As Northwest gets set to welcome roughly 7,000 students back onto its campus for the first time since March in the coming weeks, the University first welcomed Mike Parson — Missouri’s governor who has faced criticism in recent weeks for his comments making light of school reopenings amid the… Read more

Packed in the small Maryville City Hall chambers, a group of about 20 Nodaway County citizens gathered to speak out against an ordinance requiring face coverings in public areas — one that passed unanimously by the mayor and council after 30 minutes of unplanned public discussion. Read more

As the number of reported positive COVID-19 cases continue on a gradual rise in Nodaway County, Maryville’s city council, with a lack of guidance from the state, will vote on whether or not to adopt a local mask mandate July 22. Read more

In its first in-person meeting since March, Northwest’s Board of Regents approved a revised academic calendar for the 2020-21 school year June 19, reflecting changes brought on by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Read more

The group of protesters, stretched out in a parade of residents that spanned more than 50 yards, rounded the northwest corner of the Nodaway County Courthouse and chanted in remembrance of an unarmed black man who died in Minneapolis May 25 after a white police officer pinned the man face do… Read more

Northwest students — and some staff members — of all races have expressed outrage in the aftermath of a statement from Northwest President John Jasinski, which addressed the racially-insensitive video that circulated on Twitter last weekend depicting an incoming University freshman who appea… Read more

KANSAS CITY, MO. — Less than a mile down the road from where protesters gathered for the sixth evening of the Black Lives Matter demonstration in Kansas City, a group of nearly 100 people stood holding black and gold balloons, celebrating and remembering the life of a black man.  Read more

Three days after organizers in Maryville announced plans to join demonstrators across the country in protesting against injustice and police brutality, the event, first planned to be held on the east side of the Nodaway County Courthouse, has been moved to a virtual setting. Read more

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The Nodaway County Health Department announced May 2 that all 98 tests from an April 28 mass testing returned negative, a statistic health department administrator Tom Patterson said may provide a positive outlook for the community.  Read more

After planning to announce the awaited results of last week’s election via a Facebook Live announcement, Northwest Student Senate introduced the elected representatives of the University’s 98th Student Senate in a Twitter thread April 28, with Kirayle Jones, who ran unopposed, becoming the f… Read more

One hour and two minutes after Maryville released its fifth emergency order, allowing businesses to reopen with restrictions May 4, the Nodaway County Health Department announced the county’s fourth confirmed case of COVID-19. Read more

Before Maryville can make a decision on how to reopen or lessen the toll on local operations restricted by COVID-19 social distancing measures, the city is waiting to hear the results of 98-resident coronavirus tests provided by the Nodaway County Health Department on April 28. Read more

Scott Copeland, the owner of Board Game Cafe, loads up the last of his deliveries into his car and hops into the driver seat. He has a few orders to deliver to his customers who made purchases from his new online store. Copeland drives to his destination and grabs the package from the back o… Read more

Growing up in Omaha, Nebraska, he was the most studious of his mother’s 15 children, kids she said helped her grow up as much as she helped them. Kirayle Jones, pronounced “Ky-rel,” always was that way. Read more

Doctors swarm to their patients while nurses scramble in every direction to other patients who are struggling just to catch their breath. Bed after hospital bed is filled with patients showing symptoms of COVID-19. Paramedics rush to their ambulances to assist what sounds like another corona… Read more

In the past 24 hours, Missouri has gained 136 new cases of the coronavirus, one of those being the third confirmed case in Nodaway County. Read more

As part of the three-year replacement cycle, new laptops were chosen for students to use in the fall of 2020 and upgrades will be made in select computer labs on campus. Read more

Stationed in different cities across two states, four members of Northwest’s Student Senate launched a campaign for the senate’s executive positions April 6, running as a ticket under the slogan “Elevate” for the April 13-17 election. Read more

The last few weeks had been slow. Scott and Thuy Copeland sat their employees down and told them the news — they decided to close the Board Game Cafe for a month. Owners Scott and Thuy Copeland officially laid off each of their employees in hopes that they would decide to return when the caf… Read more

A Northwest employee has tested positive for COVID-19, according to a University email April 5 stating two additional employees have been exposed to the virus and have enacted self-quarantines. Read more

A Nodaway County resident has tested positive for COVID-19, the Nodaway County Health Department announced in a press release April 2, marking the first confirmed case of the disease caused by the novel coronavirus in the county. Read more

