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5 years ago Sgt. 1st Class Dustin Wells spends a lot of time traveling northwest Missouri to reach out to high school students as part of his job as a recruiter for the Missouri Army National Guard. Wells served as the keynote speaker Monday morning at the Maryville’s James Edward Gray American Legion Post 100’s…

5 years ago About 40 local business and civic leaders gathered Tuesday in the basement meeting room of the Nodaway County Administration Center for the Greater Maryville Chamber of Commerce’s annual post-session legislative breakfast. Both 1st District state Rep. Allen Andrews and 12th District state Sen. Dan Hegeman spoke during the event, responding to prepared…

5 years ago High winds wreaked havoc just west of Maryville Wednesday afternoon. In the path of a brief violent thunderstorm was Nodaway Nursing Home, a 43-resident, skilled nursing care facility owned and operated by Tiffany Care Centers of Mound City. A portion of the building’s roof was ripped off and dropped on vehicles in…

5 years ago The third graders in Heidi Beatty’s class at Northeast Nodaway had a chance Monday afternoon to showcase their hard work with something soft — a pillow. Each student in the class wrapped up a project Monday morning in which the student, with help of two volunteers, made a pillow as part of…

5 years ago Northwest Missouri State University’s commencement weekend began Friday evening with a very special addition to Bearcat Nation. Megan Hamilton, a kindergarten teacher at Eugene Field Elementary School in Maryville, was sitting with other graduates in Bearcat Arena waiting to cross the stage to receive her master’s degree in education. Just as the…

5 years ago Less than a week after thieves took three pieces from a five-piece sculpture, the missing property was recovered Sunday afternoon. According to reports, artwork by Sue Quinlan of Boulder, Colorado, was taken from the 200 block of West Fourth Street last Tuesday. The missing sculptures were found Sunday in the 1300 block…

April 14-20 5 years ago The Maryville R-II Board of Education reorganized its leadership during Tuesday night’s meeting in the administration building. The school board had three openings during the April 4 election, but Jason Haer, Sean Wiedmaier and Roger Baker all ran unopposed to regain their seats on the board. During the reorganization of…

5 years ago This past weekend, individuals from the Maryville 4-H Club and Northwest Missouri State University took part in cleaning up the Nodaway County Courthouse in Maryville. On Friday, the Maryville 4-H group had 32 members show up to take part in cleanup efforts as part of a community service program. The group spent…

5 years ago As one new shoe store makes its way to Maryville, an established chain is on its way out. Payless ShoeSource, located in the Maryville Center on South Main Street next to Sutherlands, will be closing its doors soon. On Tuesday, according to a release from the corporate office, Payless ShoeSource announced that…

5 years ago As the confetti rained down on the throng of green, white, and black clad Northwest Missouri faithful and landed softly on the dark wood of the Sanford Pentagon, it was apparent there was a lot to soak in. Northwest Missouri State University’s men’s basketball team completed the historic run to its first…