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Special Olympics team medals in Savannah
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Nodaway County residents placed in numerous events at a May 1 Special Olympics competition held in Savannah, Missouri. Nineteen competitors received gold, silver and bronze medals during Tuesday evening’s award ceremony. Local law enforcement officers made the presentations: Officer Rex Riley with the Maryville Police Department, and Val Davenport and Jeremy Staples…
Read MoreHeflin wood carving connects family, Pickering community
PICKERING, Mo. — A piece of Dean Heflin’s family history will become a part of community history in Pickering after a donation of a wood carving over the weekend. Heflin donated a carving of a horse and rider to the Pickering Lions Club at the organization’s potato bar luncheon on Sunday, April 18. Heflin said…
Read MoreMaryville High School to present “Beauty and the Beast”
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Tickets are on sale now for the March 26, 27 and 28 musical production of “Beauty and the Beast,” at the Maryville High School, the first since the pandemic began. The school musical was moved to the spring this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. After taking off the 2020 year from…
Read MoreNorth Nodaway students submit art to exhibition
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — Three North Nodaway students currently have their artwork on display as part of the Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art’s annual Regional High School Exhibition. Olivia Parker, Alyssabeth Roderick and Sydney Whipple each had a piece displayed in the show on view from Saturday, Feb. 27 through Saturday, April 10 at the museum.…
Read MoreMaryville High School bands treat crowd to musical feast
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Maryville High School musicians took to the stage March 5 and for the first time since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic played an in-person concert in the Lee and Nina Schneider Center for the Performing Arts. The audience watched from seats separated by tape to socially distance as the jazz and…
Read MoreSpoofhounds show off at Sweet Sounds
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Maryville High School singers showcased their talents during a Sweet Sounds concert held Feb. 26 and Feb. 27 at the Lee and Nina Schneider Center for the Performing Arts. Last year’s event was not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic and this school year, the singers haven’t had a lot of opportunities…
Read MoreR-II district provides Chromebooks to all students
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Putting funding where it matters most, with educational tools directly into the hands of students, the Maryville R-II school district reached a 1:1 ratio of Google Chromebooks to students in 2020. The project was started last spring, but the pandemic pushed pause on it until the fall. “This is the first school…
Read MoreARC Physical Therapy+ finds success
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Even when trying to create a thriving business during a pandemic, the same tried and true ingredients add up to success. “The world’s crazy, but it’s still the same rules of physics, you know what I mean?” said Frank Grispino, clinic director of ARC Physical Therapy+. “You provide a good service, top-quality…
Read MoreUnique ‘Finds’ success in first year of business
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Owner Wendy Hawkins didn’t plan on having to deal with a pandemic during her first year of operating Unique Finds, but said the business has done very well. “Actually out of four stores, this one is doing the best so far,” she said. Even without a lot of foot traffic, her sales…
Read MoreNorthwest set to open Agricultural Learning Center
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Through a landmark effort, Northwest Missouri State University is set to open a new, state-of-the-art Agricultural Learning Center this summer. The 29,500-square-foot, single-story, pre-engineered metal building will include classroom, laboratory, kitchen, exposition and office spaces at the university’s R.T. Wright Farm. The student spaces will allow for research and scholarly activities centered…
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