Two Maryville Middle School students, Tessa Mayne and Faye Hornickle, traveled to Adrian, April 13 to compete in the Regional Oratorical Contest. With seven students in competition, the two middle school students placed second and third place. The first place winner was from Raymore-Peculiar High School, and the other participants represented Adrian High School, Odessa

Katie Lininger is the newest employee at the Nodaway News Leader, joining as an ad and layout designer. Lininger, a Colorado native, moved to Rock Port when she was 11 and went on to graduate high school there. She is currently enrolled at Northwest Missouri State University, earning a degree in digital media, with an emphasis in

The Burlington Jct. City Council reorganized with a new mayor and councilmen taking the oath of office during the open session April 8. City Manager Jo Anna Marriott gave the financial report. All bank accounts are reconciled, and the bond payment has been met. The city is up in revenue by $76,435.49 from July 1,

At the April 11 Skidmore City Council meeting, progress was reviewed on the city’s projects. The council approved the increased cost of the garage door for the Newton Hall basement. The original estimate was approximately $8,500, it will be increased by $843.85 for a larger door with insulation. Work on the wall is supposed to

The Cody Lee Stiens Memorial Scholarship committee presented five scholarships this year with an increased amount of $2,000. The recipients are Ryan Allen who will be attending State Tech, Linn, for heavy diesel mechanic training; Emily Holtman who will attend North Central Missouri College at Savannah for radiology; Wesley Snead and Aydan Blackford who both

“This is what you got for your $10,000,” said Sue Wagner to the Hopkins City Council on April 4 as she handed out the two-page report from Allyssa Becker, CPA of Becker Accounting, LLC, of Eveleth, MN. Becker said in conclusion, “It is our opinion that the City of Hopkins lack of record keeping was

Presiding Commissioner Bill Walker called the meeting of the Nodaway County Commission to order at the commissioner’s office. In attendance: Walker, Chris Burns and Scott Walk, associate commissioners and Melinda Patton, county clerk. Walk made a motion to approve the agenda as presented. The motion passed Burns made a motion to approve prior commission minutes

Marathons by State, Per Capita-2024 The oldest continually operating marathon is the Boston Marathon.  The 128th running of the Boston Marathon took place on Monday, April 15th.  This map of the 1,049 marathons by state, scheduled in the U.S. for 2024, is divided by the population. The resulting distribution indicates climate plays a role. The upper

Kason Teale and Jaxson Staples both have decided to continue their soccer careers at the next level. Staples signed for Bellevue University, Bellevue, NE, on April 9, while Teale signed for West Texas A&M, Canyon, TX, on April 11 at Maryville High School.