Northwest Missouri State University Board of Regents heard the annual financial audit results and approved a series of geography and agriculture curriculum revisions during its regular meeting December 15. RubinBrown, LLP, Kansas City, completed the financial audit of Northwest’s financial statements for the 2016 fiscal year, which resulted in an unmodified opinion with no deficiencies
The Lions of Nodaway County are one step closer to completing their centennial project with the arrival of the future Freedom Rock® at Franklin Park, Seventh and Main Streets, Maryville, on December 1. Lions Club International is celebrating the centennial of the organization in 2017 and to commemorate this milestone, clubs around the world have
By Kathryn Rice Bull’s Eye Trading has opened a new location at 1115 East First Street, Maryville, to expand the company’s operation beyond the original Bethany store. The store specializes in guns, pawn and payday loans. Owner Patrick Miller wanted to expand in the Northwest Missouri region. With the help of Northwest Missouri Enterprise Facilitation,
The Maryville Treatment Center celebrated its 20th year on December 8 with a commemorative ceremony. The ceremony honored 14 staff members who have given 20 years of service to the center. In 1995, the facility was purchased from the Sisters of St. Francis who used it as a convent and school. Currently, the campus has
A dispute has arisen about whether a portion of the Nodaway County gravel tax, that voters passed in April 2014, can be legally applied toward paying off Maryville’s tax increment financing (TIF) debt for the Town Center redevelopment. During the Nodaway County Commissioners meeting, on December 14, Maryville City Manager Greg McDanel addressed the commissioners
Nodaway Veterinary Clinic received the third annual 4-H Leader Legacy Award on December 4. The award is sponsored by the Nodaway News Leader. Nodaway Vet Clinic, under the direction of Joe Powell and his son, Ed, helps with 4-H livestock exhibitions, doing steer weigh-ins and nose prints every January. The clinic has a sheltered, warm
The Northeast Nodaway school board appointed Ken Grove as the 2016-17 superintendent after the resignation of current superintendent Jeff Mehlenbacher during the December 12 school board meeting. “The board is excited for him to come in. We have gotten to know him the past few months and I think he would be a good fit
Horace Mann students Kate Wright, Alex Rice, Elena Leonard, Hadley Cline, Taylor McDanel and Nathan Yocom perform with the Bearcat Choir during the annual holiday tree lighting at the Gaunt House on December 1. Members of Maryville High School’s Spectrum choir also performed and refreshments were served. Northwest President Dr. John Jasinski addressed the crowd
For the second consecutive year, the Northwest Missouri State University football team will play for an NCAA Division II national championship at Children’s Mercy Park in Kansas City, KS. The game will be at the home of Sporting Kansas City, one of the premier athletic facilities in the nation. Game time is scheduled for 3
