MARYVILLE, Mo.—Driving down U.S. 71 at County Road 58 you may notice a large black bull on the side of the road. This bull marks the home of Byergo Angus. A local cattle farm where they raise registered Black Angus cattle.
Are you struggling finding things to do outside of class? Check out this list of places and activities in and out of Maryville. Read more
An Illinois based band plays at a local dive bar with instruments made out of broken down home appliances. The bass guitar is made out of a washtub. One man plays the washboard. Another, a eucalyptus bamboo digeridoo. The band’s name is the Woodbox Gang and the lead singer, the man who made … Read more
Peace and quiet were two things Priyanka Patel did not expect to find when she came to study abroad in the United States. Even with the unexpected, studying abroad has been a rewarding experience for Patel in many ways. She has gained confidence and has enjoyed communicating with different t… Read more
MARYVILLE, Mo.—Driving down U.S. 71 at County Road 58 you may notice a large black bull on the side of the road. This bull marks the home of Byergo Angus. A local cattle farm where they raise registered Black Angus cattle. Read more
Only two hours from Maryville and 30 minutes from Kansas City sits the town of Excelsior Springs. History runs rich in the town much like its purported miracle mineral waters. Read more
Every Thursday hundreds of students and faculty members pick up the latest issue of the Northwest Missourian, but few know what it takes to print the paper each week. Read more
As the fall 2018 semester comes to a close, students wait for a vote from the Board of Regents that will decide the fate of a proposed Student Organization Conduct Policy. Read more
Heitman’s Countryside Bistro is only 15 minutes outside of Maryville, in Skidmore, Missouri. Although the restaurant is only open on Friday nights from 5pm-9pm and occasionally on Sunday’s, they have really great home cooked meals. They don’t accept credit cards so be sure to bring cash or a… Read more
There are many people throughout our lives that have influenced us; whether in seemingly mundane circumstances or life’s most meaningful moments. For some these people might be close friends or family, but at Northwest, it’s the uncanny dedication of the faculty to student success. Read more
In the beginning of college, it’s exciting, fun, and you’re not really thinking about responsibilities, other than going to class. However, when junior year comes around, or ever the end of sophomore year, you’re going to be thinking about a life after college: a career. Before you can even … Read more
For many college students, it’s important for their fashion to be reasonably priced and multipurpose. However, even department stores such as Walmart Supercenter and Target have higher prices than some students can afford. According to ecogoodz.com one in five Americans shop in resale, or th… Read more
Voices and laughter floated on the wind. The sound of Nerf darts whacking against both flesh and ground echoed in the player's ears. This was what the club was all about, this was what the members of Humans vs. Zombies loved to do. Read more
With graduation looming over seniors, the pressure to have a job and be successful taunts them. Read more
Every once in a while we come across people who inspire, encourage and delight us, each one is different and unique in the best possible way. Often time these people are all around us and we simply overlook them. But once they have touched a life it is hard to ignore their positive presence. Read more
In the beginning of college, it’s exciting, fun, and you’re not really thinking about responsibilities, other than going to class. However, when junior year comes around, or ever the end of sophomore year, you’re going to be thinking about a life after college: a career. Before you can even … Read more
A info-graphic displaying statistics across the US and in trial studies involving safe space awareness. Read more
Ali Elzen has always held a little bit different belief when it comes to doing business in selling his delicious homemade doughnuts near the corner of Main and Sixth Street in Maryville. Read more
Maryville is one of the few communities in Missouri that allows those under the age of 21 to enter a bar. The bar entry age in Maryville is 19. Four years ago this caused an uproar both among the community and the student population at Northwest.
