Coronavirus
‘Just keep going’
BURLINGTON JCT., Mo. — A year ago, says West Nodaway senior Duke Ingraham, the situation he — and everyone else across the globe — is in, would have been unimaginable. After nearly 10 months living with a new reality, though, it’s day-to-day changes that still stick out. “Like, in class we have to be more…
Read MoreMosaic receives first COVID-19 vaccine shipment
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Mosaic Medical Center – Maryville has announced it received its first doses of the COVID-19 vaccines early Monday morning. The shipment includes both the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines and according to KQ2 news, the Mosaic Life Care system received 1,500 doses of the Moderna vaccine and 975 doses of Pfizer vaccine. Those…
Read MoreQuarantine tough on learning, friendship
MAITLAND, Mo. — No one, not teachers, students or parents, thinks that remote learning is ideal — and Bryton Olson, a sixth grader at Nodaway-Holt, can certainly be counted among that number. “When I was in quarantine, I didn’t get to see all my friends and everything … and my teacher,” Olson said. “And I…
Read MoreHealth department releases tips for Christmas health safety
MARYVILLE, Mo. — The Nodaway County Health Department released guidelines Friday to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19 during the Christmas holiday. “Celebrating Christmas with members of your household is the safest option this year,” a press release from the health department said. “This Christmas may look different, but it can still be fun and…
Read MoreAmbulance district OKs 2021 budget
MARYVILLE, Mo. — The Nodaway County Ambulance District Board of Directors approved its 2021 budget and a bump in employee retirement plans at last week’s regular meeting. With revenues estimated at $2,390,200 and expenditures estimated to be $2,398,200, according to the budget, the district will deficit spending by about $8,000. NCAD Business Manager LaRee Lager…
Read MoreNorthwest alumni develop COVID-19 breath test
MARYVILLE, Mo. — It started with an unassuming phone call between two brothers. Jonathan Wistrom — a consultant for RJ Lee Group, a chemical laboratory and forensics consulting firm — was chatting with the company’s CEO, Richard Lee, when Lee posed the kind of question they’d need a doctor to answer, a question that has…
Read MoreSenior chooses early graduation
BARNARD, Mo. — South Nodaway senior Jayme Kemper said the COVID-19 pandemic “definitely” played a role in her choosing to graduate a semester early in December. “I figure the chances of having the events we would have had, just probably won’t happen, based on how it’s going on now,” she said. Kemper plans to study…
Read MoreThree more die, infections plummet
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Three more Nodaway County deaths from COVID-19 were reported over the last week, bringing the total to 18 since the pandemic began, but the number of active and new cases has plummeted. The last 7 days saw the reports of the deaths of one man in his 70s and two men in…
Read MoreHealth department expects first 100 vaccine doses next week
MARYVILLE, Mo. — The Nodaway County Health Department could receive its first 100 doses of a COVID-19 vaccine as early as Tuesday, administrator Tom Patterson said. At Wednesday’s Nodaway County Health Department Board of Trustees meeting, Patterson said his agency has requested from the state 100 doses of the Moderna vaccine, which is expected to…
Read MoreStudent concerned for her grandparents
BURLINGTON JCT., Mo. — Ellie Wilmes, a sixth grader at West Nodaway R-I could have been speaking for anyone of any age. “It’s different. Weird,” she said of life during the pandemic. “And like, a lot of my friends have been quarantined. Like, my sister, she’s my twin, and so she got quarantined. “It’s a…
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