Acting as a safe community space for LGBTQ students at Northwest for more than four years, Helping Everyone Regardless of Orientation has decided to branch out in its mission and create a not-yet-named subgroup to focus on activism. Read more
Gary Zhao, a software program specialist at Northwest, led a gradebook training session for faculty to attend and learn about new features offered in Northwest Online (Canvas) Sept. 17 in B.D. Owens Library. This is the second gradebook training session held this semester. Read more
On a warm September night, the aroma of midwestern grilled hot dogs consumed the still air as local firefighters competed in the 7th annual Water Fights hosted by Maryville Public Safety Fire Division. Read more
As the flurries stuck to her hair and dusted the tops of illuminated jack-o-lanterns sitting on front porch steps, then freshman Kayla Cornett realized just how far away from her home she was. Read more
Previously glazed eyes and slouching postures perked up in a moment, some in interest, some in confusion and some in alarm, as Director of the Missouri State Public Defenders Michael Barrett laid out his warning for the state of the constitution in the United States. Read more
Spoofhound fans gathered at the town square for a tradition of games, music and the announcement of high school fall sports. A Maryville organization planned and ran the event, one some know better than others. Read more
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A crowd stood in a rough circle - hands clenched together, heads bowed - outside of the courthouse minutes before Northwest senior Kylan Harrell accepted a guilty plea agreement to resisting arrest. Read more
More than 175 Nodaway County community leaders and landowners gathered to celebrate the construction of Tenaska Clear Creek Energy Center, hearing project leaders and elected officials speak Sept. 10. Read more
A Northwest student participated in a prestigious chemistry research internship at the University of Kansas, having been selected from a list of worldwide applicants looking to implement knowledge and skills to specific studies. Read more
Exactly a month after a gunman killed 22 people at Walmart in El Paso, Texas, the CEO of Walmart issued a new policy discouraging customers from openly carrying guns in stores and no longer selling certain types of ammunition. Read more
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A loud “ping” resonated from her pocket, and fear filled a void her thirst for knowledge used to inhabit. She knew it wasn’t her friend texting again about the new homework assignment. Looking down at her phone, her eyes moved slowly across piercing words, and suddenly her fear morphed into … Read more
Northwest students have created two nonpartisan political groups on campus in the last three years, but they are only kept alive by one student. Read more
Overcast skies and intermittent drizzles of rain could not dampen the spirits of the newly recruited and current sorority members on Bid Day. Read more
With the launch of its new strategic plan, the Northwest Leadership Team has undergone personnel changes and a shift in focus for the next 10 years. Read more
Wellness Services organized and held an interactive RESPOND training Sept. 4 for Northwest faculty and staff to learn about mental health and suicide as it affects college campuses. Read more
A new Maryville business provides pediatric-based treatments for speech, language and reading disorders, serving as the only clinic in the area providing care designed to help children overcome communicative setbacks. Read more
Members of the National Panhellenic Council at Northwest hosted their annual NPHC Forum Aug. 29. Read more
Amidst top-40 radio hits blasting through the speakers and freshmen hunting for free swag, a friendly rivalry brewed between the two major political student organizations on campus: College Democrats and College Republicans. Read more
Two significant projects will take shape in Maryville during fiscal year 2020, affecting city-wide traffic flow, local businesses, local consumers and the city budget. Read more
A new farmhouse sits atop a grassy hill on Northwest’s R.T. Wright Farm, where the community celebrated its completion with a ribbon cutting and detailed tour of the farm manager’s countryside home. Read more
She laid in her extra-long twin-sized bed on the sixth floor of Millikan Hall thinking about how she didn’t just not want to get out of bed that morning, but didn’t want to wake up at all. Read more
The family of a former Northwest student is suing for wrongful death against Maryville SSM St. Francis Regional Health Services. Read more
Maryville’s Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America chapter discussed gun violence and current gun legislation in Missouri and across the United States with a guest speaker Aug. 26. Read more
“Saber es poder. Knowledge is Power.” She stood before her 9 a.m. Spanish IV class, reiterating her motivating montre, three simple words that cure baggy eyes and high school stereotypes, as these students want to know more. Eager for what is to come and where life will take them, a classroo… Read more
Nodaway County deputies arrested a Maryville, Mo. man involved in a hit-and-run incident in Fairfax Aug. 23. Read more
In a dark room featuring stress-inducing surround-sound gunfire and screams, a projector produced interactive scenarios that Maryville Public Safety officers played out as a part of their yearly training Aug. 20. Read more
A fast-talker from Mississippi introduced himself simply as “Dr. O,” the University’s candidate for the new associate provost of diversity and inclusion, made his first impressions on students and employees Aug. 26. Read more
About 150 participants sporting gray t-shirts and luminescent glow sticks eagerly awaited the start of the 6th annual Glow for Kids’ Sake 5K and Fun Run hosted by Big Brothers Big Sisters of Nodaway County outside of Mosaic Medical Center Saturday, Aug. 24. Read more
A Northwest student hosted and organized a blood drive Aug. 23 on the third floor of the J.W. Jones Student Union. Read more
