By Brent Johnson For the fifth time in school history, the Jefferson boys took home a state basketball championship. The Eagles, making their first Final Four appearance since 2011, knocked off Dora, 75-65, to claim the 2019 MSHSAA Class 1 Title on March 9 at JQH Arena in Springfield. Strong starts were a recurring theme
The NOCOMO Board of Directors were finally able to meet on February 26. The meeting had been postponed three times because of snowstorms. The sheltered workshop’s late starts and no work days correspond with Maryville R-II and the workshop had missed several days. Altogether, Manager Nicki Samson said there had been 14 altered work days
Northeast Nodaway Principal/Interim Superintendent Jason McDowell was awarded the 2019 Missouri Exemplary New Principal from the northwest region on March 4. This award is given by the Missouri Association of Elementary School Principals (MASEP). To be eligible for this award, candidates have to be a principal in their second or third year of service. McDowell
The Nodaway County Health Center food establishment inspection reports for February given by a department official: Eight Point Grill, 523 North Main Street, Maryville, medium priority Routine inspection February 1 Priority: Bare hand contact with hamburger buns, Clorox cleaner stored over pancake mix on dry storage shelving, both corrected on site. Core: Handsink plumbing backing
The Nodaway County Senior Center is looking for kitchen volunteers as well as volunteer drivers for the home-delivered meals program. The center needs volunteers in the kitchen from 9:45 to 11:15 am, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. The duties include packing and sealing home delivered meals and filling the serving line with condiments and other items
Mosaic Life Care has named Nate Blackford as its new president for Mosaic Medical Center-Maryville effective April 1 when Mosaic assumes operations of the hospital in Maryville. Blackford was most recently the vice president and chief operating officer of MPact Health in Parkville, where he played a key leadership role in the creation and development
In an effort aimed at helping middle school-aged students better understand and appreciate the food system, Northwest Missouri State University invites the public to its second annual Agriculture and Food Literacy Summit on Thursday, March 14 at the conference center at Mozingo Lake Recreation Park. The summit is designed to bring educators, producers, industry professionals
Northwest Missouri State University will host a series of events during the month of March in commemoration of Women’s History Month. Under the national theme of “Visionary Women: Champions of Peace and Nonviolence,” activities at Northwest will include a talk about sexual assault and a presentation by a Holocaust survivor. Northwest also will host a
Short-term rental properties were the topic of a public hearing at the Maryville City Council meeting on February 25 to address this new situation for some of the city’s residences. Tim Faris of Faris & Associates, LLC, requested a special use permit for his property located at 623 West Third for a short-term rental option.
The Skidmore City Council has held a series of meetings on resident Rick Stanton’s nuisance properties. A public hearing was held on January 28 to address an appeal from Stanton on the nuisance violations. Several Skidmore residents attended, along with all council members and Mayor Tracy Shewey, Skidmore City Attorney Jean Maneke and Stanton. According
