By Dr. Fallon Stiens Does your child floss? Their teeth that is. Not the floss dance which I’m aware 99.9 percent of children know and can do way better than me. I’m on a mission to inspire tooth flossing to be just as cool. A lofty goal, I’m aware. February is Children’s Dental Health Month
The Hopkins City Council briefly reviewed the city’s future needs at the February 4 meeting. Mayor Kelly Morrison said improvements to the water and sewer mains are needed. Currently on water, the city must shut down the entire city to repair water main breaks. Morrison said the city should look at a three-to-five year commitment
The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) announced statewide results for district Annual Performance Reports (APR) for the 2017-18 school year with all Nodaway County schools receiving the Accredited level. This year’s APR data reflected a slightly heavier focus on non-academic factors such as college and career readiness, attendance and graduation rates. Nodaway
Northwest Missouri State University will host a musical celebration and its annual Soul Food Dinner with Dr. Latrese Adkins Weathersby to commemorate Black History Month. Black History Month’s 2019 nationwide theme, “The Migrations,” focuses on the movement of people of African descent to new destinations and social realities, primarily during the 20th century through today.
Sunday • Northeast Nodaway Booster Club 3/4 BB Tourney • North Nodaway PAT Group Connection, 1 pm Monday • Nodaway-Holt FCCLA Week begins • South Nodaway MoWest HS Honor Choir • West Nodaway Book Fair begins • St. Gregory’s Preschool Muffins with Mom, 7 am • Jefferson, South Nodaway JH Scholar Bowl at Union Star,
Editor’s note: several county schools canceled classes on February 7 due to weather which is not reflected in these days. The Nodaway County school calendars have been adjusted to add the weather-related snow days so far this year. The following is a list of the schools and the dates which will be added to the
At 3:45 pm, Thursday, January 31, a South Nodaway R-IV school bus, owned by Jarnik, was involved in an accident on County Road 360, just west of Route J, near Guilford. The 2009 Blue Bird bus, driven by Roger Nelson, 64, Guilford, was going west when it was hit at the crest of a hill
February 6 was National Signing Day. No event garners as much media attention in the life of a high school senior than Signing Day. This small sample of the 300 top high school football recruits, according to ESPN, highlights the Pigskin Cult. This region from Texas to Georgia indicates the prominent role the southern states
The Clearmont City Council attended to the business of the city on January 29. Suez Water System Consultant Tom Stechmann, Liberty, addressed the council about his company’s option to maintain the town’s water tower. His services would include inspections, repainting the inside and out and any repairs which would be included in the maintenance program.
The American Legion Post 256 in Maitland is looking for new members who are veterans. Meetings are the first Sunday of every month at 6 pm at the Maitland AL building. For more information, contact Richard Warner, 816.390.7791 or Sandy Wright, 660.928.3444.
