A pioneer; an innovator or a person who makes a new track through wild country are both definitions of the word trailblazer. On January 17, nearly 30 area high school students and their adult school representatives gathered for a youth Trailblazer event at Mozingo Lake Conference Center. The program for the day was designed by
Contestants will compete in the Miss Northwest Pageant Saturday, January 27 in Maryville, with the ultimate goal of becoming Miss America and Miss America Teen. The event will be held at 6 pm in the Ron Houston Center for Performing Arts at Northwest Missouri State University. There are 10 young women competing for multiple
Lori Tally, Northwest Technical School Adult Education coordinator, spoke January 22 at the Maryville Citizens for Community Action annual luncheon, held at the First Christian Church in Maryville. The luncheon is an opportunity for clubs, organizations and not-for-profits to meet and inform the attendees of its needs and accomplishments in the one-minute allowed. Tally told
Greater Maryville Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors are recognizing Shell’s Service Towing and Repair, owned by Marshall Shell, as the January Business of the Month, for its outstanding customer service. The nomination form stated, “I was stranded on the holiday and the tow service was fast and friendly.” Multiple google reviews also cite Shell for its
University of Missouri Extension is once again this year hosting a county event to allow for a Private Pesticide Applicator Training and an ag update. The pesticide trainings are for those agricultural producers who want to purchase and apply restricted use pesticides. These meetings are face-to-face but on-line events or can be found at the
At the January 10 Maryville Tourism Committee meeting, discussion was held on subscribing to STR reports on local hotel occupancy. The committee had decided in fall 2023 to subscribe. This decision was put on hold when the annual subscription rate jumped from $3,000 to $6,540 per year. Tourism Director DeAnn Davison feels the information from
At the January 11 Maryville City Council meeting, additional funding for South Main Phase II was approved. An amendment to a contract with SK Design Group, Overland Park, was approved with an increased amount of $41,250. The increase is due to modifications to line item quantities and bid documents. The city did receive an additional
The Nodaway County Ambulance District met in open and closed sessions on January 10. The Maryville Rescue Squad has gotten all of its rescue and fire members CPR recertified. There is also a CD coming due on January 31. The staff will be checking rates and renewing at that time. Reports Director of Operations Jared
The Burlington Jct. City Council met on January 3 for a special meeting and a regular meeting on January 11. During the January 3 meeting, Jason Mercer gave an update on the progress with the water plant. The claval has been repaired and all looks good with the work that was done. He also went
The New Nodaway Humane Society Animal Shelter is recovering from the December 19 fire. Shelter Manager Wendy Combs said the fire started in the electrical circuits above the dog holding area. Reviewing the security tape, she believes it started around 3 am. She came in to work at 6:30 am and didn’t notice anything while
