The Skidmore City Council has held a series of meetings on resident Rick Stanton’s nuisance properties. A public hearing was held on January 28 to address an appeal from Stanton on the nuisance violations. Several Skidmore residents attended, along with all council members and Mayor Tracy Shewey, Skidmore City Attorney Jean Maneke and Stanton. According
The Clearmont City Council discussed the possible options of the town’s water tower maintenance at the February 19 meeting. The topic was the costs and services of the work that the water tower will need this budget year. Mayor Byron Clark is going to search out more bids from his contacts noting McGuire Iron has
The Northwest Missouri State University Alumni Association is seeking nominations for individuals to be honored at its annual awards program next fall. Nominations are due Friday, March 1. The awards are annually presented to alumni, faculty and friends of the University who have demonstrated professional achievement or extraordinary dedication to Northwest. “Every year we come
The musical acts for this year’s Maryville Park and Recreation’s Summer Concert Series have been announced. MPR Director Jeff Stubblefield made the announcement during the regular board meeting on February 7. The lineup includes Soca Jukebox on June 1, Lyin’ Eyes on June 8 and Elton Dan on June 15. In other business, the board
By Jason McDowell, Northeast Nodaway acting superintendent This has been a particularly hard winter on northwest Missouri. One easy way to gauge is by how many snow days, early outs and late starts your district has had. As I type this, my district, Northeast Nodaway, has had eight snow days, three late starts and two
With the estimated 7.5 inches of snow which fell in Maryville on February 19 and 20, and with the snowy winter the city has seen so far, snow removal and emergency snow routes were the topics of citizens’ conversations this week. By city ordinance, a snow emergency is declared “whenever in the sole discretion of
The Maryville High School administration informed the Spoofhounds wrestling team coaches on February 11 they were not going to the state wrestling tournament later in the week. Kody Koster, head coach, and Riley Klein, assistant coach, were notified on February 11 they were not to attend the Missouri State Wrestling Tournament beginning on February 14.
Northwest Missouri State University’s Up ‘til Dawn chapter has rescheduled its annual Colden Pond Plunge for 5 pm, Thursday, February 21. Six Northwest students who raised the most money in anticipation of the event will jump into the campus pond, continuing a tradition to raise awareness for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The event was
By Kathryn Rice To support the growing interests of high school students in the healthcare profession, the Health Sciences class at the Northwest Technical School has increased the courses of study available, including veterinary science. In its third year, Health Science Instructor Bing Boettner said the program has grown from one student the first year,
Northwest Missouri State University is mourning today after learning of the passing of one of its students. Lonnae Young, a junior psychology major from Lee’s Summit died unexpectedly this morning at SSM Health St. Francis Hospital in Maryville. An autopsy is planned. Young was a resident assistant on the second floor of Dieterich Hall and
