Jefferson BOE

The Jefferson board of education met February 25 to handle the school district’s business: • Approved the consent agenda after adding Kenzie Edwards as track coach. • Authorized the purchase of accounting software from Software Unlimited to be done in August or November at a cost of $7,200 setup and an annual fee of $4,570.

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North Nodaway BOE

The North Nodaway R-VI Board of Education met in open and closed sessions on February 19 to handle the following school district business: Superintendent James Simmelink informed the board the school will be in session until Tuesday, May 28. The district had missed eight days as of February 19, plus has had three late starts

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Health board to evaluate administrator

The Nodaway County Health Center Board of Directors received administrator evaluation forms at the February 21 meeting. Administrator Tom Patterson is completing his third year in the position and hasn’t had a board evaluation. The forms will be turned into Board President Marlin Kinman at the March meeting. A closed meeting will then be held

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South Nodaway BOE

The South Nodaway R-IV Board of Education met in open and closed sessions to handle the following school district business: Magen Norcross was hired as the school social worker for the 2019-20 school year. She will begin her duties in August and has a 10-month contract. With all of the snow days and to keep

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NW’s ag school to host Agriculture and Food Literacy Summit

In an effort aimed at helping middle school-aged students better understand and appreciate the food system, Northwest Missouri State University invites the public to its second annual Agriculture and Food Literacy Summit on Thursday, March 14 at the conference center at Mozingo Lake Recreation Park. The summit is designed to bring educators, producers, industry professionals

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Northeast Nodaway BOE

The school board of the Northeast Nodaway School met February 21 to speak to the business of the district: • Interim Superintendent and Principal Jason McDowell presented the 2019-20 school calendar. Approved. • Heidi Beatty, Denise Henggeler and Drew Bruner presented options for an updated salary schedule. • Approved a bid from Clevenger & Associates,

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Dutch Luke

Gerald Edwin “Dutch” Luke, 93, Maryville, died Wednesday, February 27, 2019, at Oak Pointe, Maryville. Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 am, Saturday, March 2 at St. Gregory’s Catholic Church, with burial to follow in St. Columba Cemetery, Conception. Parish rosary will be at 6 pm, Friday, March 1 at St. Gregory’s followed

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Northwest announces Women’s History Month activities

Northwest Missouri State University will host a series of events during the month of March in commemoration of Women’s History Month. Under the national theme of “Visionary Women: Champions of Peace and Nonviolence,” activities at Northwest will include a talk about sexual assault and a presentation by a Holocaust survivor. Northwest also will host a

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