Womens History Month
Howell: inventor, patent holder, woman
For Women’s History Month, we are excited to share the story of Elizabeth E. Howell. She was an inventor in the late 19th century to early 20th century based in Maryville. Howell’s accomplishments are particularly notable because she was one of the few female inventors who received recognition in a time when being an inventor…
Read MoreNash honored downtown
MARYVILLE, Mo. — On a sunny Friday morning, the National Votes for Women Trail added a new stop on its path preserving and showcasing women’s right to vote. Unveiled Friday in the Downtown Pocket Park, a brand new white, purple and yellow marker — of which there are 2,419 throughout the United States — recognizes…
Read MoreParsons fills life helping friends, family and community
MARYVILLE, Mo. — “All the world’s a stage,” and Maryville High School’s Vocal Music Director Vanessa Parsons wants to fill it with as much love, life and music as possible. And as it turns out, that’s quite a lot. During high school and college, Parsons was certain she wanted to teach high school. However, upon…
Read MoreA historic look at women’s impacts in Worth County
GRANT CITY, Mo. — Throughout the month of March, the Times-Tribune has highlighted impactful women from across the county. This week’s entry for Women’s History Month takes a historical look at some of the names and places from Worth County’s past. Much of the information on these locations in Worth County is taken from the…
Read MoreAlma Nash’s suffrage legacy to live on at Pocket Park
MARYVILLE, Mo. — In January 1913, Maryville native Alma Nash answered an advertisement from a newspaper in Kansas City calling for local bands to participate in the Woman Suffrage Procession that would take place in March of that year. Two months later, thousands of marchers from across the country would stream down Pennsylvania Avenue, demanding…
Read MoreKinman committed to northwest Missouri students
MARYVILLE, Mo. — It was 2015, and Robert Sudhoff, a senior on the Speech and Debate team at Maryville High School, was working on his one-man show, “An Iliad.” The show is a modern retelling of “The Iliad,” by Homer, ideally, complete with a wooden set and functional lights. He had a general idea of…
Read MoreLocal pool hall draws players, families and nappers
ALLENDALE, Mo. — The sound of pool balls rolling across the table in a triangle rack and the clink of pool cues striking them float through the air as Vicki Miller sits at a table drawing out the bracket for that week’s tournament. Every Saturday during the season, which starts in November and wraps up…
Read MoreCullin making history at the University Police Department
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Local leader Amanda Cullin’s busy life provides her with the opportunity to wear several different hats. Not only is she a mom, a teacher and a Lion, she is also a sorority sponsor, a major proponent for education and lifelong learning and a lieutenant and interim chief at the Northwest Missouri State…
Read MoreLessons in how to listen, learn and lend a hand from Marilyn Jenkins
MARYVILLE, Mo. — In fall 2020, with the COVID-19 pandemic raging, school districts in Nodaway County were trying to stock up on suddenly critical supplies: hand sanitizer, cleaners, masks. There was no central agency responsible for distributing those kinds of supplies, no mechanism in place to coordinate such an effort — it was nobody’s job.…
Read MoreMarriott uses skills learned in dispatch to help North Nodaway students
PICKERING, Mo. — North Nodaway Elementary School Principal Ashley Marriott has always gravitated toward leadership. In high school and college, the Ravenwood native found leadership in sports. She received a softball scholarship from Northwest Missouri State University and went on to earn a degree in elementary education. Currently living north of Maryville with her husband…
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