St. Gregory’s students in Jamie Casteel’s third grade bounce throughout the class as they sit on stability balls. The stability balls replace normal chairs in Casteel’s classroom as part of a curriculum program and the students seem to enjoy the mobility. She started utilizing the balls five years ago. She had read articles about their
The Burlington Jct. City Council discussed several nuisance complaints during its regular meeting March 13. Jon and Jill Castillo approached the council with concerns regarding loose dogs that were hanging around their property. Council approved city staff to send Roger and Connie Goff and Steven Goff a letter regarding the city’s policies on loose dogs
By Christina Rice Renowned motivational speaker and life coach Jeff Yalden inspired students and community members through his message March 8. Yalden travels the world. He has visited 48 countries and all 50 states. He speaks to teens, inspiring them to move forward in life, take advantage of opportunities that come along and help their
The West Nodaway R-I Board of Education met in open and two closed sessions on March 8 to handle the following school district business: In the second closed session of the evening, the board unanimously rehired Tonya Bell, Kendall Carpenter, Terry Clark, Jennifer Downing, Michael Goff, Nicki Honan, Anita Nordbye, Jennifer McGinness, Becca Ridnour, Julie
Frances L. Hammond, 70, Papillion, NE, died Wednesday, March 15, 2017, at Midlands Hospital, Papillion. Funeral services will be at 2 pm, Saturday, March 18 at the Bram-Danfelt Funeral Home, Maryville. Burial will follow in Hillcrest Cemetery, Skidmore. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 pm, Friday, March 17 at the funeral home.
Loretta Pauline Mattson Henry, 87, Indio, CA, died Saturday, February 18, 2017. Funeral services were Thursday, March 2 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Palm Dessert, CA, with burial at Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, CA. Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association at alz.org. Arrangements were under the direction of Fitzhenry-Wiefels, Indio, CA.
The Enhanced Enterprise Zone (EEZ) board met March 9 to discuss wind turbine developments in Nodaway County. According to County Assessor Rex Wallace, there are three potential wind energy companies that are competing against each other for prime location spots in Nodaway County. One of those companies has stated it is looking to invest over
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
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
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
