The Northwest Board of Regents had its final meeting of 2021 Dec. 6. At the meeting, the Board decided to approve a new degree program that will launch in the fall of 2022. Read more

The Nodaway County Health Department announced the deaths of two residents from COVID-19 Nov. 25 and 28, bringing the death toll from the virus to 36 at the time of publication.  Read more

The Ministry Center Food Pantry and Clothing Room is one of the main resources in town where Nodaway County residents in need can find assistance. Though it offers clothing and food year-round, there are some extra things done during the holidays.  Read more

Make it Maryville, a partnership of local businesses founded in 2017, has launched its December series of events called “A Very Maryville Christmas.”  Read more

In their last meeting of the fall semester, Student Senate passed the implementation of an event registration form and left unfinished business about interpreting election results. Read more

Throughout the past week, Theatre Northwest has been showing its first major play with loosened COVID-19 guidelines: “Clue,” a show based on the 1985 film, which is based on the classic board game. This year, all seats for the performances are open, and social distancing is not required. Thi… Read more

As Thanksgiving draws near, northwest Missouri is in the midst of a COVID-19 spike not seen since the 2020 holiday season. Nodaway County has 142 active cases of the virus in the county, as of Nov. 15, and is second overall in all Missouri counties in cases per 100,000 residents, at the time… Read more

Linda Mattson crossed her hands and rested her elbows on her desk. On her left wrist sat a watch and an orange silicone wristband that read “Karen’s Krew.” On her right hung a rosary under a dainty blue bracelet with a small metal plate that read “Badass.” Read more

Mental health has been addressed more in school systems in the past few years, yet it has worsened through the pandemic. Last month, the American Academy of Pediatrics, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and the Children’s Hospital Association declared child and adolescent … Read more

Northwest Student Senate discussed feedback on a new event registration form at its Nov. 16 meeting.  Read more

A couple of truckers pull into Gray’s Truck Stop & Restaurant for a diesel fill-up and a soda. It’s a windy day in Nodaway County, and a cluster of tall, white turbines spin quickly in the station’s backyard. Inside sits Gray’s Partner Marc Neff, who picks up another receipt for tires th… Read more

The American Association of State Colleges and Universities awarded Northwest for its response to the pandemic. It was one of three universities to receive an award for their pandemic response. Read more

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The south end of the Carl and Cheryl Hughes Fieldhouse was host to a familiar site Nov. 9. Mosaic - Maryville staff in neon safety vests, folding chairs, vials of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines, and members of the community were all nestled at one end of the indoor track as they had many times… Read more

After two weeks of back and forth about the Intercultural Development Survey for the Diversity and Inclusion Office, the Student Senate took the survey during the Nov. 9 meeting.  Read more

Maryville residents will see a increase in water rates by 13% and sewer rates by 28% over the next year after a vote from Maryville City Council at the Nov. 8 meeting. Read more

The Northwest Lighthouse has given out hundreds of coats over the past five years. Read more

Northwest offers seven undergraduate degrees, three graduate and eight minors relating to agricultural sciences, and to celebrate the department and the overall agriculture community, Northwest will host Celebrate Agriculture Week.  Read more

About one-third of college students across the nation are first-generation students. Despite this large number, only about 27% will earn a bachelor’s degree within four years of joining a college. Read more

As people start buying gifts for the holidays, small businesses in Maryville are attempting to offer local buying options as an alternative to shopping online or with large companies. Read more

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Almost 11 months after the Food and Drug Administration announced emergency use authorization for the Pfizer form of the COVID-19 vaccine in adults, it has granted another emergency approval for a Pfizer vaccine — this time in children. Read more

After spending several hours in the B.D. Owens Library, getting study hours for her sorority, Northwest senior Bethney Pedersen decided she was going to go home. Walking to her car, she heard a car honk and saw another car stopped. Read more

After voting against paying for a Diversity and Inclusion survey at last week’s meeting, Student Senate voted at its Nov. 2 meeting to test the survey. Read more

Homecoming week came to a close Nov. 1 as students packed inside Bearcat Arena to celebrate the winners of various Homecoming competitions.  Read more

Downtown Maryville is going through a revival process as 100-year-old buildings are being moved into the 21st century. Read more

After almost all international travel in and out of the U.S. was shut down in March 2020, international educational programs came to a halt.  Read more

Despite being the only movie theater in town, The Hangar’s business has been down by around 70% compared to pre-pandemic sales. Read more

“Why are you here? Are you curious?” Northwest senior instructor and local author Jason Offutt asked. “Are you curious about the things that have happened here? Did something happen to you?” Read more

The Northwest Board of Regents approved a resolution to provide $1.4 million to fix acoustical deficiencies at the Olive Deluce Fine Arts building at its Oct. 29 meeting. Read more

The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education updated its COVID-19 quarantine guidelines, adding a new “test-to-stay'' option to allow anyone who has been identified as close contacts to attend school and extracurricular activities. Read more

Assistant Professor of Sociology Giselle Greenidge co-authored a book chapter on how Afrofuturism embraces Black feminism in the movie “Black Panther.”   Read more

Beyond a secured entrance and up a narrow, creaky staircase, 4th Circuit Judge Roger Prokes began a usual Friday with an unusual phone call. Read more

The Nodaway County Health Department announced 12 people tested positive for COVID-19 Oct. 25, the most positives in a single day in the County since Aug. 30 when 17 individuals tested positive. Tom Patterson, the administrator for NCHD, said there is cause for concern but not “alarm.” Read more

The 4th Judicial Circuit Leadership Team on Mental Health and Criminal Justice proposed a community mental health program to close the gaps in mental health resources in the five counties in the circuit. Read more

Northwest Student Senate voted against a proposal to pay for the testing of a new Diversity and Inclusion survey on its members Oct. 26. Read more

 This year, the Student Activities Council is expecting a significant increase in the amount of people attending Grocery Bingo, and in response to that demand, they have put together 100 tables.  Read more

The Maryville City Council passed a motion that allows the city to add two new positions to the Tourism Advisory Board at its Oct. 25 meeting. Read more

Northwest is now offering courses for students for cannabis, a drug that wasn’t legal in any capacity in Missouri three years ago. Read more

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Seventy-three days after a full mask mandate was officially reinstated at Northwest due to a local and national rise in COVID-19 cases from the delta variant, it will change — slightly. The University announced via email Oct. 19 it would relax its existing mandate in certain aspects.  Read more

Staff and faculty health insurance is being raised by 12% starting this December to make up for an unpredicted increase in claims and an overall increase in healthcare cost.  Read more

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A bench monument honoring the Irish settlers of Conception, Clyde and Conception Junction was unveiled Oct. 17 at the Conception Cemetery, an unusually heavily Irish-descended populated area, contrasting the majoritly German settlers in the rest of the county, just 10 miles southeast of Maryville. Read more

While walking past a residential hall front desk, students may notice a new addition — a condom dispenser, free for anyone to use.  Read more

After being fully vaccinated for months and entering in the vaccination drawings at the beginning of the year, sophomore Kate Kilpatrick won the single $10,000 scholarship during the last drawing. Read more

The campus barber shop has been in the process of getting its license since it opened in February, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the licensing office fell behind on its application process.  Read more

Student Senate approved the Northwest Transfer Club, an organization that welcomes new transfer students to come together to find a community on campus,at the Oct. 19 Student Senate meeting. Read more

The amount of active COVID-19 cases in Nodaway County reached its lowest point since mid-July, and as of Oct. 11, there were no hospitalizations from COVID-19 as the virus’s hold seems to be weakening locally. Read more