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Departure kicks off summer concert series
MARYVILLE, Mo. — With a crowd ready for a Saturday evening full of 70s and 80s rock, Departure kicked off the Maryville Parks and Recreation Concerts in the Park Series at Donaldson-Westside Park. According the the band’s website, DEPARTURE is a new classic rock band from Topeka, Kansas. “Our collective history is long and varied.…
Read MoreSummer school starts for R-II, after much work
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Members of the Maryville R-II school district team came together last week to reorganize and clean up Eugene Field Elementary School. The school was scheduled to reopen its doors on Tuesday, May 29, for summer school, so a large group of teachers, students and administrators pitched in to get things ready. The…
Read MoreMan remembers wife during nationwide walk for Alzheimer’s cure
MARYVILLE, Mo. — It’s said love can make you do crazy things; if that’s true, heartbreak can make you do even crazier things. Lance Tittle discovered the truth in this after losing his wife, Linda, to Alzheimer’s disease in 2017. “Everyone tells me I am crazy for even thinking about a coast-to-coast walk,” Tittle said.…
Read MoreSpecial Olympics torch ignites in Maryville
MARYVILLE, Mo. — The 2018 Law Enforcement Torch Run started at the Nodaway County Courthouse on Tuesday, as the Special Olympics torch was lit. The 32nd LETR is an annual tradition for Special Olympics Missouri. James Runde, one of the area coordinators for the run, said he and the runners were headed south toward Kawasaki…
Read MoreNE Nodaway students give old books a brand new look
RAVENWOOD, Mo. — The saying goes, “Don’t judge a book by its cover,” but for many older books with solid-colored covers found in school libraries, they are often passed over by children looking for colorful illustrations and inviting characters. Around 75 children’s books have been given a second chance at being viewed by students through…
Read MoreHomeowner holds burglary suspects at gunpoint until officers arrive
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Two men got a surprise on Sunday, May 20, when they allegedly attempted to burglarize a house just north of Maryville. According to a news release, the homeowner awoke around 1:30 a.m. after hearing someone in his garage. As his wife called 911, the man held the men at gunpoint while waiting…
Read MoreWest Nodaway Class of 2018 graduates
BURLINGTON JCT. — West Nodaway said goodbye to seven graduates May 13 at the school in Burlington Junction. The West Nodaway Class of 2018 includes: Cody Galyan, David Hull, Trace Hunt, Alissa Nelson, Hope Ogle, Dustin Riddle and Taten Thompson. Valedictorian Nelson spoke about her class about their time in the school district. “As the…
Read MoreMaryville honors crime victims at 20th tree planting ceremony
MARYVILLE, Mo. — A large group of local representatives and community members gathered at Mozingo Lake Recreation Park on Wednesday morning to honor victims of crimes. The 20th annual Tree Planting and Victims Awareness Ceremony was hosted by the Maryville Treatment Center Parole Office as part of the National Crime Victims’ Rights Week. Tom Seipel,…
Read MoreThe Kitchen & Bath Source celebrates
Michelle Wickersham readies to cut a Greater Maryville Chamber of Commerce ceremonial ribbon, Thursday, March 1, at The Kitchen & Bath Source as her husband Larry Wickersham and Tricia Mathers hold it tight. Chamber Ambassadors are shown behind.
Read MoreC-123 joins effort to potentially replace MAP testing
CONCEPTION JUNCTION, Mo.— The Jefferson C-123 Board of Education decided to join a pilot program that could eventually replace the MAP testing. Superintendent Tim Jermain presented the idea to the board and explained how the MOAP (Missouri Assessment Partnership) program differed from the traditional testing. “The tests are adapted so they meet the students level,…
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