The city of Burlington Jct. voted to contract its maintenance labor during the regular meeting June 12. The contract was awarded to Alliance Water Resources, a Missouri-based company with headquarters in Columbia, for $106,939 a year. Previously, Mayor Justin Plymell stated the city would spend approximately the same amount of money per year by contracting
At the June 12 meeting of the Skidmore City Council, Ordinance #2017Board concerning the board of aldermen was approved with a section allowing for closed meetings without taking the Sunshine Law into account. Section 9 states: The council members shall at any time determine by resolution that any meeting or portion thereof shall be private
By Kathryn Rice Maryville Outdoor is the Country Clipper lawn mower’s line top US dealer for the last five years; an achievement acquired by the business having the highest volume of lawn mower sales. “It’s John,” said Sara Mundorf, co-owner, attributing their success to her husband. “He takes care of our customers.” John and Sara
By Christina Rice Bryan Alexander celebrated his 60th year of service to MTE Office Center this spring. He began working for the company in 1957, the summer before his junior year of high school, and has stayed with the company ever since. “It’s a good place to work, good employees. Maryville is a good place
The 32nd annual Camp Quality started with cheers and applause as the campers came off the buses on June 11. The theme this year was “Camp Quality in the Movies” and Jan Moutray, Barnard, was part of the paparazzi taking photos of the campers and companions. This is Moutray’s 29th year for volunteering at the
Circuit Judge Roger Prokes, swears in newly appointed Nodaway County Clerk Melinda Patton, June 12, in the County Clerk’s office.
Supporters of Northwest Missouri State University – including alumni and friends, students, faculty, staff and community members – will come together Thursday, June 15, to celebrate the long-awaited groundbreaking of a facility designed to enhance the face of the university, and many of those individuals will surely beam with pride for the role they’ve played
The Maryville City Council approved a new school resource officer during the regular meeting on June 12. Maryville Public Safety Officer Ian Myers will assume the position of school resource officer with the Maryville R-II School District. The district agrees to pay 75 percent of his salary, covering the nine months of the year he
The Delta Nu alumni chapter of Tau Kappa Epsilon donated $1,000 to the Lettuce Dream Foundation June 1 as part of their Good Neighbor Program. The group plans to donate to a local nonprofit organization every quarter. Lettuce Dream was the inaugural donation. Lettuce Dream, a hydroponics facility, grows and sells varieties of lettuce and
The Northwest Missouri Area Agency on Aging is seeking volunteer drivers in Nodaway County to take older adults to non-emergency medical appointments. These appointments, besides medical, include dental, vision, hearing and chiropractic. Volunteer benefits include: • Mileage, currently 51¢ per mile, and parking reimbursement. • Supplemental insurance • Emergency travel kit • Volunteer recognition •
