International ownership of farm land has always been a concern of rural Americans and within recent years, Nodaway County has been deemed the county in the state of Missouri with the largest foreign holding of agriculture acres. Atchison County is the second largest in the state. That is a big clue. Enel Green Power Corporation,
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
This month the Nodaway News Leader will be displaying the artwork of Maryville Middle School students in its windows. Chandra DeMott, the MMS art teacher, said, “I love how excited the students get to take their families by to see the windows filled with their artwork. While I display stuff regularly in our building, it makes them
Julie Farnan accepts $1,124 from Kimberly and Luke Violett, October 31, for the Guilford Community Center which was the benefactor of the Violetts setting up Grandmother’s Haunted House for the public to enjoy October 28 and 29. The event accepted freewill donations. The house belonged to the late Glade and Frances Kelso, Kimberly’s grandparents. The
Downtown Maryville will hold its first-ever Turkey Trot Walk/Run at 8 am, Thursday, November 24 at the corner of Fourth and Buchanan Streets. The walk/run entry fee for age 13 and older is $30 and for age 12 and under is $20 until November 14. Participants will receive a complimentary t-shirt. The first 50 participants
Skidmore is under a boil advisory until further notice. The city staff was out of town all weekend when the leak on the old service line from the main at S. Orchard was reported. Please follow the City of Skidmore’s social media for updates or call City Hall.
The Maryville Public Library is having a “Dinovember” during the month of November. Young readers, ages preK through 6th, can checkout dinosaur books, go on a scavenger hunt, vote for their favorite dino and take home a dino bag while supplies last. The library is located at 509 North Main Street and is open 9
The First United Methodist Church, 102 North First Street, Maryville will once again have a Fall Festival “Homemade for you” from 7 to 11 am, Tuesday, November 8. This will be the last chance for buying quilt tickets. The tickets are $1 each or six for $5. The drawing will be held at 11 am. There
This year’s Annual Nodaway County Veterans Day Observance will be at 11 am, Thursday, November 11 at the American Legion Post 100 Hall, 1104 East Fifth Street, Maryville. The Veterans Day Ceremony is coordinated by the James Edward Gray American Legion Post 100. The welcome and introduction of dignitaries will be by David Dredge, Post
Northwest Missouri State University’s jazz ensembles are taking their instruments off campus to perform a fall concert at a Maryville hangout. The concert featuring Northwest’s Studio Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Combo begins at 7:30 pm, Monday, November 7, at The Pub. The performance groups are under the direction of Dr. William Richardson, a
