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Fr. Aidan McSorley O.S.B.
Fr. Aidan McSorley O.S.B. 1941-2017 Fr. Aidan McSorley O.S.B., 75 of Conception, Missouri died on Monday, February 20, 2017, at Cameron Regional Medical Center in Cameron, Missouri. He was born July 9, 1941 in Kansas City, Kansas to Frank William and Helen (Bergman) McSorley. They preceded him in death. Fr. Aidan was a graduate of…
Read MoreDonald Hagey
Donald Hagey Funeral Services for Donald Hagey, 88, of Burlington Junction, Missouri will be held Thursday, February 23, 2017 at the St. Benedict’s Catholic Church in Burlington Junction at 10 a.m. with interment at Ohio Cemetery in Burlington Junction. In lieu of flowers Memorials can be made to the National Alzheimer’s Association. Visitation with the…
Read MoreBearcat women fall to Pitt State
Northwest Missouri State University’s women’s basketball team fell to No. 7 Pittsburg State for the second time this season. The Bearcats lost on the road 67-52. Tanya Meyer finished with a game-high 21 points. She finished with eight rebounds, second in the game only to Pitt State’s Madison Northcutt who had 15. Jasmin Howe was…
Read MoreNelson Cook Rowlett
Nelson Cook Rowlett Nelson Cook Rowlett, 77, of Maitland, Missouri, passed away on Tuesday, July 19, 2016, at Mosaic Life Care, St. Joseph, Missouri. Memorial Services, 10:00 a.m., Saturday, July 23, 2016, Groves Cemetery, Skidmore, Missouri. No formal visitation is planned. Arrangements: Bram-Danfelt Funeral Home, Maryville, Missouri.
Read MoreEducation priorities
What ever happened to the notion that education should be a high priority of the American society? Where did we get off the track? In building the American education system history shows support blossomed from the local communities then seeped up to eventual support of the state and national governments. People thought education was worth…
Read MoreWilmes couple to celebrate 50
On April 16, 1966, Ron Wilmes and Judy Meyer were married at St. Columba Parish of Conception Junction, Missouri. Their family includes three children: Ron and Angela Wilmes of Smithville, Missouri, Perry and Amy Brown of Platte City, Missouri and Corey and Tammi Giesken of Kansas City, Missouri. Ron and Judy are the grandparents of…
Read MorePass the ketchup, please; I have some crow to eat
“Eat crow (informal) — be humiliated by having to admit one’s defeats or mistakes” That is the definition included in the New Oxford American Dictionary, The “eat crow” definition, according to Webster’s New Collegiate Dictionary, is much the same: “to be forced to admit to having made a mistake, as by retracting an emphatic statement;…
Read MoreO’Connells to mark 50 years
Jerry and Barbara (Madden) O’Connell, Maryville, Missouri, were married February 19, 1966 in Maryville. They are the parents of Pam (Ronald) Spire of Parnell, Missouri, Paula (Jeremy) Cobb of Jefferson City, Missouri and Patrick (Kenna) O’Connell of Ravenwood, Missouri. They are the grandparents of Jill and Chet Spire, Emily, Justin, and Jonah Cobb, and Brady,…
Read MoreTwo arrested following drug investigation
Two suspects were arrested Thursday on drug charges following an investigation conducted by Maryville Public Safety, the Nodaway County Sheriff’s Office, and the Buchanan County Drug Strike Force.
Read MoreProject funding draws questions
I read the City Commentary editorial by city manager Greg McDanel in today’s paper (11/12/15). I quote: “The 100 percent privately owned and financed project will consist of a 40 room hotel…” Four paragraphs later, he writes: “Several financing options include potential secondary sales tax question providing a dedicated source of revenue facility construction ….”…
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