Election 2020
Office hopefuls make final pitch at candidate forum
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Local candidates on November’s ballot took one last chance in the run-up to the election to sway voters at a candidate forum held Tuesday. Hosted by the Greater Maryville Chamber of Commerce and held at the Lee and Nina Schneider Center for the Performing Arts, candidates for public administrator, south district county…
Read MoreLocal briefs, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020
Nodaway County Clerk offers election information MARYVILLE, Mo. — Nodaway County Clerk Melinda Patton is offering some Nov. 3 election information. For all registered voters who need to vote absentee due to absence or illness on Election Day, her office will be open from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Oct. 31. Voters should bring…
Read MoreWhite looks to regain post
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Billing himself as the once and future sheriff, Darren White, a Democrat, is running for Nodaway County Sheriff again. First elected sheriff in 2008, then ousted by current sheriff Randy Strong four years ago in a close race, White is back in the ring this election cycle, looking to get his old…
Read MoreStrong points to successes
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Nodaway County Sheriff Randy Strong is seeking re-election by touting his accomplishments over the past four years. When he ran for sheriff in 2016, candidate Strong laid out two major goals: resurrect the Northwest Missouri Major Case Squad, and push for consolidated 911 dispatch operations. Four years later, he says both of…
Read MoreThomsen seeks 4th term serving county residents
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Diane Thomsen, a Democrat, is running for her fourth term as Nodaway County Public Administrator. A native of Nodaway County, Thomsen graduated from Hopkins in 1973, then earned a degree in office administration from Northwest Missouri State University. Shortly thereafter, she met her husband, Mark, with whom she has a daughter. In…
Read MoreO’Riley sets sights on county guardian position
HOPKINS, Mo. — Dee O’Riley, a Republican, is running for Nodaway County Public Administrator. O’Riley grew up in Excelsior Springs, where her parents — both graduates of Northwest Missouri State University — were teachers. She followed in their footsteps to Northwest, where she graduated with a B.S. in accounting and met her husband, Tony. After…
Read MoreLager cites business acumen
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Robert Lager has spent his life in Nodaway County, raising a family here and farming its soil, but it’s the business side of farming that he plans to use if elected as South District Commissioner. As a self-employed farmer, Lager said he’s handled all the budgets, bills and loan payments for the…
Read MoreWalk hopes to use experience
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Scott Walk, environmental specialist at Northwest Missouri State University and manager/operator of Walk Farms, hopes to take with him 57 years’ worth of Nodaway County knowledge, financial know-how and agriculture practice should he be elected as South District Commissioner in November. Planning to retire from his position as an environmental specialist at…
Read MoreCandidate forum set for Oct. 20
MARYVILLE, Mo. — The Greater Maryville Chamber of Commerce has set the date for the 2020 General Election Candidate Forum for Tuesday, Oct. 20. The forum will be held at 7 p.m. at the Lee and Nina Schneider Performing Arts Center at the Maryville High School. Much like in August, the forum will be a…
Read MoreAbsentee, mail-in voting begins
MARYVILLE, Mo. — As the Nov. 3 election approaches, absentee and mail-in voting has begun in Missouri and Nodaway County, and it’s not too late to take part. The Missouri Secretary of State’s office and each local election authority have put out information to help voters make the best decision for themselves this election, and…
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