Support Missouri bees this spring by planting native flowers and mowing less. Spring and summer months bring both the buzz of lawnmowers and bees. These fuzzy flyers are important pollinators, playing a crucial role in the production of many favorite fruits and vegetables. The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) encourages the public to “bee-friend” these
Nodaway County Clerk Melinda Patton applied for and received a $22,500 Electronic Records Initiative Grant from the Missouri Secretary of State’s office to scan the county’s election and other records. Patton expressed the need to have the county’s records backed up in a researchable file in case of a natural disaster or a fire. It
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. Commissioner Walk made a motion to approve the agenda as presented. The motion passed. Burns made a motion to approve prior commission minutes
The Nodaway News Leader has for sale the newest book written by Kandi Hughes, Grant City. The book, “The Flame Impersonator,” is a continuation of her first book, “The Flame Manipulator.” She has self-published both books and has another in the making. Hughes, who has been featured in the Nodaway News Leader before, is a bookkeeper at Worth County
The Nodaway County Health Center Board of Trustees approved the certification of election results, Bridget Kenny and Debra Hull took the oath of office, and elected officers at the April 21 meeting. Returning to their positions are Chairman Marlin Kinman, Vice-Chair Debi Derr and Secretary Charlotte Knorr. Accepting the position of treasurer was Kenny. Discussion
“When mapped, the AVCA Coaches Top 25 Poll, is dominated by the Midwest. The Bearcat Volleyball team (ranked #15) finished second in the MIAA Conference Tournament in Topeka, KS. They defeated Washburn, (ranked #14) 3-2 in the quarterfinal match and Central Missouri, 3-0 in the semi-finals. The Bearcats fell to Nebraska-Kearney, (ranked #11) by a
The Northwest Missouri Regional Council of Governments and Northwest Missouri State University are teaming up to offer a Crisis Communication Workshop designed to help local entities that have been heavily impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The workshop is being held virtually, via ZOOM and is scheduled at 4:30 pm, Tuesday, April 27. There is no
Ree Sullivan, librarian at Eugene Field, has participated in the reading series “What Do You Know About Recycling?” As part of that series, students have been creating items made from recyclable materials. The students only get about 25 minutes to complete their projects with whatever supplies are available that day that the teacher puts out for
Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Conditions, an evidence-based program that offers strategies for daily management of any chronic condition, will be offered via Zoom starting May 5 to people in the workplace. This program consists of 12, 1-hour classes that will be held on Wednesdays and Fridays from noon to 1 pm. Classes will
By Kay Wilson Local leaders met April 20 with water source experts to discuss the soil and water conservation possibilities in the Mozingo Lake 13,000 acre watershed. Nodaway County Commissioners hosted a demonstration of soil conservation practices by Missouri Rural Water Association Source Water Specialist Eric Fuchs, along with two NRCS representatives, who also spoke
