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

Nodaway County Sheriff Randy Strong officially announced his bid for reelection Feb. 24. Read more

Nodaway County Sheriff Randy Strong presented an overview of the first murder case he investigated in Maryville. Read more

Senior Asma Hassan gripped the microphone a little tighter than usual, and with a shaking voice looked senators in the eyes, reminding them of six college students who took their own lives on a neighboring college campus. She had just heard the Wellness Services plea for sustainability a fin… Read more

Maryville continues to plan for a new park set to open summer 2020 following a donation made by two life-long community members. Read more

A member of Northwest’s family and former Bearcat football linebacker D.J. Nader died at the age of 29 Feb. 24. Read more

Emotional support animals have been becoming more common on campus for the past three years. Read more

A sexual assault was reported to the University Police Department at 1:08 a.m. Feb. 22 at Millikan Hall. Read more

In an effort to avoid a repeat of the “angst” from when Student Affairs announced its Student Organizations Conduct Policy and corresponding policy violation process in 2018, Student Affairs held a town hall to review the policy and take questions from student leaders. Read more

As part of equity’s transition out of the former Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and back into Student Affairs, Will Sabio was hired as assistant vice president of student affairs for Title IX and equity. Read more

The Office of Diversity and Inclusion hosted its first Diversity Leadership Conference for around 50 Northwest students and employees Feb. 22 on the third floor of the J.W. Jones Student Union. Read more

An increase in the designated fee for Wellness Services was proposed to Student Senate Feb. 18 as a way to combat a heavy deficit the office is recurrently adding to, an issue Wellness associated with lack of funding and the rising cost of healthcare for college students across the nation. Read more

Early Feb. 15, families braved the cold weather to make their way to the Carl and Cheryl Hughes Fieldhouse to take part in this year’s Heart and Sole 5K. Read more

Student Senate updated the organization recognition process which now requires leadership to attend special training sessions in order to learn how to use Bearcat Link System. Read more

The Student Success Center in conjunction with the Office of Diversity and Inclusion hosted the second installment of its First-Generation Focus series Feb. 18 in the J.W. Jones Student Union Ballroom featuring a panel of five first-generation students answering faculty and staff questions a… Read more

The Democratic Presidential primary race appeared to be Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., vs. former Vice President Joe Biden in January, but with the first two major primaries past and two more to go before Super Tuesday, the proverbial leaderboard has been shaken, with Biden’s foundation marred … Read more

Young Life, a campus ministry that used to be known as The Well, was newly recognized as an organization on campus by the Student Senate on Feb. 11. Read more

With no official projections or timeline in place to tackle concerns with contact of Mozingo Lake, the city council and other city staff toured the Maryville Water Treatment Plant Feb. 10 to get a gauge on the best plan of action for longer-term solutions. Read more

Keeping with the cycle of replacing student laptops every three years, the Office of Information and Technology presented its four laptop candidates for students to vote on Feb. 5-6 in the B.D. Owens Library. Read more

Nodaway County Sheriff Randy Strong signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Children and Family Center of Northwest Missouri to provide a series of training sessions for local law enforcement and those working with the court system. Read more

A general municipal election for the appointment of two Maryville city council members will take place April 7, an election voters need to register by March 11. Read more

A young man passed out on the couch in a fraternity house after pledging. His skin was cold and clammy. His fraternity brothers left him on the couch after forcing him to drink multiple times throughout the night.  His blood alcohol level was 0.495%. Read more