The Maryville R-II school district has implemented a new employee wellness plan. Melissa Coffelt, Maryville Middle School nurse, worked with school administrators to create a wellness committee. The committee will host activities every month to help reduce staff stress and increase camaraderie among co-workers, while lowering health costs for employees and the district. Some of
The NOCOMO board met on August 2 to work on strategies to keep the successful sheltered workshop in business. Recent federal law changes have caused a stir. Nicki Samson, manager, said Missouri is the only state that has an employee-based sheltered workshop program. Workshops in other states are funded through Medicaid. Samson said she believes
The Northeast Nodaway R-V Board of Education met on July 21 to take care of the following school district business: DeAnn Redden was appointed as the secretary to the board. She, along with the superintendent, bookkeeper and president were granted annual access to the school district bank accounts. The hearing to set the tax rate
Derril C. Caldwell, 83, Maryville, died Tuesday, August 2, 2016, at his home. Funeral services will be held at 10 am, Friday, August 5 at Bram-Danfelt Funeral Home, Maryville. The burial will follow at the Nodaway Memorial Gardens, Maryville. US Flag folding and presentation will be made at the cemetery by members of the Missouri Military
Emily Mattson, daughter of Stacey and Gary Mattson, received the Gordon Monk Scholarship of $1,000 from the Maryville Pride Lions Club. Mattson, a 2016 Jefferson High School graduate, plans to attend Northwest Missouri State University and major in ag business. At the presentation on July 25, were in front: Mattson; behind her, scholarship committee members,
Northeast Nodaway Superintendent Jeff Mehlenbacher announced recently the purchase of 20 acres east of the school in Ravenwood. The parcel of ground is on the north side of Highway O and is east of the city park. It will allow walking accessibility from the school without having to cross the highway Mehlenbacher said. A future
By Kayley Lager, chapter reporter The Jefferson FFA chapter had a fun-filled summer. We have had lots of members travel throughout the state working on their leadership and career skills. In the middle of June, Vanessa Pappert and Ashley Riley both attended the HYMAX Academy. HYMAX is an acronym for Helping Youth Maximize their Agricultural
By Kathryn Rice It began at a family reunion during a game of horseshoes. An uncle of a family member told George Weldon, Graham, that he should sell StorMor Bins, from Fremont, NE. That was in 1961 and farmers were beginning to shell corn and needed a place to store it. “They weren’t big bins
by Kay Wilson I am a multi-generational Republican. My grandfather and father only made one “X” on every ballot for their entire lives. My political leanings, even throughout my younger, more rebellious years, have been of the conservative, let-the-marketplace-sort-it-out type. Less government is always the best. If our churches would step up and take care
Charles Edward Gray, 82, Hopkins, died Thursday, July 14, 2016, at his home. Services were Wednesday, July 20, at the Hopkins Christian Church, Hopkins. Arrangements were under the direction of Andrews Hann Funeral Home.
