CON V ERGING CA MPUS & COMMUNIT Y
NORTHWEST MISSOURIAN THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 2024
MARYVILLE, MISSOURI
NWMISSOURINEWS.COM
VOL. 112, NO. 22
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Meadows Coffee Mill looks to open soon after delay DAKOTA OSWALT Asst. News Editor | @doswalt_NWMSRN
Meadows Coffee Mill is a new coffee shop in Maryville that was supposed to open Jan. 5, but setbacks with the interior renovations has forced the business to delay its opening. The business is run by Ella Noel Meadows, known most commonly by her nickname Meadow. She is a junior secondary education major with a minor in art at Northwest. She has experience working in a floral shop in Mound City, Missouri, called Craisy Daisy, which is run by Meadows and her mom. Located within Craisy Daisy is Hole in the Wall Coffee & Ice Cream, which Meadows said is the sister shop to Meadows Coffee Mill. In October 2023, Meadows came to an agreement with the owner at 123 W. Fifth St. in Maryville to begin renting the building for her shop. The building was originally built by Bill Foster in 1975 to serve as his office space for his business, Foster Brothers Contractors and Builders. Meadows said the space is very much built like a 1970s office building, which means it does not provide the practical space needed for a coffee shop. The building also needed a lot of plumbing work as there is only one small bathroom located within it. Meadows said the owner agreed to complete some renovations himself.
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Alternative Spring Break gets funds from local organization HANNAH CLAYWELL News Editor | @Hannah_9504
Every year Northwest’s Alternative Spring Break takes a service trip to help communities in need. This year the group is going to Florida to help the Choctawhatchee Basin Alliance with restoring shoreline and reefs. To help cover the cost of the trip, Ten Squared Women of Nodaway County donated $9,000 to Alternative Spring Break. Ten Squared Women is a women’s nonprofit organization with members from Nodaway County and surrounding counties. The requirement to be a part of the group is a $100 donation four times a year. Amanda Twaddle is the founder of the organization and helps maintain the nonprofit. “We meet quarterly, typically at the (Carl and Cheryl) Hughes Fieldhouse and you don’t even have to attend the meetings,” Twaddle said. “We just meet and we get to discuss and hear presentations from organizations, or nonprofits in the community, and then we vote as a group and then that’s who receives the donation for that quarter.”
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Spring concert to feature country singer-songwriter
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HANNAH CLAYWELL News Editor | @Hannah_9504
s the second semester continues toward the end of the year, there is still one big event students are looking forward to — the spring concert held by the Student Activities Council. This year, Northwest will be hosting musician Russell Dickerson at 7 p.m. April 19 in the Carl and Cheryl Hughes Fieldhouse. Dickerson is a country singer-songwriter. There is a lot that goes into planning the spring concert. Co-Directors of Concert Programming Emily Hansen and Olivia Rubsam are in charge of the behind the scenes process. “Back when we first officially signed with Russell Dickerson, I got a folder from his team with pictures and songs and all his branding stuff he uses,” Hansen said. “I had to create a marketing plan, but like half of the stuff that I didn’t think about, like credential, stickers, the staff t-shirts, volunteer t-shirts, all that stuff had to be included in the marketing plan because it all has to be approved by him.” Hansen handles the marketing side of planning, while Rubsam handles the logistics. Rub-
Russell Dickerson will be performing at 7 p.m.
April 19 in the Carl and Cheryl Hughes Fieldhouse.
sam said some of her tasks are getting volunteers for the event and making sure spaces, like hotel rooms and dressing rooms are reserved. One big aspect of making sure the concert gets running and goes smoothly is communication with the University. Rubsam said the concert impacts so many different departments that communication is important to keep things moving. Hansen said there is a timeline that has to be followed to keep them on track. Every month there are different tasks that have to be accomplished by the end of the month.
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