Fewer than 50 days after approving a multi-year tuition increase for students, Northwest’s Board of Regents was set to vote May 6 on a proposal that would have shelled out $1,000 one-time compensation payments to employees who complete a quiz over the University’s Organizational Profile — a … Read more

House fire at 1173 Andrew Drive, Maryville, Friday afternoon was the result of car catching fire while in the garage, homeowner Carrol Hess said. Read more

Local agencies are partnering with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration for the 20th annual Drug Take Back Day 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 24. Read more

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The Office of Student Involvement is undergoing renovations taking place during the summer to allow students a better and more inviting environment.  Read more

Student Veterans Association and the University Police Department are working together to get five student veteran designated parking spots around campus by the fall 2021 semester. Read more

Emily Frazier, assistant professor of geography for Northwest, received a $30,000 grant from the Russell Sage Foundation to help with her research of refugee resettlement in the Midwest. Read more

Members of the African Student Organization wanted to make sure that Taste of Africa was about more than just the food. Read more

Students, faculty and staff gathered around the small seating area and a TV outside of the student involvement office to watch the verdict people have been waiting months to hear.  Read more

Mosaic Medical Center - Maryville President Nate Blackford said the overall effect of COVID-19 on Nodaway County is continuing to trend in the right direction  as weekly mass vaccination clinics normally held at the Carl and Cheryl Hughes Fieldhouse are being phased out. Read more

President John Jasinski addressed Missouri legislators in Jefferson City, Missouri, asking for $35 million to cover costs for infrastructure projects at the J. C. Redden Jr. Power Plant and Martindale Hall. Read more

Maryville officials are planning renovations for City Hall in response to long-standing structural, space and accessibility issues, furthering compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Read more

Provost Jamie Hooyman sent out an email April 20 to faculty discussing expectations for the fall 2021’s return to normalcy including no social distancing, no requirement to use Zoom and optional masks. Read more

Men came together from various campus organizations, slid into red high heels and strutted their way across town April 17. Around 50 men participated in the event to raise awareness about the causes, effects and remediations to men's sexualized violence. Read more

His comforting smile could ease the worries of a stranger, but he knew no strangers. His kind, yet sturdy presence challenged people to do better each day — a true personification of Pumbaa from “The Lion King.” After all, he was Mr. Hakuna Matata. Read more

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Student Senate’s $30,000 surplus lessened after only $5,000 was spent in the 2020-21 academic year, pushing $25,000 in unallocated funds onto the 99th Student Senate.  Read more

In an effort to be more inclusive, the 98th Student Senate proposed adopting 11 new Senate positions for the 2021-22 academic year.  Read more

Local health officials anticipate Nodaway County to be heading toward the turn that would put the county closer to normalcy amid the COVID-19 pandemic.  Read more

Northwest will not require students to receive the COVID-19 vaccine before returning in fall 2021. Read more

For at least three weeks, Maryville city staff have been working through different ways to address the $3.5 million gap in the South Main Improvement Project. Read more

The 4th Judicial Circuit Leadership Team on Mental Health and Criminal Justice is six weeks into their crisis hotline being available 24/7. Additionally, the team is working to create a board specifically dedicated for mental illnesses.  Read more

The first ordinance Dannen Merrill and John McBride voted on as members of the City Council was a contract to demolish vacant homes on 912 East Fifth St. and 401 South Buchanan St. Read more

Four panelists involved in agriculture gathered to speak April 8 at the Northwest Collegiate Farm Bureau to discuss issues in agriculture and in the food industry. Read more

Agricultural panelists will come to Northwest with a discussion focused on food. It is expected to be a live showing, but the event will also be streamed on Facebook live on the Northwest Collegiate Farm Bureau page. Read more

Northwest announced April 6 that the University will implement a one-time adjustment to GPA requirements for admission-based merit scholarships. Read more