Maryville has always been a unique community. Prior to the mid-1990s there was no legal age for bar entry. Anyone could walk into a bar. In an effort to keep high school students out of bars, the city passed an ordinance setting the bar entry age at 19. Since the age was set it was never changed or reviewed by the city until 2012. Read more
A safe space is intended to be an area free of bias, conflict, criticism, threatening situations, adverse ideas, etc. Read more
Outside of school, Cheyenne and his sister Audrie spent a lot of their time at home. Their closest friends were their cousins. Harlietta, raising two children as a single mother, wanted her teenage son Cheyenne to have a positive male influence in his life and wanted her shy daughter Audrie … Read more
Cosplay, or costume play, is the process of dressing up like popular pop-culture icons, present and past. Read more
Developers from all around the country weight-in on why there's a lack of game development studios in the Midwest. Read more
Growing up, I had many furry friends. My favorite dog I had as a kid was Missy. She was a pure bred fawn boxer. Her chest was white and her paws look like she wore white socks. When she would play, she’d jump like a deer running through a forest. Seeing her excited was always funny, her body… Read more
The life of a college student in today’s society is no walk in the park. Juggling classes, jobs, clubs and homework can be a challenge. It is hard enough getting everything accomplished on a good day; when you add on a illness it makes getting it all done that much harder. Read more
Slow down. Savor it. Read more
With a college town comes many college organizations that in turn want or need to volunteer, and it’s important for the community to recognize how much service Northwest students offer without asking for anything in return. Read more
Scholarship is a great way to motivate students. But more importantly, scholarships provide financial security to students who seek to keep their loan debt low. Northwest, more than some universities, provides its students with numerous scholarship opportunities. Read more
To many Maryville residents, it may be obvious that the town is undergoing a revitalization effort. Read more
So much love goes into the preparation of each meal” Junior Jordan Hale said. “Dinner at Debs really is something special.” Read more
New businesses opening in the Maryville community create jobs for students and permanent residents, and the city has seen several new ones open in recent months. Read more
Technology is a field with so much growth and projections for future employment. However jobs are going unfilled and lack many women applicants. Read more
"NOW OPEN!” read a sign outside of the brand new Foster Fitness Center in mid August of 2015. Read more
Long hours, low wages, sweat, and tears. Sound familiar? Well, you probably are working a job or have worked one during your college career. Read more
Maryville Public Library opened its doors in 1905, making this year its 110th year anniversary. Read more
When you think of Maryville having an over abundance of one animal, most think about the colony of squirrels we have on campus. Read more
According to a recent impact study, Northwest Missouri State University directly impacts the regional economy and generates $617.5 million. That $617.5 million is equivalent to 9,465 jobs. Read more
Broken glass litters the ground of a pitch-black room, where nine men loom like predators, laughing and jeering during a horrific, three-hour long sexual assault. This was the subject of a Nov. 19, 2014, Rolling Stone article that ignited a firestorm of controversy across the nation. Read more
Women today only earn about 77 percent of their male co-workers for the same work. This pay gap has received a great deal of national focus, and it is worse for African-American and Latina women. Read more
On Tuesday, February 16, 2016 Nodaway County announced that the recently closed Mandarin Restaurant on South Main Street in Maryville, and was leased to the owners of El Maguey Mexican Restaurants. Many know that there is an El Magueys in St. Joseph, Missouri. Read more
Since closing its doors on November 12, 2013, the Energizer plant has remained vacant. Now that the building has sold, new questions have arisen about what that means for the city and for the building itself. Read more
One of Maryville’s most popular hangout spots for more than 40 years suddenly collapsed on the morning of Sept. 1, 2011. The owner of The Pub, Jeff Zeller, has put a lot of time and money into rebuilding one of the most recognizable buildings in Maryville, working to preserve the history beh… Read more
There are many people throughout our lives that have influenced us; whether in seemingly mundane circumstances or life’s most meaningful moments. For some these people might be close friends or family, but at Northwest, it’s the uncanny dedication of the faculty to student success.
In the beginning of college, it’s exciting, fun, and you’re not really thinking about responsibilities, other than going to class. However, when junior year comes around, or ever the end of sophomore year, you’re going to be thinking about a life after college: a career. Before you can even …
For many college students, it’s important for their fashion to be reasonably priced and multipurpose. However, even department stores such as Walmart Supercenter and Target have higher prices than some students can afford. According to ecogoodz.com one in five Americans shop in resale, or th…
Voices and laughter floated on the wind. The sound of Nerf darts whacking against both flesh and ground echoed in the player's ears. This was what the club was all about, this was what the members of Humans vs. Zombies loved to do.
With graduation looming over seniors, the pressure to have a job and be successful taunts them.
Every once in a while we come across people who inspire, encourage and delight us, each one is different and unique in the best possible way. Often time these people are all around us and we simply overlook them. But once they have touched a life it is hard to ignore their positive presence.
In the beginning of college, it’s exciting, fun, and you’re not really thinking about responsibilities, other than going to class. However, when junior year comes around, or ever the end of sophomore year, you’re going to be thinking about a life after college: a career. Before you can even …
A info-graphic displaying statistics across the US and in trial studies involving safe space awareness.
Ali Elzen has always held a little bit different belief when it comes to doing business in selling his delicious homemade doughnuts near the corner of Main and Sixth Street in Maryville.