Pomp, circumstance and the glow of a new beginning on April 19 filled Bearcat Arena as Northwest Missouri State University celebrated the inauguration of its 11th president, Dr. Lance Tatum, with a ceremony that featured well wishes for the new leader’s success while setting a course for the institution’s future.
NOCOMO Industries is now accepting plastic beverage bottles for recycling. This includes single serving, one liter or two liter bottles of sports drinks, water, soda and tea. It will not take milk containers, cleaning products and soap bottles, etc. NOCOMO is located at 319 South Newton, Maryville.
The online exclusive ‘Salute to County School Boards’ can be found on Page 2 of this week’s NNL.
Two Maryville Middle School students, Tessa Mayne and Faye Hornickle, traveled to Adrian, April 13 to compete in the Regional Oratorical Contest. With seven students in competition, the two middle school students placed second and third place. The first place winner was from Raymore-Peculiar High School, and the other participants represented Adrian High School, Odessa
Katie Lininger is the newest employee at the Nodaway News Leader, joining as an ad and layout designer. Lininger, a Colorado native, moved to Rock Port when she was 11 and went on to graduate high school there. She is currently enrolled at Northwest Missouri State University, earning a degree in digital media, with an emphasis in
The Burlington Jct. City Council reorganized with a new mayor and councilmen taking the oath of office during the open session April 8. City Manager Jo Anna Marriott gave the financial report. All bank accounts are reconciled, and the bond payment has been met. The city is up in revenue by $76,435.49 from July 1,
At the April 11 Skidmore City Council meeting, progress was reviewed on the city’s projects. The council approved the increased cost of the garage door for the Newton Hall basement. The original estimate was approximately $8,500, it will be increased by $843.85 for a larger door with insulation. Work on the wall is supposed to
The Cody Lee Stiens Memorial Scholarship committee presented five scholarships this year with an increased amount of $2,000. The recipients are Ryan Allen who will be attending State Tech, Linn, for heavy diesel mechanic training; Emily Holtman who will attend North Central Missouri College at Savannah for radiology; Wesley Snead and Aydan Blackford who both
“This is what you got for your $10,000,” said Sue Wagner to the Hopkins City Council on April 4 as she handed out the two-page report from Allyssa Becker, CPA of Becker Accounting, LLC, of Eveleth, MN. Becker said in conclusion, “It is our opinion that the City of Hopkins lack of record keeping was
