Northwest Missouri State University’s Visiting Writers Series continues this month when the Department of Language, Literature and Writing hosts Kathryn Nuernberger at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 25, via Zoom. Nuernberger’s presentation is part of Northwest’s Women’s History Month celebration. She will share her poems about the history of science and ideas, renegade women and plant medicines, weaving together intimate
The leaders of Burlington Jct. on March 9 heard about a possible client payable program from Connie Hall of the Citizens Bank and Trust, Burlington Jct. Hall revisited the city’s merchant accounts receivable system for online banking. The council decided to offer the option to the town’s water customers. Christi Grimm and Rod Damewood spoke
Area vocal students submitted MP3s of performances for the Northwest Region All-District Choir competition by February 1. The performances were rated by three judges from all over the state for each category. The students were notified by February 11. Jefferson students, Landen Miller and Jenna
The Greater Maryville Chamber of Commerce has set the date for the 2021 Municipal Election Candidate Forum to be at 7 pm, Wednesday, March 31 in the Lee and Nina Schneider Performing Arts Center at the Maryville High School. The chamber will welcome each candidate for elected office in Nodaway County to introduce themselves and
Despite multiple obstacles and disruptions in arts education, 70 student artists from 16 different high schools entered works of art for the 2021 AKMA Regional High School Art Exhibition at the Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art, St. Joseph. All exhibits will be on display from Saturday, February 27 until Saturday, April 10. Among the exhibits will
The NERDS (Novice Engineers Robotics Design Society) or Team 9960, a robotics club with members from South Nodaway and Northeast Nodaway, was among the winners of the First Tech Challenge Northwest League Championship, March 6, and will participate in the state championship, Saturday, April 24. NERDS members are Nathan Meyer and Colton Swalley, both from NEN,
The Maryville City Council opened their meeting with Mayor Ben Lipiec telling the gallery there had been a social media announcement that face masks were on the evening’s agenda. They were not. Lipiec recommended if there was anyone in the gallery who wanted to address the council, to speak up under the agenda item, “Citizens
We currently have over 500 openings still available for the community vaccine clinic on Monday, March 15th, at the Hughes Fieldhouse at Northwest Missouri State. The clinic has also extended hours, until 6 p.m., for after school or work opportunities. Individuals can go to www.mymlc.com/vaccine and sign up for a vaccine appointment. This tier includes the
“Now that March is here, and it’s beginning to feel like spring, it’s time to turn our attention to college basketball and the return of March Madness. This week’s AP Top 25 Poll is mapped by proportional symbols. Gonzaga leads the way, followed by Baylor, Illinois, Michigan and Iowa. Gonzaga, in the west, is the
The official length of this year’s World’s Shortest St. Patrick’s Day Parade is 80 feet. The parade will honor the area’s first responders and healthcare workers as the grand marshals. “2020 was a very trying year and these individuals worked tirelessly throughout it all,” said organizers of the parade. “We want them to know they
