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Andrew County Interstate 29 – Bridge replacement project over Hopkins Creek and bridge rehabilitation project over Route T (mile marker 58-60) through 2021. A

Dear Friend, Suggesting we have much to be thankful for this year might sound a bit disingenuous. After all, 2020 has been a year

Current ACTIVE COVID-19 Cases Nodaway 286 **96 hospitalizations, 11 currently** Andrew 636 Atchison 65  Gentry 74 Worth 32 Holt 63 Taylor 178 Page 106

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government has made plans to execute the first female inmate in almost six decades.  Attorneys for Lisa Montgomery said

Tuesday morning around 11:30 Clarinda Police were called to Clarinda High School to assist school officials with the search of a vehicle.  Items found

Last week Triumph Foods of St Joseph donated over 40,000 pounds of premium pork products to Second Harvest Community Food Bank of northwest Missouri

Beginning Friday through December 19th, the Page County Sheriff’s Office is taking gift requests for Operation Blessing.  The Page County Sheriff’s Office program will

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (Nov. 24, 2020) — Hy-Vee, Inc., based in West Des Moines, Iowa, is voluntarily recalling two of its Hy-Vee Short

MARYVILLE, Mo. – Northwest Missouri State University’s holiday tree is standing at the Memorial Bell Tower again this year to provide hope and a bright

MARYVILLE, Mo. – Northwest Missouri State University’s Recycling Center will operate with limited hours during the University’s Thanksgiving and winter breaks. The Recycling Center, located

(JEFFERSON CITY, MO) – As research and development of multiple COVID-19 vaccines continue to show promising safety and effectiveness findings, Governor Mike Parson today announced the

The City of Maryville Issued the 7th COVID Emergency Order Tuesday.  See link below: https://www.maryville.org/newsview.aspx?nid=11205&s=09 (Toggle through 5 page document at bottom of page)

–Approved an Ordinance to Execute a Contract with KS State Bank Baystone Government Finance for the lease/purchase of a Takeuchi TB280FR Mini Excavator.  FY21

Maryville Middle School Assistant Principal Kate Lydon was named Monday as the Missouri Assistant Principal of the Year.  The award was given by the

(MARYVILLE, MO.) – Showing thanks for a job well done is an easy gift to give this holiday season, and one Maryville resident is

DES MOINES – Gov. Kim Reynolds recently completed this year’s 99 County Tour, taking the opportunity to visit and connect directly with Iowans in

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Despite the warning signs and flashing lights, trucks just can’t seem to stop hitting a Kansas City overpass.  The

O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — Hospital beds across Missouri are nearly four-fifths full, and capacity is even more limited in intensive care units as the

DYSART, Iowa (AP) — Twin Iowa girls who faced long odds when they were born around the 22nd week of pregnancy are celebrating a

(JEFFERSON CITY, MO) – The 2020 Missouri Governor’s Mansion Christmas trees will arrive on Monday, November 30, 2020, between 7 a.m. – 8 a.m. A portion

As we continue to work through another extraordinary session, lawmakers are already preparing for the start of next year’s legislative session in Jefferson City.

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (Nov. 23, 2020) — Starting today, Hy-Vee is reinstating its reserved shopping hour for customers considered “high risk” in response

A 16 year old male from Ravenwood was seriously injured Saturday night following a head on crash in Nodaway County.  The teen was southbound

In the overall rankings of state highway performance and cost-effectiveness, Reason Foundation’s 25th Annual Highway Report finds North Dakota, Missouri, and Kansas have the nation’s best state-owned

32 year old Kenneth Howard Crum, Jr of Sidney was arrested Friday by the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office.  Crum has been charged with 11

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A man has been ordered to spend life in prison without parole for killing a transgender teen whose burned remains

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Another University of Missouri fraternity chapter has been closed indefinitely. Delta Sigma Phi Foundation executive director Phillip Rodriguez said in

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Two members of the Kansas City Fire Department died this weekend after battling the coronavirus. A communications specialist and

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s unemployment rate dropped to 3.6% in October, continuing a steady decline since it soared last spring because of

Nodaway County Route 46 – Pothole patching from the Atchison County line to Route 113, Nov. 23 Route D – Pothole patching, Nov. 24

Georgia Runoffs Could Impact Missouri Farmers By Eric Bohl Election Day has come and gone for Missourians but its final impact is still uncertain.

Two teens were seriously injured in a single vehicle crash early Thursday morning in Nodaway County. 18 year old Kodenn B Koester of Du

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge is temporarily blocking the federal government’s plan to execute the first female death row inmate in almost six

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Gov. Mike Parson says Missouri’s hospitals are struggling to cope with rising coronavirus cases. The Republican governor said Thursday that

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Police in Kansas City say a man has been shot to death inside an apartment at the southern end

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Gov. Kim Reynolds says she will provide $14 million in federal funds to Iowa’s long-term care centers to help

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa State Board of Education has adopted new rules that limit district on how and when seclusion rooms

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — More than half of bankers surveyed in rural parts of 10 Plains and Western states are projecting a drop in

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska Highway Patrol says a 14-year-old drove 125 mph while trying to evade a trooper on Interstate 80 in

Friends, Over the past few weeks, COVID-19 case counts in Iowa have grown at a staggering rate. The number of Iowans hospitalized for this

(JEFFERSON CITY, MO) – Governor Mike Parson has ordered the Missouri State Capitol dome and Missouri Governor’s Mansion to shine purple beginning Friday, November

