The Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) or the major college season is in full swing this weekend. The FBS consists of 129 teams with an average attendance of 41,509 per home game last season. Michigan led with 110,737 fans. The other teams that averaged over 100,000 fans were in this order: Penn State, Ohio State, Alabama
At the August 23 Hopkins City Council meeting, Jess Everhart Jr. was selected to finish the term of south ward alderman. The position of alderman became open when Brandon Kreps moved away from Hopkins. There were three letters of interest submitted for the position. Mayor Kelly Morrison recommended Everhart for the position. The three aldermen
The South Nodaway R-IV Board of Education met on August 21 to handle the following school district business. The tax rate was set at $5.9102 per $100 assessed valuation, an increase from $5.902 in 2018. The district had increased in assessed valuation which is the first since the new construction of the KCP&L relay station
USDA Rural Development staff celebrated with Hopkins Township road association for its purchase of a new motor grader and attachments. John White, Wilber Noakes, Terry Davison, Ed Walker, Ben Aldrich, North District Commissioner Chris Burns, Roger Florea and USDA Rural Development Area Specialist Amber Barnes were present for the monetary award. The township utilized an
By Jacki Wood The Platte Valley girls cross country team will be fairly young as it enters the 2019 season but head coach Julie McConkey will look to her returning runners for leadership. “We are a young team, but we have strong leadership from our more experienced runners,” McConkey said, who enters her third year
The board of education for the Jefferson school met on August 21 with the first item of business being a public hearing for the setting of the tax rate. No citizens were present. Later in the meeting, the board set the tax rate for the coming year at $6.393 per $100 of assessed valuation. This
By Jacki Wood The Maryville High School boys and girls cross country teams return intact after having no seniors on last year’s team. And the Spoofhounds will look to use that experience to achieve conference and postseason success. “We expect to have a similar, and hopefully more successful, season than last in regards to team
By Jacki Wood The North-West Nodaway Muskets cross country team returns a strong core of runners who were the 275 Conference champs in 2018 and placed third at districts. And with no seniors on the team, the future looks bright for the North Nodaway and West Nodaway co-op. “If the boys work hard, we can
By Kathryn Rice Megan Rosenbohm, Graham, is preparing to start her second year as a professional basketball player with the BK Liepaja LSSS team in Latvia. Latvia is on the Baltic sea between Lithuania and Estonia by Russia. Rosenbohm has learned a bit of the language, however, practices are conducted in English. Students begin learning
Back-to-school hasn’t slowed Nodaway County events and activities in September. Here are some of the events which are scheduled: • September 2 – Mozingo Labor Day Shamble, Mozingo Lake Recreation Park, Seachrest 18 Golf Course, 9 am. Two-person shamble, where both players tee off, pick the best shot and then play their own ball in
