By Kay Wilson One hundred ninety-two veterans including five from Nodaway County boarded a jet at KCI April 18 to travel to Washington, DC as a part of the Heartland Honor Flight travels. Honor Flight volunteer personnel arrange for veterans to see the many veteran memorial sites in the nation’s capitol in one day. Four
The Nodaway County Senior Center is able to give 50 percent tax credits on donations of $100 or more as announced at the April 19 meeting of the Nodaway County Senior Citizens Senate. Under the Missouri Department of Revenue Food Pantry, Homeless Shelter or Soup Kitchen Tax Credit, any taxpayer who donates cash of at
At the April 17 Maryville Parks and Recreation board meeting, Dennis Buckles was approved to do caulking repairs in the lap lanes part of the pool at the MAC for a price of $8,550. This will need to be done soon so that staff can begin painting as opening day is approaching. Buckles did the
At the April 19 Nodaway County Health Center Board meeting, the Missouri Supreme Court opinion issued March 21 on the appeal from the circuit court of Cole County concerning county and health board concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFO) ordinances was discussed. In respect of the Missouri Supreme Court ruling, the board voted to dissolve the
The Commission on Cancer (CoC), a quality program of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) has granted three-year accreditation to the cancer program at Mosaic Life Care. To earn voluntary CoC accreditation, Mosaic must meet 34 CoC quality care standards, be evaluated every three years through a survey process and maintain levels of excellence in
The Nodaway County Ambulance District Board met on April 12 to discuss district business. Maryville Fire Chief Phil Rickabaugh, also an ambulance board member, reported that he will be retiring from the fire department and rescue squad as of June 1. Director of Operations Bill Florea The sales tax payment for the month was $119,884.07. Kaci
Recently Governor Mike Parson announced that the Missouri Department of Public Safety has approved 428 grants totaling over $6.3 million to law enforcement, fire service, and EMS providers across the state for new equipment, supplies, personnel, and training. Three entities in Nodaway County were among the grantees. Maryville’s Department of Public Safety, Polk Township Rural
At the April 24 Maryville City Council meeting, it was approved to accept McClure Engineering’s, St. Louis, stormwater management plan for Southview Apartments Phase III, which will consists of two 16-plex units. It constructs an additional detention basin with regulated release rates, and limited post-development peak flows to below pre-development levels. The project, located at
Missouri’s campaign, “Tobacco is Changing,” launched this week to educate parents about the different candy-flavored tobacco products tempting children into addiction. It is also the reality of the tobacco landscape – especially when it comes to e-cigarettes. “Remember how shocked you were when you first heard about JUUL, the disposable e-cigarette that looks like a
A seal coat project across multiple counties in northwest Missouri is scheduled to begin next week. Contractors from the Vance Brothers, Inc., working with MoDOT, will seal 10 routes beginning Monday, May 1. Among the planned schedule is May 5, Route EE in Nodaway County from Route NN to Route 46. Other roads will be
