Tom Patterson, Nodaway County Health Center director, informed the board at its September 20 meeting of a calculation error at the State Auditor’s office resulting in the need to change the 2017 tax levy. Board members approved the tax rate change of 4.91¢ per $100 valuation, approved in August, to 5¢. With this increase, the
Nodaway County Ambulance District board members discussed upcoming events and conducted the following business during the regular September 14 meeting: •The annual docudrama, portraying a realistic car accident, will be October 14 for area schools. On October 7-9, MO HOPE, a realistic disaster training, will be held at Mozingo Lake Recreation Park. •Personnel is identifying
Burlington Jct. City Council members discussed multiple accounts of vandalism during their September 14 meeting. The city park’s cook shack door was kicked in, but there didn’t appear to be anything missing. The city’s water plant was broken into and a tool box and drill were stolen. Mayor Justin Plymell reminded citizens to keep valuables
By Jacki Wood Editor’s note: this is the fourth in a series of day trip ideas you can plan for your children or grandchildren. Free is always good. And Kansas City offers plenty of fun family-friendly places to visit for free. Money Museum The Money Museum at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City appeals
The 2016-2017 United Way campaign started September 1 with a goal of $85,000 to help support the following agencies: 4-H, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Nodaway County, Boy Scouts of America, Children and Family Center of Northwest Missouri, Children’s Mercy Hospital, Community Services, Inc., Girl Scouts of Northeastern Kansas and Northwest Missouri, Health Emergency Lifeline,
Nodaway-Holt school district has opened a food cupboard for students. The school district has seen an increase in students who need basic necessities. A few days after the staff began to brainstorm how to solve the problem, Savannah’s school called Nodaway-Holt. Savannah had received a large donation of canned goods, more than they needed, and
The tooth fairy and tooth wizard visited Jefferson and North Nodaway schools on September 20 and 21 as part of Delta Dental’s Land of Smiles program. The duo performed an interactive skit about tooth care for elementary students. Each child was given a toothbrush, toothpaste and floss. The free program prompts children to adopt good
Firefighter squads from Maryville, Barnard, Parnell and Worth County came together September 19 for their annual grill-out and waterfight on the east side of Maryville’s square. Maryville’s junior firefighter scouts Hunter Johnson, Ashton Coulter, Cole Daniel, Tobin Cordell battled against Wyatt Walker, Kaitlin Hulette and Sam Ferguson. The team who pushed the barrel to the
A 16-year-old Maryville young man died during a two-vehicule accident September 18 on Missouri Highway 46 at the intersection of Missouri Highway 246, two miles east of Sheridan. Ronald E. Smith, son of Scott and Glenda Smith, Maryville, was a passenger in a 1997 Ford driven by Matthew D. Petersen, 17, Sheridan. Petersen was traveling