During Wednesday’s monthly Maryville School Board meeting: Hybrid was approved to be extended through the end of the fall semester at high school….will reevaluate

The Downtown Maryville Improvement Organization announced Tuesday evening this year’s Christmas Parade has been canceled. Downtown Maryville took over the event from the Maryville

The Missouri labor market showed mixed results in October 2020. Employment, seasonally adjusted, increased by 6,400 jobs over the month, but over-the-year job losses

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The parents of a Kansas City man who died in a 2016 shooting have been awarded $4 million in

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Three Black female former detectives have accused the Kansas City Police Department of discriminating against them because of their

Dear Friend, This week, the House passed my bill, the bipartisan Preventing Disaster Revictimization Act, to hold the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) accountable

Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley missed his first Senate vote in 27 years due to contracting COVID.  His last missed vote was in 1993 during

DES MOINES – Gov. Kim Reynolds ordered all flags in Iowa to be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Thursday, November 19,

St Joseph Police responded to an accident Tuesday evening after a 24 year old man seriously injured his hands after an explosive device blew

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Police say a woman is dead after she and a man were shot in a northeastern Kansas City neighborhood.

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The University of Missouri has received a $5 million estate gift, which will be divided between the school’s journalism school

O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — The union representing St. Louis teachers is calling for a statewide mask mandate, a proposal that also has the backing

WASHINGTON (AP) — The longest-serving Republican senator and third in the line of presidential succession, Iowa’s Chuck Grassley, says he has tested positive for

Pictured above:  Co-owners Eliana Roshel & Collette Parry with Keli Morris of the Northwest Missouri Enterprise Facilitation during a ribbon cutting ceremony Wednesday November

Bill Introduced in Response to Constituent Issues During 2019 Floods   WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed Congressman Sam Graves’ (MO-06)

Monday night St Joseph City Council extended the mask mandate 90 days.  The new order will run until February 14th, Valentine’s Day.  One side

40 year old Dixie L Cleveland-Blackketter of Liberty was arrested by Missouri State Patrol Monday afternoon in Holt County on multiple charges.  Blackketter was

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers are postponing work on coronavirus aid funding after numerous legislators have been sickened by the virus. Republican Senate

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Supreme Court is deciding whether new restrictions on public unions can be enacted. Judges on Tuesday heard arguments

O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — Leaders of the Kansas City area have announced new restrictions aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus, days after

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say no one was injured Monday when strong wind gusts blew a small plane off the runway at

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — With Iowa hospitals filling up and schools closing classrooms, Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds dropped her longtime opposition to a

In just a few days, families and friends throughout Missouri and the United States will join together in celebration of Thanksgiving — a day

A Burlington Junction man was airlifted to a hospital and two others were seriously injured following a two vehicle crash Friday morning in Nodaway

Starting today (Monday) the Savannah R3 School District is requiring masks at all campuses.  The exceptions are for eating and for extracurricular activities or

Missouri checked in 10th and Iowa 11th in WalletHub’s 2020 survey for Most Overweight and Obese States in America.  The top five Overweight and

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (AP) — Police say a 9-year-old girl was shot and wounded during a rolling gun battle between two vehicles in Independence, Missouri.

OLATHE, Kan. (AP) — A judge has ruled that a stalking charge will stand against a former Olathe fourth-grade teacher accused of surreptitiously photographing

BETTENDORF, Iowa (AP) — Former U.S. Sen. Roger Jepsen who represented Iowa in Washington D.C. in the early 1980s has died. The 91-year-old Republican

Nodaway County U.S. Route 71 – Inside lanes north and southbound CLOSED for median expansion removal at Route A, Nov. 16 – 20, 8

MARYVILLE, Mo. – Northwest Missouri State University is postponing its winter commencement ceremonies out of an abundance of caution for its community and others during

MARYVILLE, Mo. – State leaders joined Northwest Missouri State University Wednesday as it paid tribute to service men and women on Veterans Day and cut

53 year old Troy D Davison of Fillmore was arrested in Buchanan County by Missouri State Patrol Thursday evening for driving while intoxicated, careless

–Approved a USDA Resolution Loan for Issuance of $9.5 million in Revenue Bonds for the Clarinda Regional Health Center Expansion Project –Approved pay request #9

29 year old Walter Ragsdale of Shenandoah was arrested by the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office Tuesday afternoon following a traffic stop.  Ragsdale was pulled

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A Republican congresswoman-elect who flipped an Iowa seat in last week’s election says she has tested positive for the

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A Democrat trailing by 47 votes in the nation’s tightest congressional race says her campaign will request a full

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Months after announcing it would abandon its longtime Indian chief head corporate logo, Mutual of Omaha has unveiled a new

Stanberry native Lieutenant Alexis Kingery has been named the Navy’s Military Engineer of the Year.  Kingery oversees the procurement, replacement and maintenance of nearly

(JEFFERSON CITY, MO) – Today, Governor Mike Parson expanded his call to special session to include a new bill regarding COVID-19 liability. The proposed

Proper Mask Usage May Prevent Close Contacts from Quarantining (JEFFERSON CITY, MO) – Today, Governor Mike Parson, the Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS),

Wednesday Governor Mike Parson stopped at Northwest Missouri State University to participate in a commemorative ceremony on Veteran’s Day for the Veterans Commons on