Month: April

Patterson reports to health board on COVID, flu numbers

At the March 17 Nodaway County Health Center Board of Trustees meeting, Administrator Tom Patterson gave information about COVID and flu. “COVID-19 positive cases continue to remain lower, with a few days of minor spikes,” Patterson said. “This may be the trend for a while. “The difference between flu cases this year and last is

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American Rescue Plan allocates $4.2M to county

Nodaway County is set to receive $4,284,607 from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. The cities in the county will also receive funds based on the modified CBDG allocation formula. The amounts for each county town: Arkoe, $11,788.01; Barnard, $36,469.16; Burlington Jct., $88,594.26; Clearmont, $28,549.09; Clyde, $14,550.83; Conception Jct., $33,522.15; Elmo, $27,628.15; Graham, $28,549.09;

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Masks controversy hits Maryville school board

During a March 31 meeting, with five of the seven members present, the Maryville School Board voted to rescind the mask mandate that the school had implemented at the beginning of the school year. Superintendent Dr. Becky Albrecht opened the discussion with the staff survey noting 70 percent of the elementary staff is ready to

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WN presents ‘Spy School’

The West Nodaway Drama Club will present “Spy School” written by Don Zolodis at 7 pm, Saturday, April 10 in the high school gym. It’s 1961, and ordinary teenager Jane Doe is drafted by the CIA to become a super-secret secret agent. Her mission? Infiltrate an American high school to locate a Russian spy about

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Upcoming Events

Host Lions, Hy-Vee host 38th Easter Egg Hunt The Maryville Pride Lions Club and Hy-Vee present the 38th annual Easter Egg Hunt beginning at 10 am, Saturday, April 3 at Donaldson Westside Park. Photos with the Easter Bunny start at 9:30 am. There are four age groups: ages three and under, 10 to 10:10 am;

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North Nodaway students recognized for reading

Four second graders from North Nodaway win reading awards. They are Braxton Dougherty, Kyle Davison, Kamden Reynolds and Montana Morrow. The students received a positive office referral called, “Caught Being Awesome!” Their teacher noticed that they were working together during reading class in an exemplary way and providing good leadership and modeling to their classmates.

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