At the Pickering City Council meeting on April 6, City Clerk Milt Sovereign swore in Roberta Boyd as alderman. Boyd, who has served on the city council in the past, gave the city enough aldermen to have a quorum to handle the city’s business. The city is awaiting the results of the write-ins on the
The April 4 Municipal Election featured a number of city tax issues and contested races throughout Nodaway County. Contested races Hopkins North Ward Alderman: Richard Moore, 14 votes, defeated Roger Florea, 12 votes. Atchison Township Trustee: Brandon Doughtery, 29 votes, defeated Kaela McClurg, 11 votes. White Cloud Township Board Members: Tim Lance, 45 votes, and
A sweet, but noncaloric treat for children and grandchildren’s Easter baskets is available from the Nodaway News Leader’s collection of books by local authors available for sale. Titles include: • “How the Rabbit Became the Easter Bunny” and “Listen to the Mukies” by Bob Bohlken • “Lily is Wide Awake” by Brandon Brand • “Marriah’s
Routine maintenance work will close Route 113 in Nodaway County this week. On Thursday, April 13, local maintenance crews from MoDOT will close Route 113 for a culvert replacement between US Route 136 and 210th Street. The road will be closed from approximately 8 am to 3 pm, weather permitting. During this closure, motorists will
Maryville is embarking on a comprehensive improvement program to modernize the city’s aging water meter and distribution system to advanced metering infrastructure (AMI). The city has partnered with Schneider Electric to replace nearly 4,200 water meters, integrate these meters into an AMI platform and provide leak detection technology to specific areas along the water mains.
During their regular meeting April 10, members of the Maryville City Council reappointed Jason McDowell as Maryville’s mayor and Rachael Martin as the mayor pro-tem. Martin and Lipiec were elected as council members during the April 4 election. Also approved by voters in the April election was the 20-year extension of the one-half of one
Nodaway County Clerk Karen Leader submitted her resignation to Governor Eric Greitens on April 10, effective immediately. In her letter to the governor, she wrote: “I took this position believing that I could handle the work but I am overwhelmed by the stress and it is affecting my health.” She also stated she will becoming
Nodaway-Holt freshman Dakota Allen spoke and presented her research paper during the Junior Science and Humanities Symposium in Columbia. Individuals who placed in the top six in each category of the Missouri Junior Academy of Science District III competition were invited to speak at the symposium. Allen was the only freshman who qualified and she
In an election with some big implications, just under 19 percent of registered Nodaway County voters cast ballots on April 4. And those who did said yes. The Maryville Public Library tax levy increase passed with 72 percent of the vote. The Maryville capital improvement sales tax issue also passed with nearly 70 percent of
Nodaway County Health Department Environmental Health Specialist Larry Wickersham found unlabeled chemicals during routine inspections of various food establishments throughout the month of March. Pagliai’s Pizza, 611 South Main, medium priority Routine inspection March 1. Critical: Dusty ventilation grates on duct work in kitchen. Non-critical: Repair made to soda dispenser machine in kitchen made with
