Profiles
Area couple starts designated driver campaign
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Last month, the City of Maryville suffered the loss of a Northwest student at the hands of a drunken driver. The death of Morgan McCoy resonated with many in the community, including Reid Osborn and Emily Madden who have begun an initiative to raise awareness of designated drivers. How Blue Cup began…
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Maryville woman charged with ‘fraudulent practice’ CLARINDA, Iowa — A Maryville woman is facing preliminary charges with regard to a “fraudulent practices” investigation in Page County, Iowa. Karen Kay Dew, 64, was taken into custody Feb. 5 by Page County authorities and faces three felony counts of fraudulent practice in the second degree, two aggravated…
Read More‘Nurture and Grow’ is newest downtown artwork
Thanks to the initiative of a Northwest Missouri State University student, downtown Maryville will soon be the site of a fourth exterior wall mural. Emily Stark, a senior graphic design student from Holt who plans on graduating in December, proposed the mural after returning to campus this fall following completion of a summer internship with…
Read MoreKeepsakes tell story of WWII sailor’s sacrifice
Dozens of engraved brick pavers were recently installed by area Lions Club members and other volunteers at the new Freedom Rock flag plaza in Maryville’s Franklin Park. The plaza memorializes Nodaway County veterans who served in all branches of the U.S. military in all wars. Most of the pavers, of course, simply bear the names,…
Read MoreLivestock show a rite of passage for area youth
After getting off to its traditional start with 4-H/FFA poultry and rabbit judging Tuesday night, the Nodaway County Fair Livestock Show moved into high gear Wednesday with young people from across the region arriving at the Community Building arena west of town for a daylong series of competitions featuring swine, goats and sheep. Youth livestock…
Read MoreHy-Vee fundraiser to aid Mares in cancer fight
Employee-owned retail grocery chain Hy-Vee prides itself on its family culture. And Maryville Store Director Travis Buysse said that culture will be very much on display Saturday during a grilled-hamburger benefit to raise money for longtime Customer Service Manager Eulia Mares, who was recently diagnosed with cancer. The fundraiser will take place from 11 a.m.-2…
Read MoreThis puppy has the heart of two Lions
As many parents know, sending your child off to college can fill your heart with pride and break it a little at the same time. Maryville Pride Lions Club members Jeanine and Ed Montgomery are experiencing some of those mixed emotions this summer as they prepare to send Charae, a year-old yellow Labrador retriever, off…
Read MoreMaryville chief marks 40 years behind a badge
“It’s been kind of a special day,” Maryville Public Safety Director Keith Wood said late Thursday morning, his desk sporting a small red, white and blue bouquet and a cluster of blue, silver and parti-colored balloons. The occasion, which Wood had forgotten about before the gifts and good-wishes started arriving, was the 40th anniversary of…
Read MoreThis traveling business is a barrel of fun
Some businesses sell their goods for cash on the barrelhead, but Melissa Coffelt, who recently founded “County Glitter,” a trailer-based traveling craft boutique, is asking customers to pay cash for the barrelhead. While Country Glitter, which set up shop during Saturday’s rain-interrupted Farmers Market in downtown Maryville, offers all kinds of rustically themed merchandise —…
Read MoreHopkins alumna, age 102, returns to alma mater
The North Nodaway R-VI High School gymnasium is a pretty big room, but it was filled to the rafters with memories Saturday night during the 119th all-classes reunion banquet. Nearly a century’s worth of Mustang pride was on display during the annual celebration, with the age range of those present stretching from the 18-year-old members…
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