Northwest’s Regents approve 2022-23 student rates, Martindale Hall renovation

Northwest Missouri State University’s Board of Regents approved student rates for the institution’s 2022-23 academic year, including tuition and fees, room and board rates, and supplemental fees. Undergraduate students attending Northwest next fall will see an estimated average net increase of four percent, or about $413, based on 28 credit hours. Tuition for on-campus graduate

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March 24, 2022

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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Health Department to cut back on COVID reporting

The Nodaway County Health Department Board of Directors met March 16 to discuss the following business. Administrator Tom Patterson said with the number of COVID-19 cases decreasing, the health department would go from daily reports to weekly reports starting the end of March. He will talk to Northwest Missouri State University about updating the online

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Clearmont council raises water rates

Residents in Clearmont will see an increase to their water rates beginning April 1. The Clearmont City Council approved the new rates during its March 15 regular meeting of $27.50 for the first 1,000 gallons and $16 for each additional 1,000 gallons. The sewer rates will remain the same. The action came after the council

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March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month

By Bridget Kenny, Mosaic Medical Center – Maryville community health nurse liaison March is considered a wonderful month for so many reasons. We start to get teasers of the warmth of the spring season. I know this tends to improve my demeanor. For those of us who enjoy the game of basketball, we get to

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ARPA monies aid county biz

The Nodaway County Commissioners have directed $135,000 of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) dollars that were allocated to the county to aid in the financial plight of the county’s small businesses. There were 55 Nodaway County small businesses that received a grant from the federal monies channeled through the county. The final rule of ARPA

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March 22, 2022

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. Walk made a motion to approve prior commission minutes

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Geography with Goudge

The 2022 NCAA Div. I Women’s Basketball March Madness has played their first and second round games. This proportional symbol map displays the teams that have amassed the highest AP Top 25 Poll finishes over the past five years. The largest symbols include Connecticut, Baylor, Louisville, South Carolina and Stanford. Baylor is the only of

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18 Northwest faculty granted promotions, tenure for 2022-23

Northwest Missouri State University has announced the promotions and tenure appointments of 18 faculty members. The promotion and tenure applications were approved March 17 by the Regents. “It was an honor and privilege to be a part of the promotion and tenure of these 18 individuals who are excellent representatives of the kind of quality

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