At the March 20 Nodaway County Health Center Board of Directors meeting, Administrator Tom Patterson was evaluated and then given a pay raise during closed session. Patterson’s salary was raised from $56,827 to $60,000 annually. When his salary was compared to an administrator statewide average of $69,291, and regionally of $60,205, the board decided to

Both the Tenaska and Trade Winds companies with proposed windmill developments in Nodaway County have agreed to give monies to the county’s coffers as a “community donation.” Tenaska, who is proposing 114 windmills north of Maryville, has committed to $15,000 a year for 20 years to be given to the county funds, the commissioners recently

Maryville’s Pizza Ranch sponsored a fundraiser on March 28 to benefit the Atchison – Holt County flood victims. Over $800 was raised during the event.

With the Pickering City Council unable to meet in March, the April 1 meeting was spent catching up on city business. The March bills were retroactively approved for payment, along with the April bills. Approval was given for the mowing bid advertisement which City Clerk Milt Sovereign had placed. He didn’t believe the city mowing

March Madness culminates with the Final Four this weekend. Four teams (Duke-5, Connecticut & North Carolina-4 each, and Kentucky-3) have won a total of 16 titles in the past 30 years. Once again, as in other basketball maps, the eastern half of the country is dominating the sport. Virginia will be facing newcomer Auburn and

By Dustin Henggeler Starting off the season with two shutout losses wasn’t easy, but Maryville Baseball Coach Carson Riedel knew his team was capable of more. That was proven April 1 when Maryville went four innings against East Buchanan, winning 18-3 and putting the mercy rule into motion. “I knew once we got the bats