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Library hosting book fair; gingerbread night
Kelsey Noble, the young adult librarian at the Maryville Public Library, really wants to foster a love of reading within the children of Nodaway County. In order to accomplish this, Noble often coordinates events that allow children and their families to participate in book-based interactive games and crafts. Noble is currently planning two upcoming library…
Read MoreNW freshmen organize benefit dinner
A group of Northwest Missouri State University freshmen is organizing a dinner in order to promote international understanding while raising money for the New Nodaway Humane Society. The students are members of a University Seminar (formerly Freshman Seminar) class taught by Assistant Professor Sue Wood. As part of the class, the group was required to…
Read MoreStockings of Hope still going strong
As the holidays approach, a local mother who has turned tragedy into a way to work through her grief is continuing efforts to help the less fortunate. Marsha Martin, Hopkins, lost her son, Ben McIntyre, in 2011 in a car accident. In the fall of 2012, as a way to cope with her loss, Martin…
Read MoreSanta Cops cares ‘4 kids’
Area law enforcement agencies are banding together this holiday season to make sure Nodaway County children in need have a joyful Christmas. The Missouri State Highway Patrol, Northwest Missouri State University Police Department, Nodaway County Sheriff’s Office, and the Maryville Department of Public Safety are all participating in Santa Cops 4 Kids, an effort to…
Read MoreCrafter offers new take on a quilting collectible
A local craft vendor is offering a new version of a traditional favorite to collectors and quilt fanciers in Nodaway county. Joan Wilmes, creator and owner of Country Crafts, creates quilt squares in traditional patterns using wood rather than fabric. The wooden quilt squares are a creative alternative decoration for quilt lovers as well as…
Read MoreScholastic book fair set for Horace Mann school
The Horace Mann Laboratory School Scholastic book fair returns to the Northwest Missouri State University campus this month. Book fair hours will be 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. today through Friday, Nov. 20, and Monday, Nov. 23, in Horace Mann room No. 135 in Brown Education Hall. The fair will continue from 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov.…
Read MoreCare home ‘graduate’ gets back on her feet
Last June Maryville resident Shirley Zech began having trouble walking. By the end of the month she was wheelchair bound, in pain, and unable to put weight on her legs. She sought treatment at the University of Kansas Medical Center, but doctors there were baffled. Zech hadn’t suffered a fall or any other injury, and…
Read MoreMurder night aids library’s young adult reading program
The Maryville Public Library presented an evening of mayhem and 1980s fashion Thursday during a prom-themed murder mystery night. Murder mystery re-enactments have become popular party games in recent years. One of the players portrays the murder victim and another takes on the role of the killer. In true pulp-novel fashion, it is up to…
Read MoreParents group focuses on children’s safety
The Parents as Teachers organization at Northeast Nodaway R-V School recently hosted an evening of safety workshops aimed at keeping children out of harm’s way. Kristin Sybert, a paraprofessional at Northeast Nodaway and coordinator of the district’s Parents as Teachers organization, and School Nurse Terry Runde organized the event in conjunction with the newly formed…
Read MoreFurry Friend Friday
What’s happening at the Humane Society? Anyone interested in adopting either of these animals can call the New Nodaway Humane Society at 660.562.3333 for more information. On Tuesday, Nov. 17, at 7 p.m. the Humane Society will hold the official grand opening for its “Big Boy’s Get-Acquainted Room,” dedicated to the memory of Chip Strong…
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