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Maryville Public Library in need of operating, maintenance funds

Clarification It has been brought to our attention this article concerning the Maryville Public Library’s need for additional revenue in the January 19 edition of the Nodaway News Leader was not clear about the library as a government entity. The library’s funding is separate from the annual city appropriations, and in fact, the library building

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McDowell named NEN principal

Jason McDowell will be Northeast Nodaway’s head principal for the 2017-18 school year. He will follow current Principal Ken Grove who was hired to become the superintendent. McDowell earned his bachelor’s and his master’s degrees from Northwest Missouri State University and is currently working on his specialist’s degree also through Northwest. He started his education

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Home away from home: Student from Thailand gains new experiences in US

Sixteen-year-old “Mint” Pitchakorn Chitpiboonsuk calls Nonthaburi, Thailand, home. But during the 2016-17 school year, she’s living in Conception Jct. and attending high school at Jefferson. Nonthaburi has a population of 539,504 but is part of the city of Bangkok which has a population of 6.355 million. street vendors, tok-tok and temples “It’s a very big

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MoDOT crews forge through the ice

Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) crews worked around the clock starting in the wee hours of Saturday morning, January 14, to keep roads in usable condition. Crews all over the county were divided into two 12-hours shifts, allowing salt trucks and snow plows to run continuously, making sure the roads stayed safe for drivers. This

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