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Shepard memorialized at campus vigil
A small group of Northwest Missouri State University students and faculty members gathered at the Memorial Bell Tower on Monday night for a candlelight vigil in memory of Matthew Shepard on the 17th anniversary of the Wyoming college student’s death. The vigil was organized by Common Ground, a campus gay-straight alliance group with the stated…
Read MoreHealth chief urges timely flu shots
“There are so many important reasons to get a flu shot,” says Della Rhoades Watkins, administrator of the Nodaway County Health Center. Influenza season is quickly approaching, and Rhoades Watkins this week encouraged all eligible Nodaway County residents to get vaccinated as quickly as possible. Vaccine is currently available at the center, located at 2416…
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 MoreYoung readers take flight at library
Elizabeth Argo proved that having fun with books isn’t for the birds Thursday evening at the Maryville Public Library. Argo, who manages infant and toddler services at the library, organized an evening of singing, games, and reading centered around the popular Mo Willems “Don’t Let the Pigeon” book series. Willems’ books center around a passionate…
Read MoreLaura Street to host dinner theater
Laura Street Baptist Church, located at the corner of Laura and East First Street in Maryville, is preparing for its annual mystery dinner theater, which will take place at the church Monday, Oct. 19, through Thursday, Oct. 22. All curtain times are 6:30 p.m. A preview performance will take place at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct.…
Read MoreDocudrama seeks to keep teens safe on the road
More than 300 teenagers gathered at The Hangar in Maryville Tuesday morning for the presentation of a sobering dramatization that realistically portrayed the consequences of impaired and distracted driving. Attending this year’s docudrama were students from the South Nodaway, Stanberry, West Nodaway, Maryville, North Nodaway, Jefferson, Worth County, Bedford (Iowa), Northeast Nodaway, and Nodaway Holt…
Read MoreHaunted house will offer frights, delights
“I love scaring people,” said Mike Steinke, creator of the Devil’s Asylum haunted house, which is opening its doors Thursday through Saturday evenings at 118 W. Third St. in Maryville for the remainder of October. “I love figuring out ways to make people jump,” Steinke said. “My goal is to truly scare people. I want…
Read MoreMom to teens: ‘Drive safe, stay alive’
Angee Clements is a woman on a mission. She wants to keep Nodaway County teens safe while they’re on the road. This past April Clements faced every parent’s nightmare. Her oldest son, Bradie, was killed in a car accident west of Maryville after losing control of his truck and being ejected from the vehicle. Bradie…
Read MoreFurry Friend Friday
What’s happening at the humane society? The New Nodaway Humane Society is always looking for volunteers willing to help with the animals. If you or someone you know is interested in volunteering, call the humane society at 660.562.3333. The humane society is also in need of supplies. Donations of paper towels, trash bags, cat food,…
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