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Rain doesn’t stop Nodaway County 4-H/FFA poultry show
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Dealing with heavy rainfall, exhibitors at the Nodaway County 4-H/FFA Poultry Show kicked off July 15 dealt with slips, falls and a tiny bit of blood letting. Putting the show just slightly behind schedule, a blood test was performed on each bird by a state veterinarian. Once that was completed and almost…
Read MoreYouths come from northwest Missouri for rabbit show
MARYVILLE, Mo. — With an abundance of entries this year, the 2021 Nodaway County 4-H/FFA Rabbit Show offered a plethora of bunnies for Jenna Ellison to judge July 15 at the Nodaway County Community Building. The Pee Wee Division saw only one exhibitor, Kirby Boyer, 5, from Clover Woods Mini Rex Rabbitry in St. Joseph.…
Read MoreMaryville Boy Scouts visit Yellowstone, historic America
MARYVILLE, Mo. — For 10 days, 33 members of local Boy Scout Troops 190 and 74, along with 17 adults and two Pack 74/75 Cub Scouts traversed the northern United States to visit the country’s oldest national park, Yellowstone. Situated in three states, Idaho, Montana and Wyoming, the park became the first national state park…
Read MoreNodaway County entrants show well at 4-H/FFA Goat Show
MARYVILLE, Mo. — With a somewhat smaller number of entrants, the Nodaway County 4-H/FFA Goat Show saw some extremely successful animal tenders on Tuesday morning. Opening the week’s activities, youths got into gear parading their animals with care, and sometimes a bit of cajoling. Champion Dairy Goat went to Josie King while Champion Meat Doe…
Read MoreMusician pays homage to small towns with song ‘Skidmore’
SKIDMORE, Mo. — Last November, Nashville area singer/songwriter Amanda Pruitt visited friends in Skidmore and wrote and performed a rough cut of her new song “Skidmore” at a local music studio. Although the song’s roots are in Skidmore, Pruitt’s agent Tim Slagle describes it as a song for every small town. Pruitt met Slagle through…
Read MoreNew Nodaway County 4-H/FFA Livestock Show category draws interest
MARYVILLE, Mo. — On July 13 a new scent permeated the entire Nodaway County Community Building: bacon. Bacon was a new category for judging this year to the Nodaway County 4-H/FFA Livestock Show and not only did the smoky bacon scent waft into the nostrils of judge Joni Fields, of the Missouri FFA Association, but…
Read MoreMaryville Art Center celebrates opening
MARYVILLE, Mo. — The Greater Maryville Chamber of Commerce, Northwest Missouri Enterprise Facilitation and community members celebrated the opening of the Maryville Art Center with a ribbon cutting Wednesday morning. Christina Roth, an artist herself, started the business with Derek Pfister after moving to Maryville. “I’ve known entrepreneurship longer than I’ve known anything else,” Roth…
Read MoreNodaway County Historical Society to reopen museum
MARYVILLE, Mo. — After being closed to the public for more than a year due to the COVID-19 health crisis, the Nodaway County Historical Society Museum will reopen at 1 p.m. today. The museum provides a free opportunity for individuals to experience and research Nodaway County history. While the past year has been difficult for…
Read MoreRileys first Maryville residents to lead state Eagles organizations
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Maryville residents Sharon and Bernard Riley have made history as the first couple from Maryville to lead the state Eagles Aerie and Auxiliary. On Saturday, the pair plan to attend the Eagles state convention where Sharon will end her term as Missouri Eagles Auxiliary president and Bernard will begin his term as…
Read MoreKids show off business acumen at business fair
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Young entrepreneurs hocked their wares June 12 at the 2021 Nodaway County Children’s Business Fair at Beal Park. The fourth annual event, put together by the Maryville Public Library, saw kids sell products like handmade greeting cards, tie-dyed shirts, e-books, carved wooden pens and all sorts of other homemade goods. Participants ages…
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