Profiles
Local family dedicates time to Big Brothers Big Sisters
People serving as friends, mentors and role models, helping kids gain greater self-confidence and leadership skills is the definition of a “Big” in the Big Brothers Big Sisters agency. The organization is the nation’s largest donor and volunteer supported mentoring network and has been around for more than 100 years. For one family in Nodaway…
Read MoreGarwood begins practice at Family Eye Clinic
Drew Garwood has been a practicing optometrist for just a few weeks, but it’s been a dream of his for a long time. “When I was little, I had an eye injury and when I was at Truman, I realized I didn’t want to sit in a lab all day,” Garwood said. “I would rather…
Read MoreOffutt makes guest appearance on ‘The Dead Files’
While most kids wanted to read books about their favorite baseball players or athletes, Jason Offutt was more interested in Bigfoot, ghosts and time travel. The Northwest Missouri State University journalism professor has written countless articles and more than half a dozen books about the paranormal, but this past Saturday, Offutt made an appearance on…
Read MoreGoff wins Country Showdown for second time
Singing has been in Michael Goff’s blood for his entire life and it showed on the 34th annual Country Showdown at the Nodaway County Fair Friday night. “A couple of years ago my uncle told me that this country showdown was coming into town and he wanted me to try it,” Goff said. “I was…
Read MoreGene Drake to retire after 43 years
Gene Drake has had a long run in the lumber business. Now after 43 years operating Drake Building Supply at the north end of town on Business Highway 71, he’s putting the final nail in his retail career. Following a progressive six-week sale that began July 9, Drake, 74, will retire from the retail business…
Read MoreNorthwest grad gives back to Maryville community
If it weren’t for one weight lifting competition in high school, Phillip Kolton Cline would probably be working for a financial firm today. During his sophomore year of high school at Pleasant Hill High School in Pleasant Hill, Missouri, Cline was fully prepared to choose that financial career, but that one weight lifting competition changed…
Read MoreNortheast Nodaway teacher has lift off
“This is space shuttle Endeavor, we’re a go.” Denise Henggeler, a fourth-grade teacher at Northeast Nodaway R-V, has taken part in several NASA-sponsored events in her time in education, but none of them have compared to the experience Henggeler had last month, serving as commander of a space shuttle on a virtual mission to save…
Read MoreGentle Dental Care becomes family practice
A family business can be a stressful endeavor for anyone, but for Jeremy Poynter, it was a no-brainer for him to work with his father. Phillip Poynter has been a practicing dentist since 1980 and runs the dentist office Gentle Dental Care located at 507 S. Main St. in Maryville. Jeremy’s journey toward working with…
Read MoreSteiner reflects on 10 years as Historical Society president
It is said that history is bound to repeat itself, if people don’t learn from it. It’s also said that if people don’t know their history, they can’t move forward. The Nodaway County Historical Society was founded in 1944 and was later reorganized in 1964. But the society is an active organization dedicated to the…
Read MoreVet clinic founders to serve as grand marshals
Dr. Joe Powell and his wife, Sue Powell, have been selected by the Greater Maryville Chamber of Commerce as this year’s grand marshals for the Nodaway County Fair parade. The couple, who 50 years ago founded the Nodaway Veterinary Clinic near Maryville, is being honored for long service both to the community and to the…
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