This Week's News

Hopkins in holding pattern for water tower leak

The Hopkins City Council met February 7 to discuss the following city business. The aldermen started the meeting by approving last month’s minutes; reviewing and approving the financial reports and the February bills to be paid. Chief Operator Chris Bird reported Maguire Iron, Sioux Falls, SD, had not been able to get a crew together

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Pickering moves forward on nuisance letter

At the February 7 Pickering City Council meeting, it was decided to move forward with the nuisance violations of Pickering resident Mike Moyer. The council will send Moyer a letter requesting he pick up the junk around his house and put a barrier to retain the noise from his air compressor. The city has received

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North Star introduces new staff

North Star Advocacy Center, Maryville, recently hired two new employees. Wyatt Williams is a full-time victim advocate with a degree in human services and a minor in psychology from Northwest Missouri State. Julia Day returns to North Star as an on-call staff member. She will fill in at the shelter as needed and has a

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Hilsabeck family, friends donate to animal shelter

The fifth annual donation of Baylee’s Blessings was made February 9 on what would have been Baylee Hilsabeck’s 22nd birthday. The fundraiser has gained the New Nodaway County Humane Society’s animal shelter over $15,000 in the five years of the event. This year, $3,214 was raised. Family and friends also collect items from 26 different

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AKMA announces membership exhibition winners

The Albrecht Kemper Museum of Art, St. Joseph, has released the winners of the 48th annual membership exhibition. Artworks are on view through February 20. Nodaway County artists who were honored for their work are: Dereck W. Dew, Burlington Jct., “Fisherman’s Cove 2021,” “Laminar Flow 2019,” both Painting: Oil & Acrylic, oil on canvas. LeDonna

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NCCA gather for annual round-up

The Nodaway County Cattlemen’s Association held its 9th Annual Cattlemen’s Round-Up February 5 at the Northwest Missouri State’s Ag Learning Center. The event featured scholarship presentations and a live and silent auction. The 2022 scholarship recipients are: Riley Linville, West Nodaway; Anna Lager, Maryville; Kloe Jenkins, Nodaway-Holt; Trevor Henggeler, Northeast Nodaway; Saylor Brown, North Nodaway;

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Market Street Pop Up Shops are back

The Market Street Pop Up Shop will host the following vendors starting at 11 am until each is sold out at 408 North Market Street, Maryville. • Farms Wide Open will be Saturday, February 12 and specializes in meat bundles and individual packages of pasture-raised pork, beef and chicken. • Sylvia Chloupek Desserts will be

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School Counseling: ‘Better Together’ impacts lives

National School Counseling Week celebrates the unique contribution of school counselors in their community. This year’s theme is “Better Together” and highlights the tremendous impact they have helping students in partnership with teachers, administrators and families. Several Nodaway County school counselors shared why they chose to become a counselor, what they enjoy most about it

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Health department official inspects food establishments

The Nodaway County Health Department’s Jack Hunsucker inspected several food establishments during January. El Maguey, 964 S. Main, Maryville, high priority Inspection date: January 5 Criticals: Queso cheese sauce not held at 135 degrees F or above, corrected on site. Non-criticals: No handwashing signage at bar hand sink, men’s room sink or handsink by 2-bay sink in kitchen;

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Nodaway County, Maryville work toward ARPA small business relief

A small contingency of Maryville small business owners met January 27 with Nodaway County and a City of Maryville leader to request relief from the American Rescue Plan Act monies which both government entities have received. Holly Cronk, Melody Blair, Kyle Mayes and Jennifer Gillespie, representing Maryville retail business owners, addressed the county commissioners and

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