National Nursing Home Week is May 8 through May 14 with a theme of “Creating and Nurturing Connections.” The following Maryville senior living facilities have prepared fun activities for residents and their families. Parkdale Manor • Sunday, May 8, Mother’s Day and National “Have a Coke Day.” • Monday, May 9, Connect with Nature. •
The Maryville Public Library announced the winners of the 2022 Children’s Art Contest. The children were asked to illustrate a scene from their favorite book. A total of 60 drawings and one shadow box were entered. There were five age categories. All submitted artwork is on display at the library through Wednesday, July 27.
The Nodaway County Cattlemen’s Association cooked lunch for over 500 third, fourth and fifth graders April 28 and 29 at the Northwest Technical School’s Safety Acres. NCCA donated funds for the meal and cooked hamburgers. NCCA members cooking were Joe Drake, Kyle Schieber and Shelby Lager. The first day saw students from Jefferson, St. Gregory,
The Northeast Nodaway R-V School District has hired Heidi Beatty as principal for the 2022-23 school year. Beatty has been the assistant principal for the last year, and prior to that, she taught third grade for nine years. She replaces Jason McDowell who is leaving to serve as principal at Minnie Cline Elementary in Savannah.
The Nodaway County Commission awarded $74,818.30 of American Rescue Plan Act monies to the rescue squads of the county. The monies will purchase five LUCAS devices for each of the squads in Pickering, Tri-C, Ravenwood, Skidmore and Maryville. West Nodaway Rescue Squad already has one because of the efforts of a past fundraiser. The device,
The Maryville City Council approved a contract for the 2022 Asphalt Mill and Overlay Project during its April 25 meeting. The contract is with Keller Construction Company, St. Joseph, in an amount not to exceed $369,530. The project includes the following street segments: South Charles from 1st to Thompson; North Market from 1st to 7th;
A project to replace two bridges just east of Maryville on US Route 136 will soon reach a significant milestone. Crews from Phillips Hardy, Inc., working with MoDOT, closed the road at the Mozingo Creek Bridge March 14. The project is on schedule and the roadway is slated to reopen to traffic on or before
Spring is the time when many gardeners and others are out digging in the dirt to prepare their landscapes for the coming growing season. Planting native plants can help the garden grow by attracting native bees, birds and butterflies as pollinators. And many fruit and vegetable plants produce better from pollination by some of Missouri’s
The Nodaway County Ambulance District Board of Directors reviewed stipends, capped wages and paid time off during its regular April 13 meeting. Director of Operations Bill Florea suggested a stipend for third crew call-ins and all-calls. The board approved a $100 stipend for crew members that are paged or called in for third crew and
Erin Fent has been hired as the 2022-23 Nodaway-Holt Elementary Principal. Fent has a bachelor’s degree from Northwest Missouri State University in elementary education, a master’s degree from the University of Missouri in information sciences and learning technologies and a specialist degree from William Woods University in administration. She has completed 19 years of teaching
