July is Ultraviolet (UV) Safety Awareness Month and the risks of skin cancer and ways to help prevent it should be shared. According to Mayo Clinic, skin cancers are the most common cancer with some 5.4 million new cases reported per year in the US. Approximately 20 percent of people will have skin cancer at
At the July 18 Maryville Parks and Recreation board meeting, it was approved for staff to be compensated at 62.5¢ per mile, which is the current IRS mileage rate. Staff has been using personal vehicles on the clock to make trips to the MAC, splash pad, city hall and back to the MCC. This proposal
The Nodaway County Health Center Board of Directors waived the food establishments permit fees at the July 20 meeting for the upcoming October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2023 year. The board has waived the fees the immediate past two years also. There are 115 to 120 food establishments in Nodaway County. The health department
Any community officials interested in demolishing vacant commercial and residential structures will soon be able to apply for two grant opportunities with the state. The community revitalization grant through the Missouri Department of Economic Development is scheduled to open this month. One of the allowable activities is the demolition of vacant properties. This grant will
At the July 14 Skidmore City Council meeting, the Porter Trash Service bid for a one-year contract was approved with significant increases to the city. After the approval, it was necessary for the city to raise the residents’ cost for trash services. Porter Trash had to raise its rates due to rising costs of labor,
On July 15, a ceremonial signing establishing the Northwest Missouri Cooperative Mental Health Board of Trustees inter-county agreement was held at Northwest Missouri State University. County leadership from Gentry, Holt, Nodaway and Holt are participating in the agreement. Chair of the 4th Judicial Circuit Leadership Team on Mental Health and Criminal Justice, Nodaway County Associate
Upon Dr. John Jasinski’s dismissal as the Northwest Missouri State University’s 10th president, Dr. Clarence Green assumed the reins as the leader of his alma mater as the interim president upon the Regents request. “I have no interest in taking this position in a more permanent fashion,” noted Green early in the interview with NNL
At the July 12 Clearmont City Council meeting, the DNR’s ARPA grant applications were discussed further. Emily Wicoff from Snyder and Associates sent information letting the council know that Clearmont is eligible to submit a drinking water and wastewater application. The wastewater application includes the lagoon center pivot upgrades and other lagoon rehab and repair,
The First United Methodist Church’s United Methodist Women “Women of Faith” has completed the bazaar quilt. Norma Robison and Della Rhoades display the “red magnolia or flower basket” quilt, they hand-quilted along with Margueritte Carmichael and Martha Kinman. Joyce Farmer pieced the quilt. The tickets are $1 each or six for $5 and will be available
Successfully transitioning a family farming business to the next generation doesn’t happen overnight. University of Missouri Extension agricultural business specialist Wesley Tucker says it takes planning and “communication, communication, communication.” To help families start the succession planning process and initiate communication, Tucker and an MU Extension team will lead two-hour workshops across the state in
