Month: August

MPR board supports transient guest tax proposal

The Maryville Parks and Recreation board heard a proposal from Northwest Missouri State Athletic Director Mel Tjeerdsma and Maryville City Manager Greg McDanel during its regular meeting on August 4. Tjeerdsma and McDanel presented a proposal for a partnership between Northwest, the city and MPR to support a five percent transient guest tax. The tax

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Maryvillian retires from sports at 96 years

After bowling and golfing for 41 years, Lou Fuller decided not to play on her bowling league team this year and will not play in the golf league next summer. Fuller began bowling when she was 55 years old, in 1961, at the Nodaway Lanes bowling alley. Her teams often competed in state tournaments. Fuller

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St. Gregory’s hosts second school nutrition program training

St. Gregory’s hosted its second annual school nutrition program employee training at the school. Under current state regulations, all food service personnel must have six hours of continuing education every year. Thirty-four people from 12 schools attended the seminar. The program included knife skills training by Marci Behrens, Northwest Technical School, administrative review preparation by

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Charlotte Bush

Nicolas and Emily Bush, West Des Moines, IA, announce the birth of a daughter, Charlotte Mae Bush, born Monday, June 13, 2016, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center, Des Moines. She weighed six pounds, 13 ounces and joins twin brothers, Tobiah and Jacob. Maternal grandparents are Stephen and Amy Houts, Maryville, and Joseph and Carla Dettmer,

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Mary Johnson

Mary A. Johnson, 96, Skidmore, died Tuesday, August 22, 2016, at Nodaway Nursing Home, Maryville. Graveside services and burial will be at 10:30 am, Friday, August 26 at Hillcrest Cemetery, Skidmore. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 pm, Thursday, August 25 at Bram-Danfelt Funeral Home, Maryville. Memorials are suggested to the Tri-C

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