Tenaska Clear Creek made the first annual $15,000 community fund payment to the Nodaway County Commissioners, February 11. The funds are administered by the commissioners and Tenaska will make the payments for 20 years. South District Commissioner Scott Walk, Presiding Commissioner Bill Walker accepts the check from Tenaska plant manager Brent Cline as North Commissioner
At the February 11 Skidmore City Council meeting, discussion was held on changing the water and sewer ordinances to require all people residing within the Skidmore city limits to have city water and sewer service. The city combines water, sewer and trash service fees on the city billing. Several individuals who don’t have water service
The Nodaway County Senior Citizens Senate, Inc. board met February 17 and formed a committee to look at the long-term goals for the Nodaway County Senior Center. Discussion over the past few months have centered on projects the senior center needs to undertake including repaving the parking lot, possible repairs or replacement of the roof,
The Burlington Jct., City Council handled the town’s monthly business and heard reports at the February 11 meeting. Mayor Dean Kelly noted he is inviting Rich Bartow to come back to a future meeting and explain more about the bond savings plan. Bonds can be paid in the 10th month to save interest for two
By Jeremy Ingraham, Northwest Technical School director This past fall a recurring theme throughout the news was about schools and whether students would or wouldn’t even be in school. If you remember schools shut down last spring and most never reopened. So for many schools the angst was real as to whether we would have
By Kathryn Rice During the 2020-21 school year, Northwest Technical School Health Sciences Instructor Bing Boettner has had to rethink the curriculum for the program. Cutting to the core of the program, Boettner has rebuilt revolving around resilience, creativity and resolve. The health science program is a two-year program to prepare students interested in the
According to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services COVID-19 vaccination dashboard 15.1 percent or 3,339 Nodaway Countians have received the first dose of a vaccine for the coronavirus. These figures are as of February 16 and 571 individuals have received the second dose. The total population of Nodaway County is given at 22,092
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 3 PM CST SUNDAY… * WHAT…Mixed precipitation expected. Light snow accumulations and ice accumulations of up to one-tenth of an inch. * WHERE…Portions of northeast Kansas and north-central, northeast and northwest Missouri. * WHEN…From 6 AM to 3 PM CST Sunday. * IMPACTS…Plan on slippery road
Editor’s note: This article is the third in a series that will speak to news events surrounding Mosaic Medical Center – Maryville. This weekend’s St. Francis Hospital Foundation annual gala will garner funds for the fresh approach of treating the area’s residents who suffer with mental health issues. Mosaic Medical Center – Maryville leaders realized
10 Squared Women of Nodaway County gave its quarterly donation of $7,800 to the New Nodaway Humane Society Animal Shelter, February 12. At the presentation were NNHS Board President Crystal Ward, 10 Squared member Amanda Twaddle and Animal Shelter Director Wendy Combs. Combs plans to spend $3,500-$4,000 on bulk microchips which is a year’s supply.
