Month: May

Summer library keeps up reading skills

To keep students’ reading skills sharp, area schools offer summer library hours. Nodaway-Holt Elementary’s summer library is open from 1 to 4 pm, Tuesdays, June 4, 18 and 25; 1 to 3 pm, Tuesday, June 11; 9 am to noon, Thursdays, June 6, 20, and 27. The summer library will be closed Thursday, July 13. West

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Nodaway-Holt announces new elementary principal

Amy Webb has been approved as the new elementary principal at Nodaway-Holt. Webb earned a bachelor of science in both elementary education and middle school education from Southwest Baptist University in 2000. She also earned her master’s of education in administrative education from William Woods University in 2004. Webb has taught in five schools in

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Commissioner’s Minutes May 23, 2024

Presiding Commissioner Bill Walker called the meeting of the Nodaway County Commission to order at the commissioner’s office. In attendance: Walker and Scott Walk, associate commission; Angie Cordell, deputy clerk. Walker made a motion to approve the agenda as presented. The motion passed. Walk made a motion to approve prior commission minutes dated 5/21/24. The

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Health Board orients new members

At the May 15 meeting, the Nodaway County Health Center board and Administrator Tom Patterson shared background information for the new board members, Chris Turpin and Jayne Vest. Patterson will bring copies of the last audit and information about the ongoing projects at the health center to the June meeting. The meeting dates and times

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May is National Stroke Awareness Month

Paula Goodridge, remembers the phone call from her mother well. As the Maryville Mosaic emergency department and respiratory therapy director, she recognized the symptoms her mother shared about her father’s stroke. “I was getting ready for work when my mother called, saying my father had fallen,” says Paula. “I heard my father’s voice in a

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Geography with Goudge

College Baseball Top 25 Rankings This week’s map is a proportional symbol map displaying current NCAA Div. I Collegiate Baseball Rankings.  Tennessee, Kentucky, Clemson, Texas A&M, and Arkansas lead the way.  Eighteen of the twenty-five teams are located in the South.  Southeastern dominance along with PAC-12 teams correlate with traditional baseball hotbeds.  This pattern is

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Chamber names Hy-Vee the May Business of the Month

Hy-Vee is the Greater Maryville Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors May Business of the Month. Located at 1217 South Main Street, Hy-Vee offers groceries and a wide variety of specialty departments such as bakery, floral, pharmacy, market grille, wine and spirits, and lawn and garden. As stated on its nomination, Hy-Vee staff is helpful, friendly, and

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Maryville graduates 2024 senior class

The Maryville High School Class of 2024 completed their high school education with graduation, May 19, at Bearcat Arena on the Northwest Missouri State University campus. The class was surrounded by their family and friends. Additional photos can be found on the front page of this week’s NNL.

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