This Week's News

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Two Maryville Middle School students, Tessa Mayne and Faye Hornickle, traveled to Adrian, April 13 to compete in the Regional Oratorical Contest. With seven students in competition, the two middle school students placed second and third place. The first place winner was from Raymore-Peculiar High School, and the other participants represented Adrian High School, Odessa

Katie Lininger is the newest employee at the Nodaway News Leader, joining as an ad and layout designer. Lininger, a Colorado native, moved to Rock Port when she was 11 and went on to graduate high school there. She is currently enrolled at Northwest Missouri State University, earning a degree in digital media, with an emphasis in

The Burlington Jct. City Council reorganized with a new mayor and councilmen taking the oath of office during the open session April 8. City Manager Jo Anna Marriott gave the financial report. All bank accounts are reconciled, and the bond payment has been met. The city is up in revenue by $76,435.49 from July 1,

At the April 11 Skidmore City Council meeting, progress was reviewed on the city’s projects. The council approved the increased cost of the garage door for the Newton Hall basement. The original estimate was approximately $8,500, it will be increased by $843.85 for a larger door with insulation. Work on the wall is supposed to

The Cody Lee Stiens Memorial Scholarship committee presented five scholarships this year with an increased amount of $2,000. The recipients are Ryan Allen who will be attending State Tech, Linn, for heavy diesel mechanic training; Emily Holtman who will attend North Central Missouri College at Savannah for radiology; Wesley Snead and Aydan Blackford who both

“This is what you got for your $10,000,” said Sue Wagner to the Hopkins City Council on April 4 as she handed out the two-page report from Allyssa Becker, CPA of Becker Accounting, LLC, of Eveleth, MN. Becker said in conclusion, “It is our opinion that the City of Hopkins lack of record keeping was

The Nodaway County Ambulance District board met to discuss district business on April 10. Jace Pine and Rick Allen were sworn into their positions on the board, as the oath of office was read and signed. The Maryville Rescue Squad has had issues with the batteries for extrication tools. The tools show they have full

As the spring semester comes to an end and students leave campus for the summer, Northwest Missouri State University and Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) of Nodaway County are partnering again and encouraging students to donate unwanted items and reduce landfill waste during the biannual Big Green Move Out. From now until Friday, April 26,

At the April 8 Maryville City Council Meeting, the results of the April 2 election were declared and approved, re-electing incumbents John McBride and Dannen Merrill for three year terms. McBride and Merrill took the oath of office, and Merrill was named as mayor, while McBride was named as mayor pro-tem. A request to hold