The West Nodaway R-I Board of Education met in open and closed sessions on September 14 to handle the following school district business: Substitute teacher pay will go from $70 to $80 for a 7 1/2 hour day. The board approved spending $5,000 for lighting the steps by the football field. Midwest Road Builders, Platte
By Jacki Wood Editor’s note: this is the fourth in a series of day trip ideas you can plan for your children or grandchildren. Free is always good. And Kansas City offers plenty of fun family-friendly places to visit for free. Money Museum The Money Museum at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City appeals
The 2016-2017 United Way campaign started September 1 with a goal of $85,000 to help support the following agencies: 4-H, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Nodaway County, Boy Scouts of America, Children and Family Center of Northwest Missouri, Children’s Mercy Hospital, Community Services, Inc., Girl Scouts of Northeastern Kansas and Northwest Missouri, Health Emergency Lifeline,
By Kathryn Rice Irene Alexander, Barnard, has authored her sixth book, “The New Student – El Alumno Nuevo,” and it is in English and Spanish. Alexander, the South Nodaway Spanish teacher, explains that the story is about a Hispanic boy who goes to a new school. The book is dedicated to the people of Mercedes,
The Bearcat Volleyball team is off to an 11-0 start this season and is ranked in the Top 25 for the first time in history. The per capita production of Division II volleyball players is greatest in the Midwest, with Nebraska leading all states. Hawaii and Alaska are also leading producers. Wheeling Jesuit from West
The Trojan varsity team lost to Mound City in two sets, 22-25 and 18-25. Stats: Sam Keith, four kills Rachel Farmer, five assists and three aces Breanna Day, two blocks Amanda Bohannon, six digs
Maryville High School varsity golf team members Kylee Dougan, Laurelle Wickersham, Anna Swink, Jessica Sheil and Emily Long took first place in the Chillicothe Invitational tournament on September 15 with a team score of 387. The team played a tough course with water saturated ground and tall grass due to the 10 inches of rainfall
