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More than a sale, fundraiser helps students, community
MARYVILLE, Mo. — The building was warm, filled with the smells of hot clay and the heat wafting off the kilns located in the back of the Fire Arts building. The voices of students echoed throughout the concrete structure as they worked on their respective pieces and chatted amongst themselves — the heat welcoming on…
Read MoreChildren abound at 39th annual Host Lions Easter Egg Hunt
MARYVILLE, Mo. — On a blustery Saturday, the Easter Bunny was quite busy entertaining children and watching them collect eggs at Donaldson Westside Park during the 39th annual Maryville Host Lions Easter Egg Hunt. Chilly but sunny, hundreds of people took part in the event set up by Host Lions members and Hy-Vee. “It’s always…
Read MoreWriters Series to feature first winner of Angelou book award
MARYVILLE, Mo. — To conclude its 2021-2022 lineup, Northwest Missouri State University’s Visiting Writers Series will feature author Threa Almontaser, the inaugural recipient of the Maya Angelou Book Award, at 5:30 p.m. Monday, April 18 at the Raymond J. Courter College Park Pavilion. Last September, Almontaser, a Yemeni American poet, was named the inaugural winner…
Read MoreNCMC Rider Gallery to feature Midwestern artist Nora Othic
TRENTON, Mo. — “More Cowbell!,” a collection of works by Midwestern artist Nora Othic will be on display until June 10 in the Dorris Rider Art Gallery in the Frey Administrative Center at North Central Missouri College in Trenton. According to a press release, the gallery is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday…
Read MoreNodaway Chorale announces spring concert
MARYVILLE, Mo. — The Nodaway Chorale will present a concert of choral music at 4 p.m on Sunday, May 1, at the Lee and Nina Schneider Center for the Performing Arts at Maryville High School. The concert’s theme is “Music in the Air,” a news release stated. “Our spring concert will be a musical celebration…
Read MoreChiefs raffle set to fund man’s education
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — St. Joseph resident Justin Amos is holding a Kansas Chiefs memorabilia raffle to raise funds for his master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling. He said the raffle includes 18 authenticated autographed items such as jerseys, helmets, cards and more from past and present Chiefs players, including Travis Kelce, Chris Jones,…
Read MoreTower Choir to present concert at Conception Abbey
MARYVILLE, Mo. – Northwest Missouri State University’s Tower Choir will return to the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception at Conception Abbey to present a concert on Sunday, April 3. The Tower Choir is under the direction of Stephen Town, a professor of music at Northwest who is retiring this spring after 36 years of service…
Read MoreNodaway Valley Thunder Booster Club holds fundraiser
BURLINGTON JCT. — The Nodaway Valley Thunder Booster Club held its first Trivia Night fundraising event on March 12 in the West Nodaway gymnasium. The organization hope to make it an annual event. “I am thrilled with the turnout of the event and the community participation,” said Colton Coffelt, Thunder Booster Club president. “We had…
Read MoreLaughs assured at ‘Dastardly’ show
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Featuring zany patients and a hilarious plot, the Nodaway Community Theater Company’s production of “The Dastardly Doctor Devereaux,” is sure to keep audiences “in stitches.” If You Go Tickets for the show cost $8. Showtimes include: 7 p.m. on Friday, April 1; 7 p.m. on Saturday, April 2; and 2 p.m. on…
Read MoreBook details influence of Benedictine Sisters’ Clyde Hill Farm
CLYDE, Mo. — Cattle and farming expert Ronald F. Eustice recently released a new book, “Clyde Hill Farm and the Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration,” which tells the tale of the monastery and the sisters’ approach to creating a historic Holstein dairy cattle operation. “Mr. Eustice’s book is a treasury of different historical sources for…
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