Local Briefs: Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025

By Phil Cobb | August 21, 2025 |

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County retired teachers to meet Sept. 4

MARYVILLE, Mo. — The Nodaway County Association of Retired School Employees will meet at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 4, at the Nodaway County Senior Center, 1201 E. First St., Maryville.

According to an email, all retired school cooks, custodians, secretaries, nurses, paraprofessionals, bus drivers, certified teachers and other public school staff are invited. The local organization is part of the state Missouri Retired Teachers Association that works to protect pensions and keep members aware of state and federal legislative maneuvering which affects public schools and its employees.

The program in September will feature some of the Nodaway County teachers who have received the NCARSE classroom grants.

Mosaic to host memorial event

MARYVILLE, Mo. — Mosaic Medical Center – Maryville is inviting the community to a memorial event Sunday, Sept. 7, honoring the memory of those who have died of cancer.

According to a news release from Mosaic, the event to be held at the Jessica Loch Memorial Healing Garden will celebrate the impact they left behind. Attendees will have the opportunity to connect with others walking a similar path, share memories of loved ones and take part in a bell-ringing ceremony to honor and remember family members and friends.

“This event is about coming together as a community to remember those we’ve lost and to support one another,” Andrea Sandusky-Ury, director of infusion services, said in the release. “Each story shared and each bell rung is a tribute to lives (that) continue to inspire us.”

The event is free and open to the public. Light snacks and refreshments will be provided. For more information, contact the hospital at 660-562-5387.

Labor Day rally planned in Maryville

MARYVILLE, Mo. — Protesters are scheduled to hold a peaceful rally in Maryville on Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 1, in support of a broad coalition of labor, community and social justice groups and in opposition to President Donald Trump’s administration and the mass disappearance/deportation of immigrants, a news release stated.

The rally is scheduled to be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the intersection of Walmart Drive and South Main Street.

According to the release, Ron Peterson, former International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Union member and Vietnam combat veteran, will be at the Labor Day rally in Maryville.

“I gave an oath to protect the Constitution in April 1968 to defend the Constitution, the ENTIRE Constitution from all enemies foreign & domestic,” he said in a statement. “Americans will never agree on every issue, but we should be able to agree that people need to make a living wage, work in safe working environments, be entitled to affordable health care, and to retire with dignity.”

Details with updated information and optional signup for the Maryville rally are online at mobilize.us/mayday/event/825351.