The leaders of Burlington Jct. met August 10 to handle the following city’s business. Northwest Missouri Regional Council representative Kim Mildward spoke to the council about moving forward with the wastewater project and noted the American Rescue Funds can be used for water and wastewater improvements. The council decided to ask Jon Shelhorn to attend
The Maryville Tourism Committee approved a $1,000 grant for the Nodaway County Fair Board BBQ to be used for insurance at the August 11 meeting. The fair board will need to supply numbers and do a projected impact report after the event. The fiscal year 2022 budget which will be submitted to the city council
US Senator Roy Blunt traveled to Maryville August 16 for a walk-through visit with Dr. Rod Barr, chair of the NW’s School of Agriculture hosting, to the university’s Agricultural Learning Center on the RT Wright Farm. In the photo, Barr is explaining the curriculum for ag students involving the meat processing room. Blunt praised the
The Maryville Chamber of Commerce hosted the annual banquet August 12 at the Mozingo Conference Center to present awards and bid farewell to their director, Lily White.
The Greater Maryville Chamber of Commerce has announced Amy Gessert has been appointed the new executive director. Gessert, an experienced business leader, will succeed Lily White and assume responsibilities September 1. Gessert has several years of experience as the director of development for Nodaway County Services and is the co-owner of Gessert Retail Enterprises. She
Carol Cossairt Brehmer, a 1980 Northwest Missouri State University graduate, shared her experiences of the Northwest administration building fire on July 24, 1979. “I was in the building that evening, and to the best of my knowledge, I was the last student out of the building as fire fighters were entering to begin battling the
The Clearmont City Council held their July meeting, July 27, when they accepted a resignation letter from Kristy Snodderley, who was the city’s water bill clerk. This position will be posted. Kurt and Debbie Engle addressed the council regarding the violation letter they received from the city. The letter requested the Engles to move two
At the August 9 Hopkins City Council meeting, the 2021 tax rate hearing was held and the $1.7871 tax levy per $100 of assessed valuation was approved. The assessed valuation for the city of Hopkins is $3,569,121 for the current tax year, an increase of $128,165. The rate of $1.7871 is a slight decrease from
Life Scout Alex Rice, son of Robert and Sarah Rice, Maryville, has used this summer to work on his Eagle Scout project of cleaning the memorials to veterans at the Freedom Rock Plaza in Franklin Park and the Nodaway County Courthouse lawn. He recently received help from his fellow Scouts Jathan Ungles, William Williamson, Garrett
The Maryville City Council met August 9 at the Maryville Community Center to address the following business. White Cloud Engineering and Construction, Maryville, was awarded the contract for design-build services of water and sewer systems improvements related to the Mozingo RV Park expansion. The total project, not-to-exceed $187,250, will install the improvements of the two
