Maryville City Manager Greg McDanel informed the public via Facebook that while the levels at Mozingo Lake are lower than average, they have not yet reached critical conditions. McDanel said the city does regular testing of the water levels at the lake and as of August 7 the lake levels were at 16.9 feet, slightly
Nearly 32 percent of Nodaway County voters cast ballots in the August 7 Primary Election which saw one local contested race as well Proposition A, the Missouri right-to-work issue. In the Nodaway County circuit clerk race, incumbent Elaine Wilson defeated Jackie Cochenour by a margin of 1,901 to 874 on the Republican ballot. Wilson will
Northwest Missouri State University’s Board of Regents renewed the university’s contract with the Northwest Regional Professional Development Center (RPDC) and the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) during its regular meeting on August 3. Northwest’s RPDC, a fixture at the university since 1995, is contracted through DESE and provides professional development and direct
At the August 6 meeting, the Pickering City Council expressed concern about motorists in Pickering not obeying stop signs and speed limits to Nodaway County Sheriff Deputy Austin Hann. Among the top concerns were children either playing in the street or riding four-wheelers, go carts or other motorized vehicles, while cars and other vehicles zipped
The annual Ravenwood Festival took place August 4 and 5 with the theme being “Small Town USA.” The festival featured a parade, money drop, bathtub races and a host of other events starting at 8 am and lasting until the late hours of the evening. Lil’ Mr. Jackson County was Newton Adwell of Ravenwood, son
At the August 6 Hopkins City Council meeting, City Clerk Dee O’Riley discussed the large number of dogs in town and the low number of annual dog tag sales. With the increase in numbers, there have been more calls to animal control. Hopkins uses the dog tag fees to pay for these calls. Also, the
The Pickering Lions Horse show brought family friendly entertainment including country music, comedy, draft horse pull and other horse show classifications to Pickering, August 2 through 4.
Nineteen teams had fun during the second annual Amazing Lettuce Chase event on July 28. Kara Puche, Debbie Garrett, Jeannie Schmidt and Kyle Garrett brought their singing talent to Good Times Charlie’s in Skidmore to retrieve another clue. The treasure hunt had as its finale a 50s style dinner at the Elks Lodge, Maryville.
Nodaway County Health Department Environmental Health Specialist Larry Wickersham found minor infractions at the establishments he visited during the month of July. Domino’s Pizza, 1006 South Main Street, Maryville, high priority Routine inspection July 2 Critical: Observed cracked plastic 12-quart food container stored on shelving, corrected on site. Non-critical: Bucket of quat ammonium sanitizer testing
NOCOMO Board of Directors President David Lawyer spoke to the Nodaway County Commissioners July 31 on the progress the sheltered workshop has made since 2010. NOCOMO’s fiscal year ended June 30. The workshop was able to self-fund 60 percent of income through operations and grant writing. The state through the Department of Elementary and Secondary
