“March Madness is upon us. This proportional symbol map displays the NCAA Div. I Basketball teams that have amassed the highest AP Top 25 Rankings over the past five years. The largest symbols include Gonzaga, Kansas, Villanova, Duke & Virginia. These programs (with the exception of Gonzaga) tend to lie within the basketball heartland or
Presiding Commissioner Bill Walker called the meeting of the Nodaway County Commission to order at the commissioner’s office. In attendance: Walker, Chris Burns, Scott Walk, associate commissioners, and Melinda Patton, County Clerk. Walk made a motion to approve the agenda as presented. The motion passed. Burns made a motion to approve prior commission minutes dated
In closed session at the March 8 Hopkins City Council meeting, the council approved unanimously to hire Angie Titus as an assistant city clerk at $12.50 per hour, not to exceed 20 hours per week. Discussion was held on the need of additional help to run the water plant to relieve Chief Operator Chris Bird
Northwest Missouri State University’s Visiting Writers Series continues this month when the Department of Language, Literature and Writing hosts Kathryn Nuernberger at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 25, via Zoom. Nuernberger’s presentation is part of Northwest’s Women’s History Month celebration. She will share her poems about the history of science and ideas, renegade women and plant medicines, weaving together intimate
The Hopkins Community Club and Community Betterment is looking for vendors for the Friday, April 30, Saturday, May 1 and Sunday, May 2 flea market event at the Hopkins Park. Spaces are $15 each. For more information, contact Judy Crane at 660.254.2427 or Stephanie DeLeon at 660.265.5820.
The Fresh Mobile Food Pantry sponsored by the Second Harvest Community Food Bank will be distributing food from 10 am to noon or while supplies last, Tuesday, March 16 at the First United Methodist Church, 102 North Main, Maryville. This is open to the general public. There is a pickup limit of five families per
The leaders of Burlington Jct. on March 9 heard about a possible client payable program from Connie Hall of the Citizens Bank and Trust, Burlington Jct. Hall revisited the city’s merchant accounts receivable system for online banking. The council decided to offer the option to the town’s water customers. Christi Grimm and Rod Damewood spoke
Area vocal students submitted MP3s of performances for the Northwest Region All-District Choir competition by February 1. The performances were rated by three judges from all over the state for each category. The students were notified by February 11. Jefferson students, Landen Miller and Jenna
The Greater Maryville Chamber of Commerce has set the date for the 2021 Municipal Election Candidate Forum to be at 7 pm, Wednesday, March 31 in the Lee and Nina Schneider Performing Arts Center at the Maryville High School. The chamber will welcome each candidate for elected office in Nodaway County to introduce themselves and
Despite multiple obstacles and disruptions in arts education, 70 student artists from 16 different high schools entered works of art for the 2021 AKMA Regional High School Art Exhibition at the Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art, St. Joseph. All exhibits will be on display from Saturday, February 27 until Saturday, April 10. Among the exhibits will