When she entered the weekend leading up to Northwest’s spring break March 9-13, getting set to take a week off from classes and her role as President of Northwest’s 97th Student Senate, senior Asma Hassan, like most Northwest students, was pretty sure she had more time left on campus. Read more

After Maryville announced a second COVID-19 emergency order March 29 requiring citizens to shelter in place except for when traveling for essential activities, which will go into effect 12:01 a.m. April 1, City Manager Greg McDanel spent much of his day March 30 answering questions. Read more

Citizens of Maryville will be required to shelter in place and avoid public places starting 12:01 a.m. April 1, according to a second emergency order issued by the city March 29 in response to the continued spread of COVID-19. Read more

After a geography professor unexpectedly stepped down from his University duties, three other faculty have taken up the workload. Read more

The Nodaway County Sheriff’s Office and Maryville Public Safety can make arrests on residents who do not follow statewide COVID-19 mandates, according to an ordinance approved March 26 by the county commission. Read more

Maryville and the Nodaway County Health Department issued an emergency order March 22 mandating people within Maryville’s city limits follow several social distancing provisions set by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and President Donald Trump amid the continued spread of COVI… Read more

Northwest will implement a “safety net” grading system for the rest of the spring semester in an effort to help students in the midst of a “tremendous disruption” to academic life caused by the continued spread and University response to COVID-19, Provost Jamie Hooyman announced in an email … Read more

Northwest students took to social media with confusion starting March 11 but have received intermittent communication from the University about the rest of the semester in the midst of the COVID-19 outbreak. Read more

Vice President of Student Affairs Matt Baker announced plans for Residential Life refunds and relocations to the Board of Regents March 19 following the announcement that all classes will be moved online for the rest of the semester. Read more

The Nodaway County Sheriff’s Office announced March 19 it is implementing safety precautions for the novel coronavirus in alignment with recent state and citywide action. Read more

Twenty-four hours after a lengthy discussion regarding citizen health and projected effects on the community, Maryville officially declared COVID-19 a public health emergency March 19, its second special meeting of the week. Read more

Northwest faculty will tailor online instruction to their students and course materials with no in-person classes being held for the rest of the semester amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more

Children and teens of Maryville were left with more questions than answers when all Nodaway County school districts announced closure through April 3, forcing the cancellation of activities, including regularly-scheduled sports, and further widening the umbrella of uncertainty for families a… Read more

As of March 18, Nodaway County Health Center has two COVID-19 test kits and Mosaic Medical Center has five. Two people have been tested for coronavirus with two different kits and came back negative. Read more

There were 15 cars in the main parking lot tucked behind Northwest’s Hudson-Perrin Residence Halls, which opened in 2007 and have housed roughly a third of the University’s freshmen each year since, but sat mostly empty March 14. Read more

After first suspending in-person classes for a week and shifting classes online in a temporary fashion, Northwest will move all classes online for the rest of the semester as the spread of COVID-19 continues across the United States, the University announced in an email March 18. Read more

Prior to 2020, Maryville experienced three weekends that served as an economic boost to the community. Those are, namely, Family Weekend, Homecoming Weekend and the weekends that Northwest men’s basketball has been good enough for the city to be the host site for the Division II Central Regi… Read more

The city of Maryville has decided to implement several recommendations for citizens regarding the monitoring of COVID-19, a pandemic that’s effects are now touching small rural communities during a wavering national economy. Of these recommendations, the most heavily discussed were the advic… Read more

The Northwest Missourian will provide as-they-happen updates on University response to the coronavirus. Several staff are contributing to the updated report. Read more

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Northwest President John Jasinski released an “All That Jazz” statement via email containing the University’s latest update on monitoring the coronavirus outbreak, including what steps the institution has taken as of March 6 to prepare if the virus reaches Missouri. Read more

As a person walks across the painted paw print in front of the door and enters the soon-to-be cat-filled building, they are greeted by a friendly smile and a passionate cat lover. Read more

Bustling with family, faculty and staff, the friends of retiring Equity Coordinator Pat Wyatt filled the J.W. Jones Student Union Living Room Feb. 28 to give goodbyes — some tearful, some joyful for the future — to someone who touched every corner of campus. Read more

With three wind farms continuing to build and operate on the outskirts of Maryville, citizens who bought into the idea of clean energy are now asking if their electric bills will reflect the county’s efforts toward sustainable energy. Read more

As a person walks across the painted paw print in front of the door and enters the soon-to-be cat-filled building, they are greeted by a friendly smile and a passionate cat lover. Read more

The usually divisive issue of immigration led to a relatively tame Student Senate debate Feb. 27. Read more