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Student gains confidence to plan career
Editor’s note: This story is the second part in a series focusing on young people who have benefited from the TRIO programs in Nodaway County and surrounding areas. TRIO programs are federally funded educational outreach programs intended to assist individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds in becoming successful. Before joining the Upward Bound Math-Science program, Tyra Penton…
Read MoreGreek-life painters spruce up home of elderly resident
While many Maryville residents were getting a head start Friday on a long, summer-like Columbus Day weekend filled with Bearcats football and Royals playoff baseball, a group of nearly 100 Greek-life students from Northwest Missouri State University rolled up their sleeves and went to work serving others.
Read MoreFire captain urges space heater safety
It’s National Fire Prevention Week, and the Missouri Division of Fire Safety — along with Capt. Phil Rickabaugh, supervisor of the Maryville Public Safety fire division — is urging citizens to take care when it comes to using portable space heaters. Rickabaugh said it’s important for consumers to do some research before buying a space…
Read MoreHabitat for Humanity chooses Burlington Junction family for new home
Burlington Junction residents Joshua and Alea Mullins, along with their three children, thought they were just attending a weekly church service at Calvary Chapel in Maryville Wednesday night. Members of Habitat for Humanity of Nodaway County had other ideas. Once the evening service ended, the Habitat group entered the worship hall and announced that the…
Read MoreChildren’s consignment sale returns to Legion hall
Looking for that perfect polka-dot dress for your toddler or a sturdy pair of Levi’s for an active 6-year-old? That’s the idea behind Once and Again Children’s Consignment, which will host its second sale — the first was back in March — this Wednesday through Saturday at the Post 100 American Legion hall in Maryville.
Read MoreMMS teacher turns classroom into home
Just like any other teacher, Maryville Middle School special education teacher Susan Law has her own classroom full of activities and resources for her students to use. However, hers is much more than the standard classroom. “I knew that the student population that I was going to have would best benefit from having more functional…
Read MoreGroup sells cookbook to raise park funds
SKIDMORE, Mo. — The Skidmore Community Betterment Association has announced the publication of a new cookbook, “Hometown Favorites,” proceeds from which will help pay for park improvements. The association is currently raising funds to pay for a proposed walking trail and full-length basketball court, complete with benches and lights, at the town park. The court…
Read MoreFair exhibit to feature wedding-dress quilt
Even grandmothers — and maybe especially grandmothers — realize that everyone needs a little romance in their lives. And a striking example of grandmother-crafted romance will be on display next week at the Nodaway County Fair during the Maryville Krazy Quilters Club exhibition in the basement of the county Administration Center on the corner of…
Read MoreSculptor takes stand for veterans
The first two of three new public art installations took place on the Maryville square Wednesday as works by the South Dakota sculpture team of Lee Leuning and Sherri Treeby and Georgia artist Greg Johnson were installed on Main Street and Third street.
Read MoreBig Green Move Out catalyst for local donations
What started four years ago as an arrangement between Northwest Missouri State University and Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) of Nodaway County has turned into a week-long event that provides a needed boost for several local organizations. “I remember talking to our Warrensburg BBBS director several years ago,” Nodaway County BBBS director Lynette Harbin said. “She said they had provided the University of Central Missouri with labeled boxes so students could donate clothes at move-out that otherwise would have been thrown away.
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