The Nodaway County Sheriff’s Department re-instated the county’s DARE board which met on February 6. Officer Rick Smail retired from Maryville Public Safety this winter and was hired to lead the county wide DARE program. The board was abolished eight years ago, freezing the program’s monetary assets within the county budget. The start of the
Two new employees recently joined the Nodaway News Leader team. Annette Mullins Annette Mullins joins the NNL staff as the advertising designer, creating ads for our clients with a flare of creativity. She has worked more than 25 years at Rush Printing as a graphic designer and continues to work there in addition to the
At the February 6 meeting, Hopkins City Council again discussed the dilemma of dilapidated buildings within the city limits. City Clerk Dee O’Riley gave each alderman a handout, A Taxing Issue: Municipal Revenue Sources, by Richard Sheets which details taxes, levies and licenses cities can utilize to operate. The council is going to review this,
Members of the most recent Leadership Maryville class were joined by Nodaway County business and government leaders on their trek to Jefferson City for the annual Great Northwest Missouri Day at the Capitol, January 31 and February 1. The group stood in front of the Maryville/Nodaway County booth during a reception which more than 300
Once again, no one filed for the two Pickering City Council seats which will be on the April 4 election ballot. This information was brought up at the February 6 meeting. Current Alderman Carla Vore stated that she does not want the position. Kenny Graham, the other alderman whose position is open, has not attended
By Kay Wilson The Maryville community of industry leaders, government officials and citizens attended a facility tour, February 3, of the newly-opened Maryville Carbon Solutions located on Leigh Wilson Industrial Road. The manufacturing plant is operated by Bolder Industries and is processing scrap passenger tires into several renewable products including the signature exclusive Bolder Black,
The Nodaway County Cattlemen’s Association invites the public to the fourth annual Cattlemen’s Round-Up steak dinner, Saturday, February 11 at Tri-Meadows, Conception Jct. The Cattlemen’s Round-Up social hour will begin at 5:30 pm and the meal will be at 6:30 pm. Following the meal, there will be fundraising silent and live auctions and the presentation
After a public hearing on January 27, the Nodaway County Commission approved the 2017 budget that, due to the costs, did not include the funds requested by Nodaway County Sheriff Randy Strong for the contracted correctional healthcare. The commissioners budgeted $15,000 for inmate health-related expenses for the upcoming year. Last year, there was no budgeted
By Kathryn Rice Sabrina Theas has taken her love of crafting and making presents for friends and relatives to the next level and has opened On the Spot Designs, 215 West Fifth Street, Maryville. Theas took the leap of faith knowing that no business in Maryville offered custom gifts and opened her shop in October
The American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life of Nodaway County is preparing for its annual event to be held from noon to midnight, Saturday, March 18 in Bearcat Arena at Northwest Missouri State University. According to the ACS, the relay is the largest community event and fundraiser in the world, raising millions of dollars each
