Pickering replaces sewer pump

At the Pickering City Council meeting on March 8, the aldermen approved $1,400 to be paid to White Cloud Engineering for the replacement of a recirculating pump at the sewer plant. There are six pumps and this is the second pump to be replaced in the sewer plant’s nine-year history. A company had to be

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MoDOT to host job fair in Maryville

The Missouri Department of Transportation is hosting a job fair from 3 to 6 pm on Thursday, March 16 at the Maryville Maintenance Facility, 28320 250th Street, Maryville. MoDOT is hiring for seasonal and summer maintenance workers. For more information or to apply, visit modot.org/jobs. Save

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Skidmore approves $825,000 sewer plant renovation

On March 9, the Skidmore City Council approved a proposal to upgrade and renovate the existing sewer system as presented by Paul C. Owings, Snyder and Associates, St. Joseph, at the February meeting. The proposed collection system improvements include repairing the gravity sewer pipe deficiencies, broken cleanouts, damaged manholes and the camper dump cap, requiring

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Northwest faces cuts due to budget constraints

The Missouri Academy of Science, Mathematics and Computing at Northwest Missouri State University will end operations at the conclusion of the 2017-18 academic year, university officials announced March 10. This decision and other cost-cutting maneuvers can be attributed to the continued loss of state funding over the years. This year, the university’s state allocation has

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Maryville City Council saves over $90,000

The Maryville City Council saved approximately $91,600 as they purchased several pieces of new equipment for less than their budgeted amounts during their regular meeting March 13. It was approved to purchase a Jacobson Turf Cat Mower at $17,195 for Mozingo Lake Recreation Park from Kansas Golf and Turf, Lenexa, KS, which was $8,805 under

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Post 464 to host pancake breakfast

American Legion Post 464 will sponsor a pancake breakfast from 7 to 11:30 am, Sunday, March 19, at the legion post, Conception Jct. Pancakes, sausage, eggs, biscuits and gravy, juice and coffee will be served. Cost is $7 minimum donation per person, children six and under are free. Proceeds will go to the American Cancer

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Potato Bar is scheduled in Maitland

A loaded potato bar will be from 11 am to 1 pm, Sunday, March 19, at the Tri-City Friendship Center, Maitland Nutrition Site in Maitland. Adults are $9; children, ages nine and under are $5. Meal will include baked potatoes with all the trimmings, homemade salads, pies and a drink. Funds benefit the nutrition site

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