Community leaders from Northwest Missouri gathered February 4 and 5 in Jefferson City to educate statewide legislators on Northwest Missouri and discuss the region’s legislative priorities, as they have done for more than 20 years as a part of Great Northwest Day at the Capitol. The event includes representatives from 19 counties. The group is
Matt Wilson, far right, Lexington, KY, took his NNL and hiked with friends David Nemer, left, Charlottesville, VA, and Adam Klotz, center, New York, NY, to the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania on January 29. The dormant volcano stands at 19,341 ft and is the highest peak in Africa. The team reached the summit on
The Senate Bill 40 Board held the quarterly meeting January 14 to start 2025 with open and closed sessions. The board finished 2024 with a carryover of $59,984.90. Treasurer Jeanette Schieber is interested in finding someone to serve on the board who she can train to become the next treasurer. The board started with 10
The Nodaway County Health Center’s Jack Hunsucker inspected food establishments over the month of January. Planet Sub, 217 West 4th Street, Maryville, medium priority Inspection date: January 7 Criticals: None. Non-criticals: A scoop handle was in the all-purpose flour. Jimmy Johns, 1005 South Main, Maryville, medium priority Inspection date: January 7 Criticals: None. Non-criticals: Some light bulbs had missing covers. Pizza
At the January 28 NOCOMO Industries, Inc. board meeting, December 2024 and January public funding was discussed. In open session, SB40 funds received for December was $33,653.18 and $143,564.91 in January. DESE funds for December was $11,146.44. DESE reimburses part of the certified employees wages. December payroll was $37,072.80. The sheltered workshop received a Gladys
The Maryville Tourism Committee met January 23 to review Tourism Director DeAnn Davison’s action items and timeline on tourism’s key initiatives. Davison lined up the year-one priorities including staffing, funding, grant opportunities, defining tourism and how Maryville tourism works within it, host an introductory stakeholder summit, lodging partner check-ins, establish stakeholder communications, capitalize on university
Voters, who reside inside the city limits of Maryville, went to the polls February 4 to mark a ballot with one question; whether to build a new water treatment plant which will serve all of Nodaway County. The City of Maryville owns and operates the current water treatment plant on Maryville’s east side. The city
An MU agronomist field specialist, Wayne Flanary, led a private pesticide applicator training January 31 in the Nodaway County Administration Center. This training which filled the community room, will allow producers to purchase and apply restricted use pesticides.
Founded in 1868, Nodaway Valley Bank has been led by five generations of the Robinson family, including the current chairman of the board and CEO, James G. Robinson. Now the family’s tradition of service has been extended to the sixth generation. James Mitchell “Mitch” Robinson, son of the chairman and CEO has joined the bank
Recently at the Maryville Public Library, Debbie Bennett with the University of Missouri Extension presented “Eating on a Budget,” a program about nutrition and shared some ways to create meals that are good for health and budget. She also spoke about a customizable soup recipe and participants were able to try the healthy soup. The
