February 4, 2021

Presiding Commissioner Bill Walker called the meeting of the Nodaway County Commission to order at the commissioner’s office. In attendance: Walker, Chris Burns, 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 dated

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2021 Great Plains Growers Conference to be held online

Mid-Missouri farmer Liz Graznak is one of the keynote speakers for the 2021 Great Plains Growers Conference, which will be held online February 12-13. Graznak, who owns and operates Happy Hollow Farm of Jamestown, sells produce through a 72-member community supported agriculture program and at the Columbia Farmers Market. Kathi Mecham, a University of Missouri

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Wind Chill Advisory effect for this area. …WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST TUESDAY… * WHAT…Very cold wind chills expected. Wind chills as low as 20 below zero. * WHERE…Portions of Northeast Kansas, North-Central, Northeast and Northwest Missouri. * WHEN…From midnight tonight to 9 AM CST Tuesday. * IMPACTS…The

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Pickering places ‘non-election’ measure on ballot

At the February 1 Pickering City Council meeting, City Clerk Milt Sovereign said the election paperwork, including a ballot measure for a non-election, was turned in to the Nodaway County Clerk for the April 6 election. This measure will allow the city of Pickering to forego elections and the cost of the elections if the

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Geography with Goudge: COVID-19 Vaccinations

Percent Covid-19 Vaccinated Map, February 4, 2021 “This week’s map, based on data from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), displays the percent of people who have received at least one dose of Covid-19 vaccine in each state. Alaska leads with 13.6% administered in arms followed by West Virginia and New Mexico. Missouri

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Category 3 – Serious Risk for COVID-19

On November 24, 2020, the City of Maryville issued the Seventh Emergency Order (EO-7) regarding mitigation efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19. EO-7 mirrors the State of Missouri’s Public Health Warning and Local Government Advisory issued November 19, 2020 and includes action steps based on local public health data. Mitigation categories are tied to

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School closings for Monday, February 8

* South Nodaway will not be in session tomorrow, Monday, February 8. They will have a virtual/AMI day due to poor road conditions plus extreme cold. No vo-tech. * St. Gregory School will not be in session Monday, February 8. Bishop Johnston has announced a red snow day. * Maryville RII will not have in-person

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