United Electric Cooperative is preparing for high energy usage this weekend with the impending subzero temperatures. UEC is asking its members to conserve as much energy as possible on the evening of Saturday, January 1, until late Sunday afternoon, January 2. Conserving energy during these times reduces the possibility of interruptions and reduces their overall
Presiding Commissioner Bill Walker called the meeting of the Nodaway County Commission to order at the commissioner’s office. In attendance: Walker, Chris Burns and 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
Garnette M. Hawk Treese, 78, Maryville, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Tuesday, December 28, 2021, at Mosaic Medical Center in Maryville. Garnette was born on August 23, 1943, in Sheridan to George B. and Margaret E. (Miller) Hawk. She had lived in Redding, IA, and Ravenwood. She was a graduate of Northeast
Wanda Louise Pierson Hayden, 85, Worth, formerly of Nodaway Co., died on Friday, December 24, 2021, at Pine View Manor in Stanberry. She was born Oct. 31, 1936, in a farm house one mile north of Quitman, the only child of Ernest Lee Pierson and Louie Marjorie Garner Pierson. Her family lived on a number of different
Lloyd Edward Kirk, 85, Elmo, died Monday, December 27, 2021, at Abbey Woods in St. Joseph. He was born August 5, 1936, in Callaway, NE, to John L. and Helen L. Goforth Kirk. On June 7, 1968, he married Eunice M. Ellison in Independence. She preceded him in death on July 6, 2018. Mr. Kirk
Donald Whorton Davis, 70, Malvern, IA, formerly of Ravenwood, died Wednesday, December 22, 2021, at the Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs, IA. He was born November 28, 1951, in Ravenwood, to Donald Dean and Wilma Jean Buholt Davis. He was a graduate of Ravenwood High School and received his bachelor’s degree in education from
The Nodaway County Ambulance District will soon have Binder Lift aids for ambulances to help responders safely lift and assist patients of any size. The board approved the purchase during its December 8 regular meeting for six standard size lifts and two bariatric lifts at a cost not to exceed $6,264. In other business, the
Presiding Commissioner Bill Walker called the meeting of the Nodaway County Commission to order at the commissioner’s office. In attendance: Walker, Chris Burns and Scott Walk, associate commissioners and Melinda Patton, county clerk. Burns made a motion to approve the agenda as presented. The motion passed. Burns made a motion to approve prior commission minutes
The 2021 NCAA Women’s Volleyball National Championship was held recently in Columbus, OH. Wisconsin won the national title for the first time, in a very close match with Big Ten rival Nebraska. Over the course of 41 years (1981-2021) only twelve different teams have been crowned champions. During the first 20 years (1981-2000) schools with
The United Way of Nodaway County continues to raise funds for its 2021-22 campaign to benefit local organizations. “Due to COVID-19, many of our partner agencies are really struggling this year because it has been much harder to raise the funds needed for these organizations to survive,” Tiffany Whipple, United Way of Nodaway County secretary/treasurer,
