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
Jackson Hays, Williamsburg, VA, was nominated and accepted into the 2024 Dream All-American Bowl at AT&T Stadium of the Dallas Cowboys in Texas, January 12-15. Jackson, the eighth grade son of Erin and Teddy Hays-Abel, Williamsburg and Jeffrey and Cyndi Price, Stanberry, is also the grandson of Terri and Tom McBrien, Conception Jct. A linebacker
Each January, EPA seeks to raise awareness of radon exposure during National Radon Action Month, encouraging residents to protect themselves and their families by having their homes tested for the presence of radon. Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas that cannot be seen, smelled or tasted. It occurs from the natural breakdown of uranium
FBS All-Conference Players, 2023. As the 2023 college football season came to a close, we now have the All-Conference players per capita map. Just under eight percent, or 1,183 of the 14,898 FBS players made an All-Conference team. The top category or region extending from Texas to West Virginia, known as the ‘Pigskin Cult’, contains
The Special Olympics of Missouri recently named the outstanding individuals in each of its five regions. For the north area, Shirley Heideman was named the 2023 Outstanding Coach of the Year and Nate Carter was named the 2023 Outstanding Athlete of the Year. Both were invited, but only Heideman attended the luncheon at the Special
Colonel Eric T. Olson, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, announces the commercial vehicle enforcement division will participate in a five-day Human Trafficking Awareness initiative January 8-12. This initiative is a concentrated effort to educate commercial motor vehicle drivers, motor carriers, law enforcement officers and the general public about human trafficking, what signs to
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 dated
To the citizens of Nodaway County, Some of you may recall that in 2016 when I campaigned for sheriff, I said I intended to complete two terms as sheriff if the citizens elected me. I am grateful that I was elected and it has been my privilege to serve you. My second term as your
At the Pickering City Council meeting, January 3, City Clerk Milt Sovereign sought and gained approval to buy up to four spare sewer pumps at approximately $2,200 each. At this point, most sewer pump failures are electrical. Most of the pumps are repairable but not all. The city now has four spare pumps and two
The exclusive annual feature ‘By the Numbers’ takes a look at the past year in Nodaway County compared to previous years. This ‘print only’ feature can be found on Pages 2 and 19 in this week’s NNL.
