A month and three days after Northwest President John Jasinski announced the Board of Regents decided to not renew his contract via an “All that Jazz” email, people are still asking why.  Read more

The man at the helm of Northwest for the last 13 years — and until the conclusion of June — sat in a black leather chair on the first floor of the campus’s Administration Building. He was wearing denim blue jeans, a multi-colored button-up, navy blazer and, most importantly, socks with his d… Read more

Horizons West Apartments, which is home to many Northwest students, will be undergoing renovations starting in January 2023 after switching management.  Read more

A bright orange arrow painted on a building in downtown Maryville points the way to an unassuming bakery nestled on East Sixth Street. The once-convivial place to start the day now sits vacant after the death of beloved baker Ali Elzen April 16.  Read more

The Maryville R-II robotics team is set to compete in the Vex Robotics World Championship in Dallas May 4. The team is led by science teacher Phil Stone, and it has been competing in VEX Robotics for six years. This year marks the first time Maryville R-II has qualified to compete in the wor… Read more

North Central Missouri College held a groundbreaking ceremony at the future site of its newest community college location April 21 in Savannah, Missouri. The event was free to the public and had dozens of people in attendance, from NCMC members to Savannah locals.  Read more

Many new improvements will be coming to Maryville in the future after City Council approved multiple contracts and agreements at its April 25 meeting.  Read more

A permanent fixture in the Northwest community for the past three decades will officially begin making its move on campus in the coming months. Read more

Since 1912, the building that is now Maryville Public Library has sat along Main Street. With over a century of weathering and use, there are some much-needed repairs. To help with upkeep, the library received the first grant through the city’s Downtown Facade Improvement Grant for $50,000.  Read more

The Big Brothers Big Sisters of Nodaway County nonprofit organization has established a new scholarship for littles graduating high school across Nodaway County. The new scholarship comes after a successful financial year and federal aid. The scholarship is made up of $2,500, which may incre… Read more

Northwest Regent Deborah Roach sent a statement to the Missourian with her thoughts from the public comment section of the April 12 Board of Regents meeting. Regents were in “listen-only mode” during the April 12 meeting Regent Chair John Moore said. They did not respond in the open session … Read more

Northwest Board of Regent Chair John Moore issued a statement Thursday afternoon. The statement addresses some comments and concerns brought up at the Board’s April 12 meeting on Zoom.  Read more

The University of Missouri School of Law Veterans Clinic will be offering free virtual legal advice and consultation for veterans in several Missouri counties. The legal advice for Missouri veterans include topics such as the United States Department of Veterans Affairs disability benefits, … Read more

Farmers in five Missouri counties – Barton, Bates, Cedar, Saint Clair and Vernon – are once again free to use the Enlist brand of herbicides to spray on their crops after a previous restriction by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in January was reversed. Read more

Just 11 days after President John Jasinski sent an “All That Jazz” email saying that the Board of Regents decided not to renew his contract, 168 community members, faculty, staff and students joined a Zoom meeting with the Board to express their concerns about the Regent’s decisions and the … Read more

The scheduled hearing for a case involving a Northwest student who was charged with Invasion Of Privacy, a class E felony, has been moved to May 17 after he appeared in court this morning. Read more

At the first City Council meeting since the April municipal election, Councilman Tye Parsons was sworn back in, and just minutes after, approved as the new mayor of Maryville.  Read more

The Northwest Missourian has received multiple statements and a letter regarding the Northwest Board of Regents' decision to not renew President John Jasinski’s contract. In an effort to inform our readers before the Regents’ meeting on April 12, the Missourian will be publishing those materials. Read more

GALLERY: AJR and Careless Vibez perform at the SAC spring concert April 8 at Northwest Missouri State University in the Carl and Cheryl Hughes Fieldhouse. Read more

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“Home on the Range” is how retired cattle and farming expert Ronald F. Eustice felt when he returned to a farm to write his new book titled “Clyde Hill Farm and the Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration.” The book tells the tale of the monastery and the sisters’ approach to creating a H… Read more

Nodaway County municipal election polls closed at 7 p.m. April 5, concluding the last few months of campaigning for candidates all across the county. Nearly two hours later, the unofficial results of the election named the people who will be sitting in office.  Read more

