6 agencies receive $220,000 in tax dollars

The Nodaway County Senior Services Fund Tax Board met January 15 in the county’s Administrative Center to divide senior citizen tax monies.

These monies were gathered from the 5¢ per $100 assessed valuation across Nodaway County. The tax has been collected annually since 2000, and each year, the senior services tax board designates the amount of funds given to various agencies.

Officers for the year were reelected before the funds were distributed. They are Ruth Adwell, chairman, Wayne Boswell, vice chairman, and Jean Calkins, secretary. Others serving on the board are Amy Firavich, Susan Hull and Jeanette Brookshier.

Six agencies requested a total of $340,000. The agency grants for 2025, their request and what they received in 2023 are as follows: PAT System, $15,000, 20,000, $12,000; Nodaway County Senior Center, $100,000, $150,000, $100,000; Maitland Nutrition Site, $60,000, $60,000, $62,850; OATS, $15,000, $70,000, $12,000; Nodaway County Ministry Center, $20,000, $20,000, $20,000; Ravenwood Senior Housing, $10,000, $10,000, $10,000. The board also allocated $150 for expenses.