911 board speaks to future funding, new expansion

The 911 Oversight Board gathered March 8 with the agenda items being future funding possibilities and the expansion of services to a neighboring county. The board gathered in the Nodaway County Commissioners’ office with updates from the subcommittee that studied the potential funding of the county-wide service. Presently, Nodaway County and the City of Maryville

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March 8, 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. Burns made a motion to approve prior commission minutes

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Maryville businesses to participate in Spring Open House

Make it Maryville is sponsoring a Spring Open House from 9 am to 4 pm, Saturday, March 19 with several local businesses participating. “Make it Maryville understands our small businesses need a helping hand especially right now,” Holly Kay Cronk, Make it Maryville organizer and business owner, said. “It has been and is even more

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MHS presents spring production of ‘Nooses Off’

Trent Townsend, Brinley Conn, Kyle Stuart, Cassidy Kline, Emily Pearce, Monica Conover, Alex Peck, Lexi Hoskey, Mason Marriott and Lily Hansen set at the table during rehearsals for the Maryville High School spring play, “Nooses Off.” The production is a high school adaptation of the 1982 play “Noises Off” written by Michael Frayn. The plot

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That they might have joy

Women’s History Month: of haircuts, Mrs. Henry and Hebrew translations By Jacki Wood Anecdote #1: I once heard a woman complaining about how difficult it was to care for her nearly waist-length hair. Her friend asked why she didn’t cut it shorter and she replied her husband wouldn’t approve. I was probably five or six at

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Hopkins water tower fixed, other work to commence

At the March 7 Hopkins City Council meeting, Chief Operator Chris Bird announced he had adjusted the maintenance schedule for Maguire Iron, Inc., Sioux Falls, SD. The Hopkins water tower will have the interior wet renovation and steel work done this September instead of in 2023. This will increase the payment to Maguire from $5,000

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Rural Water decides to raise rates 7%

The Public Water Supply District of Nodaway County board voted February 21 to increase water rates seven percent for their customers which will begin on the water purchased after March 20. The minimum bill of $30 per month, which includes up to 1,000 gallons usage, will not be impacted by this rate change. A customer

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New book details influence of Benedictine Sisters’ Clyde Hill Farm

“I didn’t want to write a book just about cows.” Ronald F. Eustice, author of the recently released “Clyde Hill Farm and the Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration,” grew up on a farm in southern Minnesota and raised cattle from a very early age. He was in 4-H and enjoyed classes in vocational agriculture. Those

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Local options available for Ukraine relief donations

With the Russian invasion of Ukraine in the news, the urge to help the Ukrainian people has surfaced. However, scams and fraudulent charities want to take advantage of good-hearted people. In an effort to avoid this, local churches and service organizations were contacted to see which were accepting relief funds. First Presbyterian Church presented three options

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Library focuses on early literacy

More than 200 children attended the early literacy night March 1 at the Maryville Public Library. The event included a visit from a favorite TV character, stories, songs, activities, a gently used book exchange and pizza. The library hosted the event as a reminder of the importance of early literacy development, even before formal learning

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