For decades, local manufacturing firms and other business entities have pleaded with housing developers to build more first-time homes for small, growing families so their workforce could live closer to their jobs. While all agreed, including government officials, there was a true need for smaller, affordable homes to be paid on a wage earned at
The City of Maryville’s Tourism Committee met August 23; the first meeting since June. Transient guest tax and tourism fees are up for fiscal year 2023. The city collected $27,817.53 in July with year-to-date totals of $211,169.25. The fiscal year is October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2023. Under old business, Tourism Director DeAnn Davison
The Nodaway County Health Department’s Jack Hunsucker inspected establishments over the month of August. Kawasaki Motors, 28147 Business Hwy 71, Maryville, high priority Inspection date: August 3 Criticals: Some potato salad was held above 41 degrees F, but was corrected on site (COS). Non-criticals: Silverware is being put into ready to use containers with bare hands, COS. Maryville
Luke Fields, 14, Empire Prairie, is shown with his 1955 Packard at the Graham Street Fair, August 26. His goal for the Packard is to “get it running and use it.” He has always liked Packards and about a year ago he found this one which was “cheap enough and in good shape.” At the
The 2023 Graham Street Fair had a variety of competitions. The following list is the winners of several of the events. Who is it? Cover guess game: winner, Howard Acklin. Individuals were first, Doug Brinson; second, Max Drydale; third, Wanda Brinson; fourth, Gayle Bond. Bonus answer: Fortune & 390th. Raffle winners: gun, Cody Shewey; gold, Steve
The Maryville License Bureau was recently recognized at the Department of Revenue 2023 Annual Conference for their work with donation collection. The staff at the license bureau was awarded the highest percentage of donations collected within the mid-size transactions office. Assistant Manager Stefanie Dotson, who has been at the bureau for 7.5 years and Manager
By Kathryn Rice With help from the Gladys Rickard Trust in the form of a grant for $14,103.71 and the American Kennel Club (AKC) with a grant for $10,000, the Nodaway County Sheriff’s Department was able to purchase a German Shepherd drug dog. Akela, who was imported from the Czech Republic, is a three-year-old black
The Nodaway News Leader, located at 116 East Third, is participating in the Maryville Chamber’s fall windows promotion. The September theme is “Fall in Love with Maryville.” We have decorated our windows with colorful artwork from the kindergarten class at Maryville Early Childhood Center. Stop by or stroll past our windows to “Fall in Love
Although the COVID-19 pandemic was the first time most of humanity learned of the now infamous disease, the family of coronaviruses was first identified in the mid-1960s. In a new study, molecular biologist Steven Van Doren, a scientist in the University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, has uncovered unexpected actions
At the August 28 Maryville City Council meeting, the council approved ordinances relating to the Mozingo Lake Recreation Park. A contract with Andrew Spire Construction, Maryville, for a cost of $121,620 was approved for the construction of a basement for the Mozingo Visitor’s Center. This is a planned 3,200 square foot facility with a storm
