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Zimmerman’s career day leads Bearcats past Gorillas on Homecoming
With one tick left on the clock before halftime of the No. 1 Northwest Missouri State University football team’s 69-10 win over Pittsburg State in Saturday’s homecoming contest, the Gorillas decided to take one more shot down 35-3. It backfired in a big way and it resulted in the most bizarre Bearcat touchdown of the…
Read MoreFirst-time voters ponder election choices
Being a senior in high school is exciting. Being a senior in high school during an election year is even better. As Maryville High School seniors prepare themselves for the taste of freedom and independence, many of them are exercising one of the first rights adulthood gives them: voting. One senior, Colin Arnold, takes the…
Read MoreLegislature’s veto “complicates things” when it comes to concealed carry
The Missouri Legislature has been considering a measure that would allow concealed weapons to be carried on college campuses for quite some time. The measure has passed through the Missouri House, but there has not been any action on the bill since May 2016. Maryville Public Safety director Keith Wood said the benefits of allowing…
Read MoreKaepernick sparks freedom of speech debate
Before a preseason National Football League matchup between the San Francisco 49ers and the Green Bay Packers played in Levi’s Stadium last Friday night, 49ers backup quarterback Colin Kaepernick decided not to rise or put his hand over his heart for the National Anthem. After the game, according to NFL.com, Kaepernick was approached by a…
Read MoreNodaway fair spotlights county’s proud past
From straw boaters and vintage farm machinery to women’s, suffrage, 1950s carhops, and echoes of the Civil War, the 2016 Nodaway County Fair, as its theme proclaimed, was truly a “Blast from the Past.” The motif was apparent from the start of a memory-rich day, which began with a parade led by a wagon-full of…
Read MoreAnnual Hopkins Picnic keeps community close
HOPKINS, Mo. — Events on the Annual Hopkins Picnic flier haven’t changed much in the time Linda Coleman has raised six children in the town, and several loyal attendees agree that the traditions are a good thing. Maggie Cross has lived in Hopkins since 1947, when she moved from High Point, North Carolina with her…
Read MoreNodaway-Holt celebrates grads
Nodaway-Holt R-VII graduated 20 students Sunday afternoon in Graham. The graduates were ushered in by the processional performed by the Nodaway-Holt band, directed by Robert Svoboda. Principal Ethan Sickels welcomed the gathered family and friends before presenting valedictorian and salutatorian honors to Cassidy Saxton and Skyler Peter, respectively. Following speeches by Saxton and Peter, board…
Read MoreNEN senior class receives diplomas
RAVENWOOD, Mo. — Nine seniors from Northeast Nodaway R-V said goodbye to their high school days Sunday afternoon in Ravenwood. The graduation ceremony featured the tradition processional, “Pomp and Circumstance,” played by the school’s brass quartet, followed by the senior video, a slideshow of pictures featuring each student and the class’s senior trip to Florida.…
Read MoreBearcats claim 5th national title behind Bevins, defense’s demonstrative day
For the fifth time in program history and the second time in three seasons, confetti rained upon the Northwest football team Saturday night, encapsulating another dream season for truly one of Division II’s powerhouse programs. The outcome was hardly in doubt from the moment of kickoff, as the Bearcats trounced Shepherd, 34-7, in front of…
Read MoreNorthwest students search for aquatic center support
After spending a semester researching the feasibility of building an indoor aquatic center in Maryville, a group of Northwest Missouri State University marketing students presented the results of their project Tuesday morning at the Maryville Community Center. Connor Wilson, Dillon Luke, Garrett Fort, Shelby Duren, Kyle Zimmerman, and Johnny Palmentere began their research by meeting…
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