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
The official length of this year’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade is 84 feet and will start at the corner of Third and North Market, which is in front of Burny’s Sports Bar, the parade’s sponsor. The 5:17 pm event is free, organized by volunteers and open to anyone wishing to show off their Irish spirit.
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
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
