At the March 26 NOCOMO Industries, Inc. board meeting, Jack Morris was introduced as the newest board member. Morris is the Nucor-LMP Maryville plant manager. He became interested in helping people with disabilities by Nucor-LMP’s involvement with the Maryville High School students who operate Spoofy Beans. He decided to take this interest further by joining
Colonel Eric T. Olson, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, would like the public to be aware the upcoming solar eclipse may affect driver examination skills testing times. The solar eclipse in Missouri is expected to begin at approximately 12:35 pm, April 8 and reach a total eclipse at 1:55 pm in most areas.
Submitted by SF Aaron R. Brown, the print-exclusive article is featured on Page 3 of this week’s NNL. Before the sun rose on March 14, a group of soldiers and spouses from HHB, 1-129th Field Artillery of Maryville were already on the road heading to Las Cruces, NM, embarking on what they knew would be
Nodaway County polling places saw a turnout of 22.51 percent of the registered voters for the April 2 Municipal Election, with 2,991 people casting votes out of 13,286 eligible. The Countywide Central 911 Dispatch ballot question passed with 74.16 percent voting “yes,” and 25.84 percent voting “no.” This will impose a three-eighths of one percent
Gas up your vehicle, put on your favorite road trip playlist and join the 2024 Petal Crawl throughout Northwest Missouri. The greenhouse tour will be Friday through Sunday, April 26 – 28. The third annual event has brought even more greenhouses as participants. Simply pickup a passport and map out your first stop, then travel
Energy efficiency is paying off for Northwest Missouri State University. During the March 21 Regents meeting at the university, Evergy, which supplies the Northwest campus with electrical energy, presented the institution with a large check for $409,646 to celebrate its energy-efficient projects during the last five years that have saved the equivalent of a year’s
Mosaic Medical Center – Maryville Auxiliary members presented a donation of $10,000, in part for a new blanket warmer for the emergency department. Remaining funds were used to purchase a versatile patient cart. This cart will have numerous items to provide patient and visitors comfort. Some of these items include: word puzzles, coloring books, stuffed animals,
Filing for the open county positions closed March 26 with the slate of candidates all coming from the Republican Party with the exception of the incumbent Assessor Rex Wallace. Other positions which will have these people vie for them are: Nodaway County North Commissioner, Chris Burns; South Commissioner, Jason Weir, Scott Walk; Sheriff, Austin Hann,
During its regular session March 21, Northwest Missouri State University’s Regents approved rates for the institution’s 2024-25 academic year, including tuition and fees, room and board rates, and supplemental fees. The Regents approved a 4.2 percent rate increase by a vote of 6-1, with Regent Jason Klindt voting no. Based on 30 credit hours, in-state
Caleb Dougan, eight year-old son of Wendy Dougan, Maryville gave half of his Children Business Fair Cat-Kid Treats booth’s profits to the Nodaway County Humane Society Manager Wendy Combs. The young man’s only request was for the funds to go toward the feeding of the cats at the shelter.
