At the Pickering City Council meeting on April 6, City Clerk Milt Sovereign swore in Roberta Boyd as alderman. Boyd, who has served on the city council in the past, gave the city enough aldermen to have a quorum to handle the city’s business. The city is awaiting the results of the write-ins on the
The oldest continually-operating marathon is the Boston Marathon. The 121st running of the Boston Marathon will take place this Monday, April 17. The number of marathon race finishers across the nation has steadily grown over the past 40 years. Since 1976, the number of race finishers has grown from 25,000 to more than a half
The April 4 Municipal Election featured a number of city tax issues and contested races throughout Nodaway County. Contested races Hopkins North Ward Alderman: Richard Moore, 14 votes, defeated Roger Florea, 12 votes. Atchison Township Trustee: Brandon Doughtery, 29 votes, defeated Kaela McClurg, 11 votes. White Cloud Township Board Members: Tim Lance, 45 votes, and
A sweet, but noncaloric treat for children and grandchildren’s Easter baskets is available from the Nodaway News Leader’s collection of books by local authors available for sale. Titles include: • “How the Rabbit Became the Easter Bunny” and “Listen to the Mukies” by Bob Bohlken • “Lily is Wide Awake” by Brandon Brand • “Marriah’s
Routine maintenance work will close Route 113 in Nodaway County this week. On Thursday, April 13, local maintenance crews from MoDOT will close Route 113 for a culvert replacement between US Route 136 and 210th Street. The road will be closed from approximately 8 am to 3 pm, weather permitting. During this closure, motorists will
Maryville is embarking on a comprehensive improvement program to modernize the city’s aging water meter and distribution system to advanced metering infrastructure (AMI). The city has partnered with Schneider Electric to replace nearly 4,200 water meters, integrate these meters into an AMI platform and provide leak detection technology to specific areas along the water mains.
During their regular meeting April 10, members of the Maryville City Council reappointed Jason McDowell as Maryville’s mayor and Rachael Martin as the mayor pro-tem. Martin and Lipiec were elected as council members during the April 4 election. Also approved by voters in the April election was the 20-year extension of the one-half of one
The Burlington Jct. American Legion Post will hold a potato bar from 5-7 pm, Friday, April 14, at the American Legion Building in Burlington Jct. Besides potatoes with all the fixings, there will be homemade salads, desserts and drink. Cost is $7 for adults, children 10 and under are free.
The Road to Resurrection will be presented from 5 to 7 pm, Friday, April 14, at the Laura Street Baptist Church, 120 South Laura Street, Maryville. A free supper is included.
The Dog-Gone Easter Bone Hunt registration begins at 1:30 pm, with the event beginning at 2 pm, Saturday, April 15, at Sunrise Park, 1316 East Halsey Street, Maryville. Registration fee is $4 or two cans of dog food with proceeds going to the New Nodaway Humane Society. All dogs must remain on leash during the
