By Kathryn Rice The Ministry Center, 971 South Main Street, Maryville, offers two services to the citizens of Nodaway County. The more well-known of the two is the food pantry, which provides food to economically disadvantaged Nodaway County citizens. The other is the clothing room, which is open to everyone in the Northwest Missouri area,
By Kay Wilson It was March 15, 1996, the Ides of March, when the Nodaway News Leader was born. A weekly newspaper, which would cover the entire Nodaway County happenings, was a new concept to local newspaper readers. With this edition, on the NNL flag to the left, the volume digit changes to 23, or
Nodaway County Health Department Environmental Health Specialist Larry Wickersham found dead insects and rusty gas lines in local food establishments throughout the month of February. Aramark Northwest Campus Dining, 800 University Drive, high priority Routine inspection February 5. Critical: Observed flexible water spray nozzle without proper air gap between flood level of rim at sink
The Northwest Missouri State University community is invited to remember Morgan McCoy during a bell ringing ceremony at 3 pm, Wednesday, March 14 at the Bell of ’48. McCoy, a 19-year-old sophomore elementary education major from Liberty, died January 7 as the result of injuries she suffered when she was struck by a car that
Members of the Mozingo Advisory Board looked at solar-powered water mixing devices during their regular meeting on February 28. This year, Mozingo experienced water odor and taste issues due to a high turnover of algae blooms in the water. Assistant City Manager Ryan Heiland presented the idea of purchasing a Solarbee to the board in
Pickering At the March 5 Pickering City Council meeting, City Clerk Milt Sovereign said he planned to pull sewer pumps from vacated properties. The pumps can be reinstalled if the property becomes inhabited. Sovereign is taking this action because the pump wells fill with water, causing damage to the pumps. He pulled a pump from
On March 5, the Hopkins City Council discussed improvements to the streets, the pump house and water plant. The city is looking into painting the exterior of the pump house and water plant. Chief Operator Jack Baldwin has contacted two paint dealers: Sherwin Williams, St. Joseph, and Tnemic Company, Inc., Kansas City. Tnemic makes a
Northwest Missouri State University Director of Athletics Mel Tjeerdsma has accepted the resignation of Women’s Basketball Head Coach Buck Scheel. “I would like to thank Coach Scheel for his commitment to Bearcat athletics and for his effort to rebuild our women’s basketball program,” said Tjeerdsma. “I wish him the best in the next step of
By Kathryn Rice Local rescue squads play an important part as first responders in Nodaway County. There are six of these squads. The second article in this series is about the Maryville Rescue Squad. The squad is composed of 30 members of the Maryville Volunteer Fire Department and the Polk Township Rural Fire Protection District.
Editor’s note: This article and photos were published in the February 22, 2018, edition of the Bethany Republican Clipper. Because of his law enforcement presence with his service to Nodaway County on the Missouri Highway Patrol, we requested and were granted permission to share this with the Nodaway News Leader’s readers. By Phil Conger, Bethany
