The Burlington Jct. City Council set a city-wide cleanup date for this spring during its March 8 regular meeting. The date for the cleanup will be May 17 and the council approved using Klosek Trash Service, Tarkio, at a cost of $1,500 for the event. The council also approved the purchase of valves that need
Second Harvest Community Food Bank will bring the fresh food mobile pantry to Skidmore beginning at 10 am, Thursday, March 24 and continuing while supplies last in front of city hall. The mobile pantry is open to the public; there are no income guidelines to take part.
The Santa Cops for Kids program will host a Bags and Badges Cornhole Tournament fundraiser to aid local children. The tournament will be Saturday, March 26 at The Hangar in Maryville. Check-in is from 11 to 11:45 am and the tournament will begin at noon. Registration is $50 per team or $25 per person. Winning
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. Walk made a motion to approve prior commission minutes
Nodaway Countians have the opportunity on Sunday, March 27 to learn about the multiple accomplishments of one of Maryville’s early leaders. Civil War veteran Nathaniel Sisson came to Maryville in 1866. A trained surveyor and engineer, he was a driving force in helping Maryville to move forward. He was active in state and national politics
The Nodaway Community Theater Company will present the youth play of “The Dastardly Doctor Devereaux” at 7 pm, Friday, April 1 and Saturday, April 2 and at 2 pm, Sunday, April 3. The cast is: front, Sidney Pohren, Abigail Rowen, Henry O’Gwin and Dinah Lance; back, Jonah Conn, Eliana Goldsmith, Avery Heideman, Bella Day, River
The Thomson Splash ‘N’ Play Park, located on Maryville’s southwest side, will have additional amenities for patrons to enjoy this summer. The Maryville City Council approved a contract for the purchase and installation of several new park items during its March 14 meeting. The contract with ABcreative, De Soto, KS, is not to exceed $134,383
A free online class will discuss spring alfalfa insects and what to do about them from 6 to 7 pm, Thursday, March 24 via Zoom. University of Missouri Extension Agronomist Pat Miller will show how to scout for alfalfa weevils, pea aphids, blue alfalfa aphids, variegated cutworms and stem nematodes. Register for “Scouting Alfalfa for
Nodaway County Ambulance Director Bill Florea asked the board of directors to consider adjusting employee wages during the March 9 meeting. The board approved to adjust starting pay with a one percent increase and to adjust current employee pay with a two percent increase, by a vote of 5-1, with member Phil Rickabaugh voting against.
The Maryville Tourism Committee met February 9 and March 9 to discuss tourism in Maryville and the surrounding area. At the February meeting, the committee approved a $1,500 grant request for Make it Maryville made by Holly Cronk. The money is to be used to promote the group’s Spring Open House on March 19 with
