North Nodaway Board of Education approved the hiring of Cody Jenkins for the 2025-26 middle school and high school principal at a meeting last month, according to the Nodaway Newsleader. Jenkins has been at North Nodaway as a physical education teacher, athletic director and coach over the past five years.
The city of Maryville announced Finance Director Denise Town will retire in July, according to a press release. Town has served in this role since November 1992. The recruit process to fill the position will start immediately.
A nonprofit summer enrichment camp called Camp Invention is coming to Clarinda Elementary School the week of July 7-July 11, according to a press release. The camp is for grades K-6 and challenged them to natural curiosity and use their creativity to solve problems. For more information, visit invent.org/camp.
St. Joseph Fire Chief Kenny Cordonnier will retire from his position on April 4 after a 43-year career, according to News-Press Now. He has served as chief since 2021. Assistant Fire Chief Jamie McVicker will serve as acting fire chief during a search for a replacement fire chief.
The St. Francis Foundation recently announced the new Ron and Billye McCrary Scholarship for Nursing Excellence thanks to a $35,000 gift from the McCrarys. More information for the scholarship dedicated to educating current and future nurses can be found at stfrancishospitalfoundation.com. The foundation will start accepting applications in August.
A St. Joseph native and military member is now a Sentinel guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, according to News-Press Now. Josh Habeeb was awarded the 732nd badge since it was first established in 1958.
Downtown Maryville honored three community volunteers during its annual stockholder meeting earlier this month. Doug Seipel received the Shooting Star Award for being a new volunteer for Fall into Fun. Benjamin Blackford was the Downtown Maryville Ambassador and Stephanie Campbell-Yount received the Downtown Champion Award.
Law enforcement is investigating swatting calls to North Nodaway R-VI and Northwest Missouri State University yesterday, according to the Maryville Forum. A call to the university came in around 11:30 a.m. while a call to the North Nodaway Elementary School came in about noon. The call is reported to have been traced to an over…
Country music legend Randy Travis is set to bring his More Life Tour” to the Missouri Theatre on Saturday, Sept. 20. The show was announced yesterday and will be the first show of the 2025/2026 season for the theater. Tickets range from $45 and $75 and are available now at TicketsToTheShow.com
The Burlington Junction City Council approved the purchase of new playground equipment for Volunteer Park at a meeting earlier this month, according to the Nodaway Newsleader. The equipment will cost a total of $1,849 and replacing a spring rider will cost $880. The city also needs to replace a total of 26 lights at the ballfields.