The Nodaway County Commissioners approved the projected 2024 income and expenditures during their budget hearing January 25. County Clerk Melinda Patton, as the budget official, provided an official budget message, which can be found on page nine of the Nodaway News Leader this week. Federal programs of the recent past have brought millions of dollars into the
At the January 16 Skidmore City Council meeting, City Clerk Sadie McHughes reported the telephone lines had been out-of-service for two weeks. The service is provided by FastWyre. The company has not been returning phone calls. The council decided to switch telephone providers and will now use United Fiber. The immunization policy for the city
The Maryville Chamber of Commerce general membership gathered for an annual meeting January 25 at the Nodaway County Administrative Center’s community room. The event reviewed the highlights of 2023 for both the chamber membership and the Missouri Department of Revenue’s license bureau. Some of the variety of events hosted or sponsored by the Maryville Chamber
After two weather-related cancellations, the Nodaway County SB 40 Board met in open and closed sessions January 22 for the quarterly meeting. Board members contacted local school districts to inform them of the purpose of Senate Bill 40 funds and to ask that the district refer families or individuals that funds may be able to
As legislators begin a new session in Jefferson City, citizens from the 19-county region of Northwest Missouri, including multiple communities and representatives from business, education, healthcare and government, will come together in Jefferson City to educate legislators on Northwest Missouri counties and to discuss issues that are critical to the region. The Great Northwest Days
At the January 17 Nodaway County Health Center Board of Trustees meeting, Stopp & VanHoy CPAs and Business Advisors, LLC, Creve Coeur, was selected as the auditor for the 2022-23 bi-annual audit. Stopp & VanHoy was the only company that submitted a bid for the audit. The company also performed the 2020-21 audit. This time
By Kathyrn Rice Mia Nelson is the new Nodaway County Senior Center administrator as of January 1. “I debated for a while,” she said about taking the position. “I have a passion for seniors. I feel like they’re a group who are overlooked and sometimes neglected.” Her plans are “to keep the center going, keep
The Nodaway County Senior Services Fund Tax Board met January 23 in the county’s Administrative Center to divide senior citizen tax monies. These monies were gathered from the 5¢ per $100 assessed valuation across Nodaway County. The tax has been collected annually since 2000, and each year, the senior services tax board designates the amount
The Municipal Election on April 2 will have issues for the entire county as well as two school districts; plus several offices have candidate races. County-wide all voters will be facing a ballot question meant to fund the Central 911 Dispatch operation. The ballot will read: “Shall the County of Nodaway impose a county sales tax
At the January 22 Maryville City Council meeting, the council approved the purchase of additional vehicles and equipment for the Maryville Police Department. A contract with ESU Pursuits, Junction City, KS, was accepted for the purchase of two 2023 Ford Police Interceptor SUV AWD patrol vehicles. The quote for each vehicle is $46,800, plus a