The Northwest Tower Choir held a concert of religious songs at the Conception Abbey monastery in Conception, Missouri. The concert was held in the monastery’s basilica and was directed by Stephen Town and featured Sean Vogt accompanying the choir on the pipe organ. Read more

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For the last 10 years, Bryan Williams has worked for the city of Maryville doing everything from volunteering as a firefighter to working in the Public Works Department. Now, after a decade working for the city, he said he wants to continue to contribute to Maryville by bringing a new perspe… Read more

In the rear-view mirror, Tye Parsons sees years of successful projects the city worked to accomplish. After just over three years on City Council, this is why Tye Parsons is running for reelection.  Read more

For decades, the Missouri State Public Defender System has been underfunded and understaffed with state attorneys overloaded with cases. Read more

Since the beginning of the pandemic in 2020, shortages in various areas have become increasingly common. A shortage of nurses and doctors in the U.S.  has plunged healthcare into a further crisis. Read more

In the municipal election April 5, voters will come across a question about raising sales tax in the city to help support Maryville Parks and Recreation. Parks and Recreation Director Jeff Stubblefield came before City Council to talk about the impacts the sales tax would have on the parks a… Read more

A 42-year-old inmate at the Nodaway County Jail was pronounced dead at Mosaic Medical Center - Maryville March 19 after suffering an apparent medical emergency. Upon further investigation into his death, there is no foul play suspected. Read more

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Since the opening of the Carl and Cheryl Hughes Fieldhouse in October 2018, events held in the facility have been boosting the numbers of people traveling in and out of Maryville. Along with the increase in visitors, there has been an increase in revenue from the city’s Transient Guest Tax.   Read more

Isaiah Korthanke is no stranger to helping those around him, and this year he is taking it a step further by putting his name on the ballot. Read more

The beginning of this week marked Sigma Sigma Sigma’s annual Karen Hawkins Memorial Week. Karen Hawkins attended Northwest in the ‘90s and was a member of the sorority. In April 1995, she was sexually assaulted and murdered by one of her friends from high school.  Read more

Nodaway County will provide dispatch services of the police, fire department and ambulance service to Worth County effective June 1 after the proposed partnership was approved at a Maryville City Council meeting March 14. Read more

An inmate at the Nodaway County Jail was pronounced dead this afternoon after Emergency Medical Services transported him to Mosaic Medical Center - Maryville. Read more

As Northwest returns from its spring break, Nodaway County’s proverbial break from COVID-19 continues. Read more

The Nodaway County Historical Society Museum has opened up for 2022 after a nearly three-month long break during the winter.  Read more

Mitch Coffelt is no stranger to running. His journeys on foot throughout town as a member of the running group at The Bridge Church in Maryville give Coffelt an opportunity to talk and share life with others in his church, an opportunity for him to listen and learn how he can serve. For thos… Read more

In just under an hour, City Council approved four contracts for construction and equipment on projects throughout Maryville, two project agreements and approved a liquor license at its March 14 meeting.  Read more

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Over 5,000 miles away from his home of Lutsk, Ukraine, Northwest student Vitaliy Tsytsyk is watching a war in his country through a screen. Every few minutes, his phone buzzes with news from local Ukrainian journalists about the country he is far from, but everyone he loves is right in the m… Read more

The scheduled hearing for a felony case involving a Northwest student has been postponed to April 12 after 4th Circuit Associate Judge Robert Rice granted continuance. Read more

For the first time since August 2020, Northwest students who are enrolled in fall and spring classes attended classes without wearing masks. Read more

Josh McKim has served on the Maryville R-II School Board for six years now. But he doesn’t want to stop there. Read more

Assistant professor of art history Karen Britt was featured in the November 2021 issue of National Geographic’s "Unearthing 100 Archeological Treasures of the Past" for her involvement with Huqoq mosaics in ancient synagogues in Israel. Mosaics built on the floors of ancient sites are Britt’… Read more

Despite Maryville City Council missing two — Mayor Ben Lepiec and Councilman John McBride — of its five members , the Council approved an appointment to the Mozingo Advisory Board, a contract for new irrigation systems to Mozingo Lake Recreation Park and City Manager Greg McDanel announced a… Read more