This Week's News

Eugene Field librarian shares recycling concepts

Ree Sullivan, librarian at Eugene Field, has participated in the reading series “What Do You Know About Recycling?” As part of that series, students have been creating items made from recyclable materials.  The students only get about 25 minutes to complete their projects with whatever supplies are available that day that the teacher puts out for

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State rural water leader speaks to commissioners, NCED, Maryville Chamber

By Kay Wilson Local leaders met April 20 with water source experts to discuss the soil and water conservation possibilities in the Mozingo Lake 13,000 acre watershed. Nodaway County Commissioners hosted a demonstration of soil conservation practices by Missouri Rural Water Association Source Water Specialist Eric Fuchs, along with two NRCS representatives, who also spoke

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Heflin donates wood carving to Pickering

Dean Heflin, Pickering, donated one of his wood carvings, Bucking Bronco, to the Pickering Community Building, April 18. Heflin picked the piece he thought would fit because “Pickering is a horse show town.” The story of the carving started in 1900 when Heflin’s grandfather cut walnut trees on his property. He had the walnut cut

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Maryville extends yard waste burning time

The City of Maryville, by ordinance, has identified three periods a year for burning yard waste. Those periods are between April 1 and April 14, July 17 and July 31, October 24 and November 6 from dawn until dusk or as modified or extended by city council based primarily on weather conditions. The spring time

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Humane Society cuts ribbon for animal shelter ‘catio’

The New Nodaway Humane Society cut the ribbon, April 17, to open a new patio for cats or a “catio” at the animal shelter. The long wished-for catio was the Eagle Scout project of Maryville High School sophomore Maven Vette of Troop 6, St. Joseph. Holding the ribbon are staff members, Audrey Wooden, Aurora Blake,

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NEN scores in all 23 Science Olympiad regional events

Northeast Nodaway science students placed in 23 events at the regional science olympiad, had 12 first place finishes and a school sixth place finish. The 12 first place finishes moved on to the state competition where the school competed against larger schools. The team placed 14th out of 42 schools. First place finishes, including event

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Mosaic leader gives report on vaccination work

By Nate Blackford, Mosaic Medical Center – Maryville president Since March 2020 and the onset of COVID in our region, I have authored regular articles for this paper. During that time, we have dealt with many unknowns, witnessed a steep increase in COVID numbers and now we are seeing what appears to be a sustained

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Hopkins swears-in new mayor

At the April 12 Hopkins City Council meeting, the new mayor, Matt Wray, was given the oath of office, along with returning aldermen Jess Everhart and Richard Moore. The council voted for the board organization to remain the same with Everhart serving as the president, while Moore and Rick Gladman serve on the cemetery board;

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Skidmore explains need for sewer, water rate increases

At the April 8 Skidmore City Council meeting, Emily Wicoff, PE, from Snyder and Associates, Inc., St. Joseph, and Jerri Dearmont of the Northwest Regional Council of Governments explained to the residents present why both the water and sewer rates have been increased since November 2020. The city has been losing money on water for

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