Profiles
New downtown business captures scarecrow award
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Veronica Luke Tax & Accounting, located at 120 East Third Street on the south side of the courthouse square, won the second annual Maryville Downtown Improvement Organization Halloween scarecrow contest. MDIO board members congratulated Veronica Luke by transferring the contest’s traveling trophy from a couple doors down the street. Last year, Rod…
Read MoreInternational students show their colors
The skies were cloudy, but the rain held off Friday and spirits were bright as hundreds of Northwest Missouri State University students, faculty, and staff gathered on the Joyce and Harvey White International Flag Plaza for the annual Homecoming weekend flag-raising. Scores of students representing more than 30 countries, many dressed in traditional garb, saluted…
Read MoreCommunity Services celebrates 50 years
Community Services Inc. of Northwest Missouri celebrated a half-century of aiding those in need Friday during a golden anniversary luncheon and open house at its Maryville office, located at 1212-B S. Main St. The social services agency serves lower-income residents in Atchison, Gentry, Holt, Nodaway, and Worth counties and maintains five outreach offices staffed by…
Read MoreGrandmother’s book graces library shelf
One local grandmother is sharing her passion for story telling with a wider audience these days. Mary Ebrecht, a long-time Maryville resident, has recently celebrated the publication of her first children’s book, “Molly’s Parade.” Telling stories is something Ebrecht has been doing for years; and now her audience has expanded beyond her grandchildren. “As a…
Read MoreLettuce Dream pleased with banquet’s success
The Lettuce Dream “celebrity waiter” dinner Oct. 10 raised more than $25,000 toward construction of a hydroponic greenhouse operation in Maryville that will provide vocational training opportunities for people with developmental and cognitive disabilities. Organizers did not release an exact total, but said the event brought in more than the inaugural dinner last year The…
Read MoreCurious things go ‘THUMP’ in the night
About a week ago I embarked on my first ever ghost hunting adventure, accompanied by my fiancée Adam and my best friend Heather. We ventured to a Nodaway County oldie-but-goodie, Workman Chapel. The day before the hunt I drove out to the chapel myself in the daytime. Having never been there before I wanted to…
Read MoreFurry Friend Friday
What’s happening at the Humane Society? October is Bully Breed Awareness month, so each Friday for the rest of October our Furry Friend Friday canine will be a bully breed that is available for adoption. The New Nodaway Humane Society is always looking for volunteers willing to help with the animals. If you or someone…
Read MoreLibrarian reaches out to young readers
A local librarian is working to make sure pre-teens and teenagers in Nodaway County develop a love of reading. Young Adult Librarian Kelsey Noble of the Maryville Public Library has organized two special programs for readers in grades 5-12. The first program is a book club that meets from 4-6 p.m. on the second Monday…
Read MoreSAVE initiative meets needs in Nodaway County
Maryville Public Safety Officer Sarah Kahmann and Victim Advocate Meghann Kosman have created a presentation intended to educate Nodaway County residents about sexual assault. The two women said they co-founded the SAVE initiative after realizing there was a significant need for such a program in Nodaway County. Kahmann and Kosman gave their program last Thursday…
Read MoreStudebaker owners ride in style at Graham Street Fair
The Graham Street Fair is always something of a celebration of posh wheels and gleaming internal combustion engines — everything from chrome-laden semi cabs, to vintage tractors, to tricked-out hot rods and muscle cars. But automotive enthusiasts got a special treat during the street fair’s car show and parade on Saturday when a small group of collectors showed up behind the wheels of a trio of vintage Studebakers.
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