At the May 5 Hopkins City Council meeting, Jerri Dearmont, Northwest Missouri Regional Council of Governments, presented the fire truck bid from Rosenbauer/Heiman Fire Equipment, Sioux Falls, SD, for $497,326. The CDBG grant will pay $494,852 with the remaining $2,474 being paid by the City of Hopkins Fire Department. Because this was the only bid
Jefferson, Northeast Nodaway, West Nodaway and North Nodaway all held graduations on May 11.
Maryville is currently requesting bids for the construction of the Downtown Pedestrian Alleyway Project. The project was re-released for bid April 10, and will be open for 30 days from that date. The project was re-bid to include a north-south alleyway component in an effort to secure a single contractor for both components of the
Northwest Missouri State University’s Board of Regents, during a regular scheduled zoom meeting May 2, approved rates for the institution’s 2025-26 academic year, including tuition and fees, room and board rates, and supplemental fees. The Regents approved a 4 percent increase to its rates. Based on 30 credit hours, in-state undergraduate students attending Northwest next
The Nodaway County Health Department’s Jack Hunsucker inspected food establishments over the month of April. Triple B’s LLC, Temporary Food Service Establishment Inspection date: April 1 Criticals: The location of bread tubs could allow dripping and splash. Non-criticals: None. Chick-Fil-A, 800 University Drive, Maryville, medium priority Inspection date: April 4 Criticals: None. Non-criticals: Laminate was peeling on cabinet doors. The shared
The Skidmore City Council met April 22 to swear in the city aldermen and consider reapplying for the CBDG grant. The recently elected aldermen were sworn in, with Dennis Gladman and Thomas Wilmes returning to serve two-year terms. New alderman James Duncan will serve a one-year term. Gladman will continue as the mayor pro tem.
The Nodaway County Ambulance District hosted an open house on April 30 to commemorate 50 years. Refreshments were provided and members of community were able to tour the facility to see some of the day to day operations.
At the April 15 Nodaway County Health Board meeting, Administrator Tom Patterson provided a packet of information on measles cases and outbreaks. At the time of the report, April 11, there had been no cases of measles in Missouri. There has since been one reported in Taney County. During the school year 2023-24, Missouri had
Forty-five enthusiastic junior and senior members of Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) participated in the annual Missouri Legislative Shadowing Project held earlier in April in the state’s capitol. Among them were Maryville juniors, Mya Aley and Taylor McDanel, members for the Northwest Technical School FCCLA. They met with their State Representative Jeff
At the April 28 Maryville City Council meeting, a contract with Crossland Heavy Contractors, Kansas City, was approved for Construction Manager At-Risk (CMAR) services related to the Maryville Water Treatment Project. The CMAR agreement offers Maryville a transparent, collaborative approach to managing this major infrastructure project. Having a CMAR allows for an emphasis on schedule