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Despite being able to campaign in person this year, in contrast to the virtual campaign and election from spring 2020, this election faced a similar problem as the year before: unopposed tickets. Read more

After being left in confusion on the policy for donations following the March 30 Student Senate meeting, University finance officials said that they are allowed to make charitable donations to student organizations, but not when the money goes straight to the charitable organization itself. Read more

Dannen Merrill and John McBride will take their seats on the Maryville City Council for the first time April 12, after winning in one of the most impassioned Nodaway County elections in recent years. Read more

A Missouri representative has introduced a bill that may change how restrictions on gatherings, closures of businesses and other entities in a community are made by local governments and health officials. Read more

Roughly 350 college-aged people made appointments to receive their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at the April 7 mass vaccination clinic at the Carl and Cheryl Hughes Fieldhouse, two days before the state opens eligibility to all Missouri residents including students in Phase 3 of Missou… Read more

Members of the community, candidates and their supporting family and friends gathered together for the Greater Maryville Chamber of Commerce Candidate Election Forum in the Maryville High School Performing Arts Center March 31.  Read more

After his early and loud opposition to Maryville’s mask ordinance gained him prominence in the local political scene — making him a voice for those fed up with Maryville’s City Council and skeptical of the coronavirus altogether — Tim Jackson is now less than a week away from his first appea… Read more

Kori Hoffmann, the assistant vice president of student affairs, announced at the March 30 Student Senate meeting that the Senate is no longer able to make charitable donations due to policy change from the University’s finance office. Read more

After a contracting company stopped progress on a lengthy sewer project, and the city began receiving unpaid material invoices from suppliers claiming non-payment, Maryville’s City Council terminated its existing contract with the company March 31. Read more

Most history buffs say the rodeo was born in 1869, when two groups of cowboys met in Deer Trail, Colorado, to settle an argument about who was the better cowboy. But that was 152 years ago, before it became a sport, before the scope of time-honored traditions settled in — before anyone could… Read more

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The University sent an email to students March 30 in regard to the opening of Phase 3 of Missouri’s vaccination rollout, set to begin April 9. Although Phase 1B Tier 3 — which opened March 15 —  allowed for some students to be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine, Phase 3 will allow all college… Read more

Continuum Family Care is working to provide care to patients with more ease and diagnose issues earlier through different forms of technology, like online check-in and patient monitoring. Read more

Maryville city officials are left with a $3.5 million gap after bids for the South Main Improvement Project came in over budget. Read more

One of Northwest’s assistant professors, Lisa Pelkey, has been appointed to serve on a national organization for teaching and was selected to be on its Standing Committee on Global Citizenship. Read more

After four months of administering vaccines in Missouri, Phase 1B Tier 3 has opened up, providing COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to workers in childcare, government, information technology, nuclear reactors, materials, waste, transportation system, water and wastewater systems, communications … Read more

As COVID-19 restrictions begin to loosen up, students and local residents may be in search of an exciting way to reconnect with friends and family as the weather warms up. Ax throwing, a popular activity trending across younger generations, has thrown its way into Maryville. Read more

The Northwest chapter of Psi Chi, an international honor society for psychology students, hosted its Scholarly Showcase, students and faculty from the School of Health Science and Wellness presented research projects virtually March 24 to help engage students in the scholarly work that is re… Read more

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson’s recent nominees to Northwest’s Board of Regents — both of whom were appointed as independents to the Board with the maximum four Republicans already seated — have each donated to Republican causes in recent election cycles. Read more

Both lanes of Icon Road closed for the construction of a turning lane into the Agricultural Learning Center starting March 29 and will remain closed through June. Read more

A new hassle-free living community for people 55 years and older is expected to begin construction in Maryville this spring. Read more

As her mother-in-law puts it, she has three strikes against her. She’s a woman. She’s a Democrat. And she’s half Hispanic. Read more

Starting this week, Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund II money will roll into students bank accounts. Every student will receive something, except for international students. Read more