Month: November

Geography with Goudge

The central part of the country dominates per capita production of women’s major college basketball players.  The South Central region along with Maryland, Iowa, and Minnesota include states that are well above the national average (norm) in production. There are 5,005 players on over 350 Div. I teams.  A little more than 14% of the

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Enel’s dollars distributed to townships

Nodaway County Commissioners passed checks out to five townships recently from the Enel White Cloud Wind Project. The total of $165,000 was received from the wind farm entity, which the county kept half and divided the remainder among the five townships that have the White Cloud windmills. The division was figured by the megawatts of

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November 18, 2021

Presiding Commissioner Bill Walker called the meeting of the Nodaway County Commission to order at the commissioner’s office. In attendance: Walker and Scott Walk, associate commissioner and Melinda Patton, county clerk. Walk made a motion to approve the agenda as presented. The motion passed. Walk made a motion to approve prior commission minutes dated 11/16/2021.

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Holly Jolly jaunts

By Jacki Wood ‘Tis the Season to take a day trip. After the COVID-19 pandemic canceled many holiday events last year, the festivities return this month. Driving through southwest Iowa provides plenty of merry adventures this Christmas season in Clarinda, Atlantic and Creston. Clarinda Celebrate the start of the Christmas season with a drive to

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SN 4th graders complete fundraiser

Aubrey Jackson, Lexi Wray and Lily Hayden have made stress balls to sell at $1 each to give a monetary donation to the Noyes Home, St. Joseph. As of November 19, the students had collected $253. The original goal was $200.

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VFW to meet on NW campus

VFW Post 442 will meet at 4 pm, Wednesday, December 1 in Room 127 of the Valk Building on the Northwest Missouri State University campus. If interested in finding out more or how to join VFW, contact Jeremy Cobb at sgmjacobb@gmail.com or 573.418.1671.

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Sunshine Law training to take place

There will be a Sunshine Law training at 5:30 pm, Thursday, December 2 at Newton Hall, Skidmore. It is open to the public and participants should bring their supper, drink, pen and paper.

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AL Post 100 hosts breakfast in Maryville

The American Legion Post 100 and Scout Troops 190 and 74 will have a breakfast from 8 am to noon, Sunday, December 5 at the AL Post, 1104 East Fifth Street, Maryville. The menu includes biscuits and gravy, pancakes, eggs, sausage, hash browns, orange juice, coffee and milk. Adults are $8 and children age six

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Courthouse gets in the Christmas spirit

To be a part of the Uniquely Nodaway shop local campaign, the Nodaway County Commissioners agreed to decorate the west side of the Courthouse house with a giant 10-foot wreath and to add Christmas lights to a tree on the lawn. Proudly showing off the wreath are NCED Executive Director Josh McKim, Presiding Commissioner Bill

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Mozingo Creek Watershed landowners attend soil conservation meeting

At a November 16 meeting, approximately half of the property owners who have land within the 8,000 acres of the Mozingo Creek Watershed came to hear of available cost-share programs toward the development of conservation practices on the Mozingo Lake Conference Center’s lawn. The informative meeting was planned by the Nodaway County Soil and Water

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