This Week's News

Northwest returns firefighter’s helmet to original owners

Northwest Missouri State University returned a piece of local history, which had gone missing, to its original owners on September 27. The story centers on the fire helmet Dale Mathes wore on the night of July 24, 1979, when he fought the fire that devastated the campus’ Administration Building. Mathes presented the helmet to Northwest’s

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Activities abound in Nodaway County this fall

The following are events happening around Nodaway County in October: • October 1 – Conception Abbey Community Blood Center Blood Drive at the Saint Maur Room of Conception Abbey, Conception, 1:30 to 6:30 pm. All donors will receive a T-shirt. To donate, go to savealifenow.org/group and enter code AK. For more information, contact David Garcia

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County, Maryville talk about E911 consolidation again

Emergency personnel and officials from Nodaway County and Maryville gathered on September 19 in the county commissioners office to further discussions and plans for the combination of the 911 dispatch services. Stacey Gross, SCG Consulting Services, Bellevue, NE, presented the bids received for the necessary equipment with the consolidated center to be housed permanently in

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Varied paths bring three pastors to The Bridge

By Kathryn Rice The last year has seen pastoral leadership changes at The Bridge Church, 1122 South Main Street, Maryville. Lead Pastor Chad Mayne and Creative Arts and Children’s Pastor Mark Loeber began their pastoral journey at The Bridge in August 2018. This August, they were joined by Student Ministry Pastor Josh Emmons. Mayne is

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Mosaic Medical Center-Albany plans celebration

With a proud tradition dating back to 1954, Mosaic Medical Center-Albany (MMC-A) – previously Northwest Medical Center and prior to that Gentry County Memorial Hospital – will conclude renovations on its campus and implementation of the Mosaic electronic medical record system with a celebration. Saturday, October 5, from 4 – 7 pm Visit MMC-A as part of

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Northwest names John Coffey next station manager of KXCV-KRNW

Northwest Missouri State University has named John Coffey the station manager of its award-winning National Public Radio affiliate, KXCV-KRNW. Coffey has 36 years of experience in the broadcasting field, including the last 20 at KXCV-KRNW, where he has served as the station’s news and sports director, playing a central role in its news reporting and

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Maryville council handles several public hearings

After a closed session for the topic of personnel, the Maryville City Council opened its September 23 meeting with three public hearings. No citizen spoke on any of the issues. Public hearing number one was the franchise agreement with KCP&L. Company representative Royal Turner spoke briefly. The ordinance to execute the franchise contract was approved.

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Beebusters celebrate National Honey Month

September is National Honey Month and to celebrate the Northwest Missouri Beebusters had members bring samples of their honey, harvested this year, for everyone to try. “It was fun comparing everyone’s honey,” Erin Mullins, Beebuster member, said. “Even though we all live relatively close to each other, the honeys all tasted a little bit differently.

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Skidmore decides not to join regional wastewater facility

The Skidmore City Council, at the September 12 meeting, voted to not join in with Maitland and Graham on a regional wastewater treatment plant facility, but to remain in the loop to join in on a possible regional wastewater operation. The second public meeting was held by Northwest Regional Council of Governments, with Emily Wicoff

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Clearmont council deliberates over alley

Property owners along an alley in Clearmont came to the Clearmont City Council on September 17 to get an answer about the alley’s apparent closure. Donovan Harris, who recently purchased 315 South Pine, is having individuals drive across his property due to the apparent closure of the alley. Katrina Dolin’s property, which lies directly behind

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