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MoDOT workers getting ready for winter
Missouri Department of Transportation workers in Maryville took part in a winter readiness drill Wednesday morning. According to Marcia Johnson, a communication specialist with MoDOT, the winter operation skills training was part of a statewide training drill for all MoDOT workers, as well as MoDOT’s emergency operations center. “The goal of this drill is to…
Read MoreStrong family donates to shelter
The New Nodaway Humane Society has received a $5,000 donation from the family of Frank H. “Chip” Strong, Jr. The donation was used to renovate a meet-and-greet adoption room at the Humane Society where shelter animals will be able to interact with potential owners before being officially adopted. The room will be officially titled “Big…
Read More4-H group embarks on service project
A local 4-H group is out to make a big impact during November. The Northeast Nodaway Bluejays 4-H Club, along with group leader Dana Auffert, has organized a food drive and a card-writing campaign for veterans at the Dwight D. Eisenhower U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Leavenworth, Kansas. Auffert said the goal…
Read MoreLocal youths in the hunt at Big Muddy Duck event
The Big Muddy Duck Hunt, an annual, community-based waterfowl hunting event in Holt County hosted its fourth annual youth clinic Oct. 24 in Mound City. According to Holt County Conservation Agent M. Anthony Maupin, 29 participants spent the day with a team of agents and local volunteers learning how to bag ducks, geese, and other…
Read MoreStudent promotes tolerance of LGBT
A Northwest Missouri State University senior recently conducted three days of awareness-raising events in conjunction with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Month. Deven Stepney, an English major at Northwest, titled his campaign “Owning Your Story” and said the initiative was inspired by a quote by American author Brené Brown. “Brown encourages her readers to own everything…
Read MoreOld and young celebrate the season at Oak Pointe
Oak Pointe Assisted Living & Memory Care in Maryville hosted a Halloween Carnival Tuesday evening for local children and their parents. A large crowd of costumed youngsters participating in the event took part in games and crafts while enjoying cookies and other snacks and trick-or-treating retirement home residents. It was a great evening for both…
Read MoreR-V aggies headed for FFA convention
Twelve students from the Northeast Nodaway R-V FFA program are traveling to Louisville, Kentucky, this week to attend the annual National FFA Convention. The students, who range in age from freshmen to seniors, will spend their time in the Bluegrass State listening to keynote speakers, attending job fairs, participating in development sessions, meeting with college…
Read MoreNew downtown business captures scarecrow award
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Veronica Luke Tax & Accounting, located at 120 East Third Street on the south side of the courthouse square, won the second annual Maryville Downtown Improvement Organization Halloween scarecrow contest. MDIO board members congratulated Veronica Luke by transferring the contest’s traveling trophy from a couple doors down the street. Last year, Rod…
Read MoreInternational students show their colors
The skies were cloudy, but the rain held off Friday and spirits were bright as hundreds of Northwest Missouri State University students, faculty, and staff gathered on the Joyce and Harvey White International Flag Plaza for the annual Homecoming weekend flag-raising. Scores of students representing more than 30 countries, many dressed in traditional garb, saluted…
Read MoreCommunity Services celebrates 50 years
Community Services Inc. of Northwest Missouri celebrated a half-century of aiding those in need Friday during a golden anniversary luncheon and open house at its Maryville office, located at 1212-B S. Main St. The social services agency serves lower-income residents in Atchison, Gentry, Holt, Nodaway, and Worth counties and maintains five outreach offices staffed by…
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