Coronavirus

CONCEPTION JCT., Mo. — Samantha Terry, a junior at Jefferson C-123 high school, estimates that her time in quarantine was tougher to get through than for some others. On day two of her quarantine when she spoke with The Forum by phone, she was ready to get back to her school and her friends. “I…

RAVENWOOD, Mo. — A good rule to live by, Northeast Nodaway Rylee Scadden agrees: do what Mom says. When it came time to wear a mask, she said, her mom told her she’d have to wear it, and that was enough for her. “(Mom said) you just have to wear a mask in the hallways,”…

PICKERING, Mo. — Out of the mouths of babes, is the scripture praising wisdom coming from youthful voices, and one intelligent, well-spoken 10-year-old North Nodaway fifth grader was definitely not afraid to openly discuss the year’s biggest story: COVID-19. Whether from friends, teachers, parents or siblings, Nodaway County youths are listening, learning and speaking about…

RAVENWOOD, Mo. — Like everyone else over the past 9-10 months, Gracin Runde, a third grader at Northeast Nodaway R-V, is trying to make sense out of what the COVID-19 pandemic means for him. But at all of 9 years old, he might be better at shrugging off some parts of it than others many…

CONCEPTION JCT., Mo. — If given the choice, like most junior high students, Jefferson C-123 seventh grader Andy Mattson would really rather spend his days outside instead of at school. But after spending time in quarantine, if he has to go to school — and he does — he’d prefer to do it in person.…

MARYVILLE, Mo. — The Maryville R-II Board of Education approved through non-action, the Maryville High School returning from a hybrid schedule to a five-day school week starting Tuesday, Jan. 5. Because the board had approved a hybrid schedule twice, it did not need to take action to allow the school’s schedule to revert to the…

HOPKINS, Mo. — Like all students around Nodaway County and throughout the United States, North Nodaway students have had a tough year dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. Junior Saylor Brown has had her year turned upside down by the COVID-19 pandemic with a member of her family contracting the virus and the separation of her…

BARNARD, Mo. — Like most K-12 students in the country, Finley Moutray has experienced the COVID-19 pandemic in school and at home. However, this South Nodaway fifth grader, daughter of Josh and Stacey Moutray, has taken it upon herself to be as informed as possible. “I just think (the school and community) have dealt with…