This Week's News

2021 Great Plains Growers Conference to be held online

Mid-Missouri farmer Liz Graznak is one of the keynote speakers for the 2021 Great Plains Growers Conference, which will be held online February 12-13. Graznak, who owns and operates Happy Hollow Farm of Jamestown, sells produce through a 72-member community supported agriculture program and at the Columbia Farmers Market. Kathi Mecham, a University of Missouri

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Pickering places ‘non-election’ measure on ballot

At the February 1 Pickering City Council meeting, City Clerk Milt Sovereign said the election paperwork, including a ballot measure for a non-election, was turned in to the Nodaway County Clerk for the April 6 election. This measure will allow the city of Pickering to forego elections and the cost of the elections if the

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Category 3 – Serious Risk for COVID-19

On November 24, 2020, the City of Maryville issued the Seventh Emergency Order (EO-7) regarding mitigation efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19. EO-7 mirrors the State of Missouri’s Public Health Warning and Local Government Advisory issued November 19, 2020 and includes action steps based on local public health data. Mitigation categories are tied to

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St. Francis Foundation Mental Health Ambassadors share stories

Landon & Chancey Herbert In 2017, Chancey Herbert and her husband Landon began noticing signs of depression in their son, Ledger. Despite extensive efforts in counseling and rehabilitation, Ledger lost his battle with depression in February of 2018. Even as the years go by, they know that their lives will never be the same. As

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Geography with Goudge

NFL Super Bowl Champions, 1967-2020 “This weekend’s Super Bowl marks the 55th game since starting in 1967.  20 different teams have at least one Super Bowl victory.  Pittsburgh and New England, with six trophies each, lead all teams, followed by Dallas and San Francisco with five each, Green Bay and New York Giants each have

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Black History Month celebration begins on Northwest campus

Northwest Missouri State University will celebrate Black History Month with a series of events to educate students and the community about African American history. Black History Month, which is celebrated throughout the month of February, gives people the opportunity to share, understand and commemorate the impacts of African American heritage and culture. The nationwide theme

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St. Francis Foundation Mental Health Ambassadors share stories

Grady & Lisa Hilsabeck Grady and Lisa’s lives were forever changed when their daughter Baylee took her life at the age of 16 after being diagnosed with Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome a year prior. Their hope is that as Ambassadors, they can begin to offer mental health resources and real change for the children across

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