This Week's News

Skidmore looks to having all residents access water, sewer services

At the February 11 Skidmore City Council meeting, discussion was held on changing the water and sewer ordinances to require all people residing within the Skidmore city limits to have city water and sewer service. The city combines water, sewer and trash service fees on the city billing. Several individuals who don’t have water service

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Senior Center Board looks to long-term goals

The Nodaway County Senior Citizens Senate, Inc. board met February 17 and formed a committee to look at the long-term goals for the Nodaway County Senior Center. Discussion over the past few months have centered on projects the senior center needs to undertake including repaving the parking lot, possible repairs or replacement of the roof,

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BJ leaders hear water clients use online bill pay

The Burlington Jct., City Council handled the town’s monthly business and heard reports at the February 11 meeting. Mayor Dean Kelly noted he is inviting Rich Bartow to come back to a future meeting and explain more about the bond savings plan. Bonds can be paid in the 10th month to save interest for two

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Be our guest – Working together to make school happen at NTS

By Jeremy Ingraham, Northwest Technical School director This past fall a recurring theme throughout the news was about schools and whether students would or wouldn’t even be in school. If you remember schools shut down last spring and most never reopened. So for many schools the angst was real as to whether we would have

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Health sciences circles around resilience, creativity, resolve

By Kathryn Rice During the 2020-21 school year, Northwest Technical School Health Sciences Instructor Bing Boettner has had to rethink the curriculum for the program. Cutting to the core of the program, Boettner has rebuilt revolving around resilience, creativity and resolve. The health science program is a two-year program to prepare students interested in the

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Mosaic Matters – Mental health care heighten during pandemic

Editor’s note: This article is the third in a series that will speak to news events surrounding Mosaic Medical Center – Maryville. This weekend’s St. Francis Hospital Foundation annual gala will garner funds for the fresh approach of treating the area’s residents who suffer with mental health issues. Mosaic Medical Center – Maryville leaders realized

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10 Squared Women donate to animal shelter

10 Squared Women of Nodaway County gave its quarterly donation of $7,800 to the New Nodaway Humane Society Animal Shelter, February 12. At the presentation were NNHS Board President Crystal Ward, 10 Squared member Amanda Twaddle and Animal Shelter Director Wendy Combs. Combs plans to spend $3,500-$4,000 on bulk microchips which is a year’s supply.

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Jazz artist Marcus Lewis to headline annual Northwest Jazz Festival 

Trombonist Marcus Lewis will be the featured guest when Northwest Missouri State University hosts its annual Jazz Festival Friday, Feb. 19. In addition to Lewis, 15 high school and middle school groups entered this year’s Jazz Festival by submitting videos for review by adjudicators. The Northwest Jazz Ensemble and Studio Jazz Ensemble will present a

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Mosaic West Clinic expands family care providers

Charles “Randy” Radmer, DO, has joined Mosaic Specialty Care – West’s complement of family medicine physicians. He will see patients in the Maryville clinic on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday with continued coverage at Mosaic Family Care – Savannah on Wednesday. Dr. Radmer completed his undergraduate degree at Northwest Missouri State University before attending medical school

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