Schools

The North Nodaway R-VI Board of Education met in open and closed session on January 18. The board approved the 2017 board election ballot for the April 4 election, the agenda and consent agenda. No motions were approved in closed session except for the approval of the December closed meeting minutes. Superintendent James Simmelink is

Mary Boswell, Northeast Nodaway library paraprofessional, completed her seventh annual pie challenge to encourage her students to read a book series. Students who completed the challenge are, front: Drexell Neaderhiser, Skyler Florea, Zachary Meyer, Landon Wilmes, Kenneth Schieber, Jake Redden, Kyler Scadden; second row: Corby Baumli, Kaylee Smith, Baylie Busby, Lindsey Jackson, Makenzie Pride, Alex

During the January 18 Northeast Nodaway School Board meeting, a bid was approved to install air conditioning in the old locker rooms, gym and the cafeteria. Al’s Heating and Cooling, Maryville, was awarded the bid for $57,500. The company will do the work during the summer. Incite Design Studio, Kansas City, will be invited to

The Jefferson C-123 Board of Education met in open and closed session on January 18 to discuss the following school district business: The board discussed expanding the joint Platte Valley athletic teams co-op with South Nodaway R-IV to include both boys and girls basketball. Board members decided by acclamation not to co-op on basketball for

The Maryville R-II School Board met on January 18 to approve personnel changes and conduct the following business: The following individuals were approved for hire: Sara White, middle school family and consumer science, Ellie Martin, elementary lunchroom monitor, and Travis Verdi, middle school assistant track coach. Connor Kellerstrass resigned as the high school head volleyball

The South Nodaway Board of Education concurred that no action would be taken to co-op varsity basketball for the 2017-18 school year, but that the discussion would continue about a future Platte Valley basketball co-op with Jefferson. SN held a public comment session on January 18 with over 50 patrons attending about the possibility of

Jefferson student Regan Meyer, Stanberry, is the 2017 Growmark FFA essay contest runner-up. This year marked the 24th annual contest sponsored by Growmark, a regional cooperative that provides agronomy, energy and facility planning, grain marketing and risk management systems. The contest posed the following question to essay writers, “what value do cooperatives provide to today’s