The Skidmore City Council held its first meeting at Newton Hall after completion of renovations to the facility on November 9. Newton Hall provides a larger venue than the city hall allowing more Skidmore citizens and guests to be accommodated. At the meeting, Mayor Tracy Shewey requested that City Clerk Jennifer Poland find the agreement
KCP&L sent representatives to the Hopkins City Council meeting on November 13 to answer questions on the lighting and billing changes and discrepancies. Dan Hegeman, north district community affairs manager, and Larry Stuart, area manager, explained that street lights were being changed from 150 watt HPS fixtures to Class C LED, Type III, 82 watt
Maryville families are on a mission to make an impact in the lives of children in need. They are donating colorfully-wrapped shoebox gifts to be sent to children around the world — many of whom have never received a gift before and have little to call their own. Now through Monday, November 20 is the
This past January, Missourians were reminded of the hazards that can come with a Show-Me State winter and the importance of being prepared and monitoring the weather forecast. Beginning January 12, much of the state was impacted by freezing rain and accumulating ice that impacted roads and power lines. Missourians responded by limiting travel and
A Northwest Missouri State University graduate, Kate Place, will speak about her experience working in a diverse school setting for the university’s fall Ploghoft Diversity Lecture. The lecture is at 7 pm, Thursday, November 16, in the Charles Johnson Theater. It is free and open to the public. Place grew up in the rural community
Tickets for the Northwest Missouri State University football playoff first round game at Ashland University are now on sale. The game on Saturday, November 18, will be played at 11 a.m. CST. Bearcat fans are encouraged to sit on the visiting sideline. All seats on the visiting side are general admission. Tickets can be purchased here.
The Maryville City Council approved the purchase of a $371,192 Vaccon combination sewer machine from Red Municipal and Industrial Equipment Company, Kansas City during the November 13 meeting. The sewer and jetting machine came in under the budgeted amount and would allow a two-man crew to handle most jobs on a daily basis. For the
Residents of Nodaway Township passed the ballot issue approving $200,000 in a road bond during the November 7 election. There were 16.64 percent of the registered voters who turned out for the vote. The count had 72 who voted yes and 16 voting no, for a total of 88 votes out of 529 registered voters
A Nodaway County woman died in an accident that occurred during the evening hours of November 5 on Route DD and Route C, eight miles north of Mound City. Franki J. Schubert, 28, Conception Jct., was southbound on Route DD when she failed to stop at a stop sign. Her vehicle crossed Route C, traveling
The Nodaway County Commissioners received the results for the calendar year 2016 audit, which was performed by McBride, Lock and Associates, LLC, Kansas City. The auditors highlighted four findings from the research. A duplicate payment of $25,096 was issued. The vendor issued the county a statement reflecting a credit balance and the issue was resolved.