Early phases of construction began on a new wind farm project Aug. 1 in Nodaway County that will provide jobs and tax revenue, as well as place corporate land lease payments into the pockets of northwest Missouri citizens. Read more
After complications with the new automatic grade pull process from Northwest Online to CatPaws last school year, the University is switching to a blend of the old system and the new system. This fall, the University announced that mid-semester grades will be automatically pulled, but final g… Read more
Missouri Governor Mike Parson announced Mel Tjeerdsma’s appointment to the Northwest Board of Regents Aug. 16. Read more
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Northwest Campus Dining and Aramark corrected several priority violations in its last food establishment inspection, in which the Nodaway County Health Center observed nine counts of infringement requiring immediate action. Read more
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Northwest’s Board of Regents approved naming University Police Chief Clarence Green the vice president of culture for the University. Read more
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A “now hiring” sign plastered to the side of the former Outback Bar’s weathered white facade keys into some of the changes taking place at one of Maryville’s most frequented college bars. Read more
A sexual assault was reported to the University Police Department Aug. 20. The assault is reported to have occurred between 9 and 10 p.m. Aug. 16 in Forest Village Apartments. Read more
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A Maryville, Missouri, man barricaded himself in his home with the possession of a firearm near Third and Mattie streets Tuesday. Read more
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A Maryville, Missouri, man was arrested by Maryville Public Safety Aug. 8, three days after the agency requested public assistance identifying and locating the man via Maryville Public Safety’s Facebook page. Read more
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Payden Harris isn’t quite sure how old he was when he was playing a game of catch with his dad, Rodney Harris, in the front yard of their home in Albany, Missouri. Old enough to catch a baseball, he recalled, and old enough to throw one back. Read more
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Northwest’s Board of Regents approved naming University Police Chief Clarence Green the vice president of culture. Read more
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A suspicious package was found around 11:30 a.m. May 31 in the US Bank parking lot on South Main Street. Read more
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A mass media instructor has been absent from teaching classes since April 10. Read more
The crippling sound of thunder echoes for miles. A once visible speed limit sign wavers, unstable. The foundation of a family’s world cracks with mother nature’s tantrum and they can do nothing but wade through. The road home, engulfed, unseen. Read more
The Maryville Department of Public Safety- Fire Division brought a national campaign to the city by partnering with the American Red Cross to install and educate citizens on smoke alarms in their homes. Read more
In spite of the warm breeze from the open window beckoning one student to enjoy the good weather in the final hours before the sun goes down on a Friday night, they sit in the quiet of their home, shaking even though the air conditioning isn’t on. Read more
The Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion will host the third Celebration of Success ceremony for multicultural graduates at 6:30 p.m. May 3 in the J.W. Jones Student Union Boardroom. Read more
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Northwest Residential and Auxiliary Services announced April 16 it would be opening Millikan Hall for students displaced during finals week. Read more
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Buzz. Buzz. Buzz. At the Northwest Beekeeping Club Ribbon Cutting ceremony April 22, a handful of students and staff gathered to release bees on campus. As more than 24,000 bees were relocated from their shipment packages and into hives, the sound of bees flying around became background nois… Read more
Spoofhound fans gathered at the town square for a tradition of games, music and the announcement of high school fall sports. A Maryville organization planned and ran the event, one some know better than others.
A crowd stood in a rough circle - hands clenched together, heads bowed - outside of the courthouse minutes before Northwest senior Kylan Harrell accepted a guilty plea agreement to resisting arrest.
More than 175 Nodaway County community leaders and landowners gathered to celebrate the construction of Tenaska Clear Creek Energy Center, hearing project leaders and elected officials speak Sept. 10.
A Northwest student participated in a prestigious chemistry research internship at the University of Kansas, having been selected from a list of worldwide applicants looking to implement knowledge and skills to specific studies.
Exactly a month after a gunman killed 22 people at Walmart in El Paso, Texas, the CEO of Walmart issued a new policy discouraging customers from openly carrying guns in stores and no longer selling certain types of ammunition.
A loud “ping” resonated from her pocket, and fear filled a void her thirst for knowledge used to inhabit. She knew it wasn’t her friend texting again about the new homework assignment. Looking down at her phone, her eyes moved slowly across piercing words, and suddenly her fear morphed into …
Northwest students have created two nonpartisan political groups on campus in the last three years, but they are only kept alive by one student.
Overcast skies and intermittent drizzles of rain could not dampen the spirits of the newly recruited and current sorority members on Bid Day.
With the launch of its new strategic plan, the Northwest Leadership Team has undergone personnel changes and a shift in focus for the next 10 years.
Wellness Services organized and held an interactive RESPOND training Sept. 4 for Northwest faculty and staff to learn about mental health and suicide as it affects college campuses.