The public is invited to celebrate Regency England during the ninth annual Evening of English Country Dancing, Friday, April 6 in the gymnasium of Horace Mann Laboratory School, located in Everett Brown Education Hall on the Northwest Missouri State University campus. The evening will include dance instruction, beginning at 6:30 pm with dance caller Jerome
Two Barnard residents were arrested on drug and weapon charges following an investigation by the Nodaway County Sheriff’s Department. Deputies responded to a call from the Children’s Division about the safety of two minor children on Sunday, April 1 at 24794 250th Street, Barnard. While taking the children into protective custody, the deputies observed firearms in the
The Pickering City Council learned about the operation cost and maintenance of the city’s sewer pumps at the April 2 meeting. City Clerk Milt Sovereign brought diagrams and parts to the meeting to help explain how the pumps operate for the city sewer system and the costs of repairs. Sovereign showed the parts, explained what
Local rescue squads play an important part as first responders in Nodaway County. There are six of these squads. The fifth article in this series is about the Ravenwood/Parnell Rescue Squad. • Responsibilities: The squad covers Jackson and Independence townships. Members provide first responder medical assistance and extrication for vehicle and farm accidents. • Training:
The filings have closed for candidates running in the August 7 primary and November 6 general election. Those individuals who are running for office are: State Representative for District 1: Allen Andrews, Grant City, Republican; and Paul Taylor, Skidmore, Democrat. Nodaway County Recorder of Deeds: Lisa Nickerson, Maryville, Republican; and Sandra “Sandy” Smail, Maryville, Democrat.
By Kathryn Rice The City of Skidmore is seeking approval of a $1 million bond issue for the wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) on the Tuesday, April 3 election ballot. Skidmore has received Missouri Department of Natural Resources (DNR) notifications that the WWTP discharge is out of compliance with permit water quality limits. This causes health
Law enforcement leaders met with consultants to discuss the consolidation project of the emergency dispatch 911 March 27. Representatives from the Nodaway County Commissioners, Nodaway County Sheriff’s Department, Maryville Public Safety (MPS), Nodaway County Ambulance District, Maryville Fire Department, Nodaway County Fire Association and Northwest Missouri State University Police Department (UPD) attended the meeting led
Northwest Missouri State University will host the Grow Native! plant marketing and education program, an initiative of the Missouri Prairie Foundation, this spring. The event from 9 am to 4 pm, Saturday, April 14, in the JW Jones Student Union Ballroom, will include exhibits and a plant sale as well as six speakers addressing a
The 26th annual DARE Auction and Dinner will open its doors at 6 pm, Saturday, April 7 at the St. Gregory’s Parish Gymnasium, 333 South Davis Street, Maryville. Dinner will be served at 6:30 pm, with the auction starting at 7:15 pm. The all-you-can-eat smoked pulled pork dinner prepared by Mike Casteel and Phil Smail
Northwest Missouri State University’s Department of Fine and Performing Arts will present the musical version of a hit movie, “Footloose: The Musical,” April 5-7 at the Ron Houston Center for the Performing Arts. “Footloose” is the story of a young man who knows exactly who he is and is on a mission to help the
