Presiding Commissioner Bill Walker called the meeting of the Nodaway County Commission to order at the commissioner’s office. In attendance: Bill Walker, Scott Walk, associate commissioner,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 dated 4/13/2021. The
By Nate Blackford, Mosaic Medical Center – Maryville president Since March 2020 and the onset of COVID in our region, I have authored regular articles for this paper. During that time, we have dealt with many unknowns, witnessed a steep increase in COVID numbers and now we are seeing what appears to be a sustained
At the April 12 Hopkins City Council meeting, the new mayor, Matt Wray, was given the oath of office, along with returning aldermen Jess Everhart and Richard Moore. The council voted for the board organization to remain the same with Everhart serving as the president, while Moore and Rick Gladman serve on the cemetery board;
At the April 8 Skidmore City Council meeting, Emily Wicoff, PE, from Snyder and Associates, Inc., St. Joseph, and Jerri Dearmont of the Northwest Regional Council of Governments explained to the residents present why both the water and sewer rates have been increased since November 2020. The city has been losing money on water for
The $12 million South Main Corridor Improvement project was revised by the Maryville City Council April 12 to try to meet the budget constraints of the federal grant and local match. While the project will be completed in its 1.5 mile, three lane realignment, City Manager Greg McDanel presented a two-phase plan for the project
Mosaic Medical Center announced the phasing out of COVID-19 mass vaccination clinics. The Maryville community vaccine events hosted by Mosaic, Northwest Missouri State University and Nodaway County Health Department have provided the opportunity to administer over 7,300 vaccines with the intent of protecting Nodaway Countians against the COVID-19 virus. For those who have not received
Jill Wieland, Skidmore, takes the oath of office, April 8 after being elected to the city council. Skidmore Mayor Sandy Wright administers the oath. Marvin Sumy, who was also elected to the council, resigned so he could maintain his position as city maintenance employee. The council then appointed Jeanise Schwebach to her third term as
County teams represented at the Stanberry Invite, April 9, held in Stanberry and King City were Northeast Nodaway, North Nodaway, West Nodaway, Platte Valley and Nodaway-Holt.
It is now bordering on disaster By Larry W. Anderson You may recall the horrible, awful Donald J. Trump was bringing our southern border under firm control at last, but his determination dismayed liberals. Joe Biden’s administration has eerily followed Trump’s when it comes to those hurrying over the border, but the distinction lies in
“This week’s Covid-19 map, based on data from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), displays the percent of people who have received both doses or are fully vaccinated in each state. Alaska, Maine and New Mexico lead with 31% administered in arms followed by Connecticut, Rhode Island and South Dakota. Missouri ranks 43rd with
