Missouri continues five-year plan with minimum wage increase
Jan 10, 2024 — Since 2018, when Proposition B was made into a law, the minimum wage in Missouri has increased from $7.85 per hour in 2018 to then end at $12 per hour in 2023. Then with the most current increase in 2024 the minimum wage has grown $4.45. Compared to neighboring states, Missouri sits at the highest minimum wage.
Swap till you drop | Features | nwmissourinews.com - Northwest …
Mar 8, 2015 — Swap till you drop. From used mattresses to pet turtles, you can buy almost anything on Facebook. “Swap shops” are hardly a new phenomenon, but the online garage sales have inundated the Northwest Missouri area. Members of the Facebook groups can post pictures of items they are looking to sell, and other members can purchase or make offers ...
Northwest cross country ranked after invitational, sets sights on ...
Oct 1, 2024 — “It’s really motivating and encouraging for both the men and the women,” McGlocklin said. “This year, it’s kind of like a very young team and a very new team, so it’s definitely motivating that even after just two meets and not all the conditions were great, that we’re already ranked so high and yeah, just excited to keep working with the girls.”
Bearcats face home opener loss against Minnesota State, talk …
Aug 30, 2024 — Making an exceptional comeback wasn’t on the Northwest Bearcat’s radar after having a scoreless first half. The team opened its season against No. 13 Minnesota State Mavericks who played last season for a playoff clinch but failed to secure the win.
Digging into the history of Excelsior Springs | Heartland View ...
Dec 6, 2019 — The Hall of Waters in its prime during the 1950's was a robust health and spa resort with water pipelines running from mineral pools all around the area. Excelsior Springs historian Kevin Morgan said the town experienced its most prolific period from 1888 to 1929. “We had built quite an infrastructure of clinics and hotels by the time the ...
Digging into the history of Excelsior Springs | Heartland View ...
Apr 26, 2019 — Treatments generally lasted three to five minutes. Katie Stevenson. Morgan said the popularity of Excelsior Springs began to plummet in the 1950s. “The reason is primarily because of the advancement of medicine in the Second World War replaced natural healing as the nation's first choice for self-care,” Morgan said.
Jefferson C-123 School District appoints Dallas Geidd as new ...
Jan 9, 2024 — The Jefferson C-123 School District in Conception Junction, Missouri, hired Dallas Giedd as its new superintendent at a Dec. 6 school board meeting. This change comes as the current superintendent
Northwest track and field finds first-place finishes in first meet ...
Jan 17, 2024 — Northwest men's track and field senior high jumper Blake Morgan jumps over the bar during the Mel Tjeerdsma Classic Dec. 2. Morgan took first with a score of two meters and 15 millimeters.
Northwest Missouri Moon Festival returns for third year bringing ...
Oct 8, 2024 — The Northwest Missouri Mood Festival was held Oct. 4-6 by Make It Maryville. The event provided live music, a car show, food and activities for children.
Opinion | Lisa Montgomery's execution may finally end the long …
Feb 9, 2021 — Lisa Montgomery was recently executed by the federal government for the murder and kidnapping she committed in 2004. No matter your view on the death penalty, Montgomery’s death seems to be a capstone of a strange and violent history in Nodaway County.