Month: February

Ann Rowlette

Dr. Ann Rowlette, Maryville, entered eternal rest on Saturday, February 18, 2023 in Kansas City. She was born as Annie Lou Cowan on the family farm near Maitland, on May 29, 1933 to Zoa and Arthur Cowan. She grew up in Maitland and graduated as valedictorian from Maitland High School in 1951. After attending her

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Carrol Hess

Carrol L. Hess, 82, of Maryville, passed from this life unexpectedly on Friday, February 17, 2023, at the Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph. Carrol was born on May 17, 1940, near Clearmont to Homer Gray and Wilma Koger Hess. He graduated from the Skidmore High School, Skidmore, and had attended Northwest Missouri State University

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February 21, 2023

Presiding Commissioner Bill Walker called the meeting of the Nodaway County Commission to order at the commissioner’s office. In attendance: Walker, Chris Burns., associate commissioner 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 dated 2/16/23. The

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MHS hosts Sweet Sounds

Maryville High School Spectrum and Illumination will be performing solos, small groups and senior recognition at 7 pm, Friday, February 24 and Saturday, February 25 at the PAC center. There will be a silent auction both nights. A freewill donation soup and dessert bar will take place at 5:30 pm, Saturday. Tickets are $5 online

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NW’s Wellness Services announces violence prevention training sessions

Northwest Missouri State University Wellness Services is continuing its work this spring to train the university community on violence prevention methods with a new approach that focuses on dialogue to prevent uncomfortable situations. The Engage training encompasses a variety of violence prevention scenarios that students may face, including alcohol and substance use, discrimination and mental

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Ambulance board discusses employee benefit hours

The Nodaway County Ambulance District Board met February 8, and discussed employee worktime. The idea of allowing employees to carry over 1.5 times of their vacation to the next year was brought up. They discussed that there should be a limit of 40 hours carried over. No vote was made, and it will be discussed at

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Maryville Chamber announces 61st Annual Farm-City sponsors

The Greater Maryville Chamber of Commerce is proud to partner with local businesses for its 61st Annual Farm-City celebration on Friday, March 3. Upper tier sponsors of the event are Ag Power, Northwest Missouri State University, Nodaway County Cattlemen’s Association (NCCA) and Nodaway Valley Bank (NVB). The Ag Power John Deere dealership, traces its roots

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Maryville council approves contract for sewer improvements

At the February 13 Maryville City Council meeting, a contract with Snyder & Associates, Maryville, was approved for professional engineering services for the Park Avenue sanitary sewer improvements. An analysis in 2018 examined sewer issues along Park Avenue between Oak and Dewey Streets. It provided short-term and long-term options to address the issues. The recommendation

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GRM Networks donates to local schools

Nodaway-Holt, South Nodaway and Jefferson all received $500 from GRM Networks, Princeton, at halftime of the Platte Valley versus Nodaway Valley girls basketball game in Conception Jct. February 7.

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