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School begins in Maryville to mixed reviews
On Thursday, the three separate buildings that make up the Maryville R-II school district were full of students ready for the first day of school, as were most other school buildings around the county. Thousands of students across the county caught buses in the morning to be transported to various destinations to begin a new…
Read MoreCountry roads lead to Ravenwood Festival
The east Nodaway County town of Ravenwood showed off its rural roots over the weekend during its annual festival, which was themed “Country Raised.” Public address speakers blared out John Denver’s 1970s hit “Country Roads” as spectators lined Main Street for Saturday’s parade as cloudy skies carrying a threat of gave way to mild temperatures…
Read MoreBJ festival celebrates best of town and country
With an emphasis on horsepower, patriotism and pie — lots of pie — the small west-county community of Burlington Junction took to the streets Friday and Saturday for its annual Town and Country Days summer celebration. This year’s theme was “Party in the Junction,” and that it is exactly what the festival amounted to. On…
Read MoreJefferson C-123 School graduates 15
The Jefferson C-123 school is 15 students lighter. Early Sunday afternoon, Jefferson hosted its annual commencement ceremony for 15 seniors. Three of those seniors found themselves in a quite unusual circumstance. Joseph Brownsberger, Kelsi McQuinn, and Regan Meyer were stuck in a three-way tie for valedictorian. All three had the same GPA and took the…
Read MoreNineteen cross stage at North Nodaway
Nineteen North Nodaway students are starting the rest of their lives. On Sunday, North Nodaway held its annual commencement ceremony in the high school gymnasium. Taylor Adwell was recognized as the class salutatorian, and in her speech, she recounted that high school was the longest and shortest four years of her life. “The next part…
Read MoreMHS presents awards to graduating seniors
Maryville High School is graduating a very talented class of seniors this year. That much was obvious at the annual Senior Awards Ceremony, held Thursday morning at Bearcat Arena on the campus of Northwest Missouri State University. That will be the site of Sunday afternoon’s commencement exercises for Maryville High School. Of the nearly 200…
Read MoreTwenty graduate at Nodaway-Holt
Nodaway-Holt said goodbye Sunday to a good group of seniors. Twenty seniors graduated during Sunday afternoon’s commencement ceremonies, held in the Nodaway-Holt Junior High/High School Gymnasium. Of those 20 who graduated, 19 were noted as graduating with honors or with highest honors. Under the direction of retiring band director Robert Svoboda, the Nodaway-Holt band played…
Read MoreEaster observances started in pagan traditions
This weekend, churches in the area are gearing up to host their annual Easter Sunday or Resurrection Sunday services. Held each year on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox, Easter holds a special place in the Christian calendar, according to C3 Maryville youth pastor Atlas Oliver. “Easter represents the…
Read MoreHumans vs. Zombies gives students brief break
In order to take a mental break, most students choose to read books, play video games, or take a nap. Some students throw socks at each other for a week. From now through Monday, the Northwest Missouri State University Humans versus Zombies spring game will be taking place throughout Maryville. Humans versus Zombies is an…
Read MoreBobby-Palooza encourages safe Spring Break practices
At 5 p.m. today, students at Northwest Missouri State University will officially be on Spring Break. Whether their destinations are popular beaches, like South Padre Island, Texas or the Outer Banks in North Carolina, or they’re just heading home for some much-need R&R, the University Police Department wants to make sure the students are practicing…
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