Month: August

Platte Valley upsets Worth County to open the season

By Morgan Guyer Platte Valley and Worth County Football Teams met under the lights in Grant City on August 25 for a highly anticipated match-up between two top five ranked teams in Missouri 8-Man Football. The season opener for both teams was everything you would expect, as Platte Valley came away with a 38-34 victory

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Commissioner’s Minutes August 29, 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 and Scott Walk, associate commissioners and Melinda Patton, county clerk. Burns made a motion to approve the agenda as presented. The motion passed. Walk made a motion to approve prior commission minutes

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Mosaic Medical Center – Albany calling for art submissions

Calling all artists to enter artwork for consideration in The Art Experience at Mosaic Medical Center – Albany. Artists of all ages and experience levels are encouraged to create and submit artwork. Theme is artist’s choice. Most media will be considered; however, due to limitations of the venue, video and performance art cannot be accommodated.

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Geography with Goudge

Women’s Div. II Volleyball Top 25 The Northwest Bearcat Volleyball team is ranked #13 in the preseason AVCA Coaches Top 25 Poll.  This is the third time in school history. West Texas A&M is ranked #1, followed by Concordia-St. Paul #2, Metropolitan State #3, Wayne State #4, and Tampa #5. The map indicates a Midwest

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Maryville receives over $1M of state ARPA grants

The Department of Economic Development (DED) announced August 21 that it has awarded a total of more than $3.7 million through the second round of the Community Revitalization Grant Program for six projects in northern Missouri. The program, funded through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), is focused on investing in communities of all sizes

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Health board sets tax levy

The Nodaway County Health Center Board of Trustees met August 16 to conduct the tax levy rate and other business for the center. The 2022 total assessed valuations for the county was $417,908,772; for 2023 it has raised to $433,451,095 including $4,706,663 in new construction and improvements. The maximum voter authorized levy is 5¢ per

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Dream Factory brings country star to Trenton

  Rhonda Vincent, Grand Ole Opry star, Queen of Bluegrass and Missouri native, will be appearing at the Fine Arts Building at Trenton High School, 1415 Oklahoma Avenue in Trenton, at 7 pm, Thursday, September 7. Doors open at 6 pm. The event will benefit the Northwest Chapter of The Dream Factory. Advanced tickets are

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Commissioner’s Minutes August 24, 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 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

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September events come to Nodaway County

Back-to-school activities haven’t slowed Nodaway County events  in September. Here are some of the events which are scheduled: • September 1 – Chamber First Friday Coffee hosted by Northwest Missouri State University, 7:30 to 9 am. • September 2 – Annual Car Show held by Meyer Auto Center, 200 block of North Market Street, Maryville. • September 3 – Eagles and

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Northwest to host fair for part-time job seekers

Northwest Missouri State University Career Services will host its annual Local Job Fair Wednesday, August 30, to connect individuals with employers offering part-time jobs. The job fair will take place from 11 am to 2 pm at the Carl and Cheryl Hughes Fieldhouse. It is free to attend and open to all community members. “We

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