New board member Shirley Heideman attended the September 26 NOCOMO Industries meeting. NOCOMO received $477.22 from the SB40 board on September 18. This money was to be used for certified and non-certified employees’ wages. No reimbursement funds from the average daily attendance were received from Missouri Department Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE). The sheltered workshop
At the September 18 Maryville Parks and Recreation meeting, the board approved the FY 24 budget, which was also approved at the September 29 Maryville City Council Meeting. The MPR estimated expenses for the budget are the following categories. Personnel services, contractual services, commodities, other charges and capital improvements. Personnel services. Five percent COLA for
At the September 20 Nodaway County Health Center Board meeting, the board looked at the financial picture of the health healthcenter. Administrator Tom Patterson reviewed how bills were paid by the health center. These methods include online pay, auto pay, debit card and check payment, he presented the timing of payment to accounts payable. After
Fourth District Associate Circuit Court Judge Robert Rice explained how the court system operates to two groups of school students, September 27. First up was Eugene Field Elementary third graders who had read the book, “The Trial of Cardigan Jones” by Tim Egan. Vocabulary words were matched to real objects as Rice went through the
These Character Strong Spoofhounds were honored September 29. They are second through fourth graders who were nominated by their classroom teachers for demonstrating the Character Strong word, respect.
The Nodaway County Ambulance District Board met on September 13 to discuss district business. Judy Martin, an auditor with Harden Cummins Moss and Miller, Maryville, was in attendance to present the audit for the year 2022. The Ravenwood Rescue Squad had training on getting acquainted with the ambulance. The members did get more familiar with
Editor’s note: The Northwest Missouri Moon Festival, Saturday, October 7 will feature five musical acts throughout the afternoon and evening including the Marshall Tucker Band at 8:30 pm. Submitted by Marshall Tucker promotion department In the early fall of 1973, The Marshall Tucker Band was still a young and hungry group out to prove themselves
A crowd of over 50 people, including several children with their parents, attended the grand opening of the Thomson’s Splash ‘n’ Play Park September 28. The park has been enjoyed by children for two summers, but now this year, the new additions of shade structures, benches, restrooms, and a playground with adaptive swings brought the
At the September 25 Maryville City Council meeting, it was announced that the FY24 budget is expected to be approved on September 29. The council approved the annual Northwest Missouri State Homecoming parade route on October 21. Street closures will begin at 7 am and the parade will start at 9 am. The council recognized
Nodaway County has applied for and been granted Agri-Ready County Designation by Missouri Farmers Care (MFC), a coalition of more than 40 leading Missouri agricultural groups. With this designation, the county has taken action to support agricultural development, economic growth and agricultural literacy education. Through the Agri-Ready County Designation program, MFC identifies counties that create
