Nodaway County Economic Development (NCED) announced recently the hiring of Kim Mildward to the position as project manager, effective Friday, March 15. Mildward understands the crucial role economic development plays in creating lasting prosperity for the region. She has been hired as project manager to ensure the success or project initiatives and will contribute to
With the upcoming elections this year, the NNL news staff will be sharing the qualifications for all of the local officeholders each week. This week’s print exclusive Nodaway Nominated, explores the qualifications for Nodaway County Public Administrator. You can find the article on the front page of the February 22nd edition of the NNL.
Maryville Downtown has selected Tom Shelton as the new president for 2024. Shelton said, “With any organization there is a need for people to step into increasing levels of leadership responsibilities.” Maryville Downtown first began as the Maryville Downtown Improvement Organization (MDIO) in 2015, after talks in 2014 about establishing the entity. It is part
Affordable housing has been a challenge for local industry’s employee recruitment for a long time. A recent housing study reinforced this fact that Nodaway County manufacturers had known for years. The information of the study was brought to the Maryville Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) leadership. They began to further investigate the type of housing, suitable
A new philanthropic organization, 102 Donations, has been formed to benefit the North Nodaway school district area being Hopkins and Pickering. The organization currently has 28 members, both men and women, who make a minimum contribution of $25 per quarter. The group has made two presentations. Last quarter, the group gave $1,395 to the Hopkins
Maryville Parks and Recreation is looking for responses to their aquatic feasibility study. The survey is currently live at surveymonkey.com/r/maryvilleaquatic until March 6. The link can also be found on all MPR social media platforms and MPR website. The survey details preferences for a future new swimming facility, including the potential of an indoor facility. According to
Don’t miss the print exclusive ‘Salute to Career & Technical Education’ special edition available in this week’s NNL. This section is a salute to Nodaway County students and teachers and is loaded with photos and special feature articles. Copies are available each week at our office and at: MFA Breaktime, Casey’s East, Casey’s North, Casey’s
At the February 8 Skidmore City Council meeting, discussion was held on the need to hire a code enforcer. Mayor Teresa Carter said having a code enforcer would make Skidmore more attractive when the city applies for grants. The enforcer duties would include: knowing Skidmore city ordinances, looking for violations, issuing tickets and going to
On February 12, 10 Squared Women of Maryville donated $9,300 for the Northwest Missouri State University’s Alternative Spring Break. Amanda Twaddle presented the money for 10 Squared Women to Alternative Spring Break President Morgan Jaeger, Amy Nally, advisor and assistant director of Northwest’s office of student involvement, and Faith Thompson, student involvement coordinator. From March
At the February 7 Pickering City Council meeting, City Clerk Milt Sovereign presented information explaining sewer pump failures in 2022 and 2023. Sovereign said he had looked for patterns with the failures. There were 26 in 2022 and 29 in 2023. There are 85 Pickering residents with sewer pumps. In both years, March had high
