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Lions Club hunt offers Easter egg-citement
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Several hundred children and their parents gathered at Donaldson-Westside Park Saturday morning for the 36th annual Easter egg hunt sponsored by the Maryville Host Lions Club and the local Hy-Vee supermarket. Chocolate-filled plastic eggs were scattered across the park’s four ball fields for separate hunts classed for children age 3 and under,…
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,…
Read MoreMaryville BOE approves calendar
MARYVILLE, Mo. — A public hearing was held Wednesday, Feb. 21 on the 2018-2019 school calendar at the start of the Maryville R-II Board of Education meeting. No comments were made and it was approved. Albrecht said the calendar year will have 170 days starting Aug. 16, 2018 and ending on May 14, 2019. There…
Read MoreMaryville BOE purchases 1 year of math curriculum
MARYVILLE, Mo. — The Maryville R-II Board of Education on Wednesday approved the purchase of one year of math curriculum from vendor Ready Math. “We have spent the better part of this year looking at math resources, comparing those and trying to make a decision with the goal of getting a consistent resource K through…
Read MoreFire claims four-apartment home on Third Street
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Maryville Public Safety’s Fire Division responded to a fire at 522 E Third St. around noon on Friday. The four-apartment, two-story yellow building at the corner of Third and Saunders streets was showing heavy black smoke streaming from upper- and lower-story windows upon arrival by firefighters. A barefoot woman, later identified by…
Read MoreNorthwest brings ‘Still Life with Iris’ to Studio Theater this weekend
MARYVILLE, Mo.—Northwest’s Theater Department is bringing the children’s play “Still Life with Iris” to the Studio Theater this weekend. The short play is an enjoyable experience for families with children that offers both comedy and a look at more poignant subjects like abandonment and identity. The play focuses on a young girl named Iris who…
Read MoreNodaway-Holt crowns Courtwarming King and Queen
GRAHAM, Mo. – Nodaway-Holt Courtwarming King and Queen were announced at a coronation ceremony held Friday evening after the boys basketball game. On hand to crown the 2018 King and Queen were 2017 Courtwarming Queen Maddie Lance and 2017 graduate Dakota Leeper. The 2018 Nodaway-Holt Courtwarming king and queen were announced as Tad Smock and…
Read MoreBBBS holds Nerf War at Maryville Public Library
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Bigs and Littles met and declared Nerf War last Tuesday at the Maryville Public Library. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Nodaway County program director Lynette Harbin spoke about the event and how this is the second year holding it at the library. BBBS sisters sponsored a Nerf War for the matches, which…
Read MoreParade, Winter Wonderland launch holiday season
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Sleigh bells were jingling and spirits were bright along Main Street Friday night during the third annual Greater Maryville Chamber of Commerce Christmas Parade. An estimated 1,500 people lined the sidewalks between Second Street and Franklin Park five blocks to the north during the 45-minute procession, which included a host of elves,…
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