NWN secures NN Homecoming Win
North-West Nodaway Quarterback Korbin Koch runs with a keeper as Platte Valley’s Jordan Murphy gives chase. The NWN football team ended the night with a 36-26 win during the North Nodaway Homecoming Celebration.
Commissioners set 2016 tax rate
The Nodaway County commissioners set the property tax for the coming year during a public hearing on August 31. The commissioners approved a total tax rate of 22¢ per $100 assessed value with 5¢ for the Senior Citizen Fund, 5¢ for the Senate Bill 40 fund and 12¢ for the county tax. County Clerk Karen
Montgomery takes on Leader Dog puppy training
Jeanine Montgomery, Maryville, is training a puppy for Leader Dogs for the Blind. Leader Dogs for the Blind, Rochester Hills, MI, raises and trains dogs for blind and visually impaired individuals. The business raises 500 puppies a year and places 250 of them with clients annually. Montgomery, a member of the Maryville Pride Lions Club,
Community invited to sneak peek, meet and greet at the St. Francis grand reopening
SSM Health St. Francis Hospital is inviting the community to an open house from 7:30 to 9:30 am, Friday, September 9 to peek, meet and celebrate. A preview of the new emergency department will give visitors the chance to see how the space has been expanded and updated with all private rooms, including two trauma
Nodaway News Leader gains two employees
The Nodaway News Leader had two new faces join the team this summer. Brent Johnson, Stanberry, joined the Nodaway News Leader as the advertising designer in August. Johnson, son of Terri and Dr. Bruce Johnson, grew up in Stanberry with two younger brothers, Taylor and Trevor. Johnson worked on his high school newspaper and graduated
Fall day trips for the family Deanna Rose delights both young and old
By Jacki Wood Editor’s note: this is the first in a series of day trip ideas you can plan for your children or grandchildren. As the calendar turns to the fall season, and the weather becomes a bit cooler and more bearable, it’s a great time to plan a day trip with your children or
Repurposing, upcycling extend functionality: Humphrey turns love of vintage into career
By Kathryn Rice This is the fifth in a series on Nodaway Countians who have taken repurposing and upcycling to a unique level. Miccia Humphrey of Junk Jubilee says there are two facets to repurposing. The first is creating something new from an old item. The second is finding a new way to use an
ALA treats local sailor home on leave
Brandon Swinford, aviation bosun mate handler third class on the USS John C. Stennis, arrived in Burlington Jct. to visit his mother, Melissa White, after completing his second deployment. In anticipation of Swinford’s visit, the BJ American Legion Auxiliary planned a welcome home luncheon on August 20. Cathy Mather and Teresa Hickok, auxiliary national security
Former Maryville city councilman charged with Child Porn Possession
Possession of child pornography charges were filed Wednesday against a former Maryville city councilman in the 4th Circuit Court in Nodaway County. Shawn D. Wake, 48, Maryville, was charged with two counts of Class B Felony Possession of Child Pornography – 2nd or Subsequent Offense or Possession. His initial arraignment has been set for September
Nodaway-Holt volleyball cruises past West Nodaway in early-season win
By Dustin Henggeler The Nodaway-Holt Trojans volleyball team put away a clean-sheet victory August 30 against the West Nodaway Rockets in their 2-0 win in Graham. In game one, aces produced by Amanda Bohannon, who finished with nine for the night, allowed Nodaway-Holt to take a 7-0 lead to start set one. The Trojans never
