Maryville will experience a partial solar eclipse on April 8th. Commencing at 1:53 pm. In our part of Northwest Missouri we can expect 85% coverage. It will be another 20 years… August 23, 2044 to be exact before the next total solar eclipse will be seen from the US. West Nodaway R1 will have a no…
Republican state Sen. Jill Carter spoke in favor of her bill Monday that would return Missouri Republican voters to a system of presidential primaries rather than the caucuses held earlier this month. Motivated by constituent complaints, the bill would reinstate the presidential preference primary election to take place on the first Tuesday of March. The…
Democrats will have 93 polling locations in 84 counties for their party-run presidential primary scheduled for March23rd. Polls will be open from 8am to noon. Voters can request a mail in ballot. However, requests must be received by today and returned to state Headquarters by March 23rd. The Democrat party tried to secure polling locations…
MODOT has scheduled some road work that might affect your drive. Crews will be out on Route AB doing some pothole patching From US 71 to Route 46 throughout the week. Be sure to keep an eye out for slow moving equipment and roadside workers. The Missouri House has approved Legislation to Protect Children and…
The Missouri House overwhelmingly supported Gov. Mike Parson’s plan to send soldiers and state troopers to the Mexican border by voting 122-12. There are already about 250 National Guard soldiers from Missouri in Texas operating under federal orders and paid from the federal treasury. 11 patrol troopers and 200 guard soldiers will rotate tours during…
Head basketball coach Ben McCollum was voted the MIAA Coach of the Year for the ninth time. McCullom led the Bearcats to the program’s 24th overall MIAA regular season title and the 12th of his coaching career in Maryville. Northwest has won 11 consecutive MIAA regular season championships and ranks No. 2 in the nation…
Bill Eigel, one of the leading candidates for the Republican nomination for governor has publicly stated that if elected governor he’d invoke a provision in the Missouri Constitution allowing him to call out the militia to gather and deport all undocumented immigrants. Eigel is the only candidate that has stated he will pursue the expulsion…
The Missouri Democrat Party Caucus has decided on a primary election with mail-in votes and in-person voting available at a few locations on the morning of March 23. Mail-in ballots can be requested by registered Democrats through March 12 on the party’s website, missouridemocrats.org, for more information call 573-777-1364. The Nodaway County Democrat party’s…
Skidmore will not have any municipal issues on the April 2nd ballot as current City Council members Kim Fetterer, Tim Slagle and Teresa Carter were the only candidates that filed for their seats and so they will retain those spots. However, there will be some school board openings and other issues on the ballot. Maryville…
The Maryville City Council has approved an agreement with Woolpert, Inc. to begin the engineering phase for a community hangar to be built at the regional airport. The structure will be a 80×80 foot building large enough to accommodate jets and helicopters. Campaign filers gathered in Jefferson city Tuesday. By 5pm, 435 candidates had filed…