The SB40 Board conducted open and closed sessions January 12 at the quarterly meeting to handle the following business. The board had a carryover of $28,682.86 from 2020. Four board members, Edward Seipel, Larry Redford, Roberta Kimble and Jill Blackford, terms will expire as of April. Seipel indicated he was not interested in seeking another
By Dr. John Jasinski, Northwest Missouri State University president Our students returned last week for the spring semester and 2021 classes are underway at Northwest Missouri State University! I am feeling a sense of optimism about the future of Northwest, and that is on all of us who have uplifted and helped each other in
The following schools have announced closures due to poor road conditions: South Nodaway, Jefferson, Northeast Nodaway, West Nodaway and North Nodaway. Maryville is virtual Only.
At the Burlington Jct. City Council January 12 meeting, Raymond James representative, Rich Bartow, Kansas City, spoke to the council concerning tax free refunding $900,000 worth of wastewater bonds. The city presently pays 4.5 percent rate and later this fall the rate should drop considerably, possibly saving $70,000 plus. Bartow also offered the city could
The Nodaway County Senior Services Fund Tax Board met on January 14 in the county’s Administrative Center to divide senior citizen tax monies. These monies were gathered from the 5¢ per $100 assessed valuation across Nodaway County. The tax has been collected annually since 2000 and each year the senior services tax board designates the
Presiding Commissioner Bill Walker called the meeting of the Nodaway County Commission to order at the commissioner’s office. In attendance: Walker, Chris Burns, Scott Walk, associate commissioners, and Melinda Patton, county clerk. Burns made a motion to approve the agenda as presented. The motion passed. Burns made a motion to approve prior commission minutes dated
“Following up last week’s All-American players map is this year’s All-Conference players per capita map. Just under eight percent, or 1,162 of the nearly 15,000 FBS players made an All-Conference team. The region extending from Texas to the Carolinas, known as the ‘Pigskin Cult’, is highlighted containing 47% of the All-Conference players nationwide. In total
Due to weather conditions and for the safety of students and employees, the Northwest campus in Maryville will open at 11 a.m. today. The COVID-19 vaccination clinic at the Carl and Hughes Fieldhouse will continue as scheduled. On-ground classes will begin at 11 a.m. For classes beginning prior to that time, Northwest students should check
The Clearmont City Council gathered January 19 with a light agenda of action items. The council approved a one-time water bill reprieve with the local housing unit for $864.40 from a water leak that spanned over eight months. City Clerk Linda Babcock reported an email was received from Debbie Engle, a resident, whose property is
The Skidmore City Council met via Zoom in open and closed sessions, January 14, where one of the business items was presentations of water meter replacement proposals. Three proposals were considered: BP Meters, LLC, Maryville; USABlueBook, Gurnee, IL; and Schulte Supply, Inc., Edwardsville, IL. The bids were tabled because of requests for more information. The
