 2020. Memorials may be made to the Helen Farnan Memorial Scholarship at stcharleskc.weshareonline.org/ To read Fr. Don’s blog about his mother, please go to link chargedwithstcharles.blog/2020/05/30/a-mothers-beauty/. Online condolences may be shared

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June 4, 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; Walker and Melinda Patton, county clerk. Burns made a motion to approve the agenda as presented. Stiens seconded the motion. The motion passed. Stiens made a motion to approve

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15th individual tests positive for COVID-19

Nodaway County Health Department Administrator, Tom Patterson, announces a fifteenth individual in Nodaway County, Missouri has tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).   The affected individual is a male between 20-29 years of age.  The individual is isolated in a state facility.   The health department is currently working to notify those that have been deemed

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Hopkins considers lagoon options

The Hopkins City Council met June 1 at the Hopkins Community Building to practice social distancing. Bo Higgins of Advanced Microbial Solutions, LLC, Fulton, addressed the council about the use of microbes in the city lagoon. The lagoon was built in 1966 and has never been cleaned. There is approximately 13 inches of sludge, AMS

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Pickering council catches up on business matters

The Pickering City Council met June 1 at the community building for the first time in three months. The meeting minutes and treasurer’s reports for March, April and May were approved. The council had authorized bill payments by phone until the members could meet in person. Mike Moyer received the mowing bid. Two sewer pumps

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Covid-19 map June 5, 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 72% of the deaths. Midwest and Upper Plains states remain low but continue

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Mosaic president says, ‘No one is immune’

By Nate Blackford, Mosaic Medical Center – Maryville president The calendar says we have three more weeks until summer, but the thermometer is making a strong argument that summer is arriving early. While we look forward to all that summer has to offer even with the pandemic-related impacts, it is important to again revisit what

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Delayed election sees 14% turnout

The Municipal Election held June 2, that was normally held in April, had a 14.12 percent turnout of registered voters with several schools officials, two continuing levy questions and town leaders being selected. North Nodaway patrons elected their new board of education members to be Tim Blackford, Sam Brown and Jennifer Clements. At Nodaway-Holt, Jane

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Annual photo contest seeks entries

The Nodaway News Leader’s Seventh Annual Photo Contest will be seeking entries during the month of August. “While the contest is normally during May, we decided it would be better to delay the entries arrival until the current situation calms,” said Kay Wilson, NNL publisher-owner. “By delaying the entries for a couple of months, we realize a bonus could

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