This year’s Hopkins Picnic will be held August 1 through 3 and will feature a quilt show at the Hopkins Community Building. Entries will be accepted from 3 to 8 pm, Wednesday, July 31 and from 8 am to 10 am, Thursday, August 1. Participants can choose one of several categories to enter their creation
The July 22 Maryville City Council opened with a public hearing for annexing property owned by the Northwest Foundation. The property is located west of Icon Road and southwest of Donaldson Westside Park. No citizen spoke and the council did not take any action. • Approved an amendment to prohibit the smoking of medical marijuana
The July 16 meeting of the Clearmont City Council dealt with regular agenda items, plus the law-making process of instituting a truck noise ordinance. City Clerk Linda Babcock presented a draft ordinance concerning the use of jake brakes on trucks within the town. While the increased truck traffic has been partially due to the flooding
The Skidmore City Council invited Nodaway County Sheriff Randy Strong to attend the July 11 meeting. The council had been expressing frustration with the inability of the sheriff’s office to enforce city ordinances. Strong presented a three-page summary of the daily work of the office. He then explained the sheriff’s office deals with criminal law,
Theater lovers need not drive to the big city to enjoy a full-scale Broadway production. Maryville Young Players: Second Stage will present “Anything Goes” on July 27 and 28 at the Lee and Nina Schneider Center for the Performing Arts at Maryville High School. Set sail with the colorful cast of characters as they embark
The Northwest Missouri State University community will gather to commemorate the 40th anniversary of a fire that devastated the campus’s central building and proved to be a seminal point in the institution’s history. The public is invited to Northwest’s historic Administration Building from 2 to 4 pm on Wednesday, July 24 for the anniversary event. Refreshments
The Northwest University Police department is hosting a public meeting on the topic of the Missouri Sunshine Law on Tuesday, July 30 in the Hughes Fieldhouse on the Northwest Missouri State campus. There are two sessions available: 9 am to 12:30 pm or 1:30 to 5 pm. The Missouri Sunshine Law was introduced in the
Maryville R-II School District was awarded a Pathways for Educators grant by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) for use in the professional development of 36 middle and high school teachers. The DESE grant was applied for by Pathways Consultant Allyson Graham of the Regional Professional Development Center at Northwest Missouri State
Nodaway County Assessor Rex Wallace received a letter on July 15 from Jerome Wallach, representing The Wallach Law Firm, St. Louis, announcing he nor his client, Walmart, would be attending the Nodaway County Board of Equalization hearing on July 16 in Maryville. Wallach explained since he is representing Walmart at four other county Board of Equalization
“Find Your Treasure at the Nodaway County Fair” parade will begin at 9:30 am, Saturday, July 20. Categories include floats, antique cars, trucks, implements, horse, clowns, politicians, children and families. Pre-registration by Wednesday, July 17 is required for judged entries and is encouraged for all entries. Entry is free and forms are available at the
