Month: February

Hopkins to have beef and noodles dinner

The Hopkins Community Club will sponsor a beef and noodles dinner from 11 am to 1 pm on Sunday, February 26 at the Hopkins Community Building. The menu of homemade beef and noodles, mashed potatoes, greenbeans, salads and drinks costs $8 for adults and $3 for children. Proceeds support community projects.

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Hopkins Community Betterment to meet

Hopkins Community Betterment will hold its monthly meeting at 6 pm, Wednesday, March 1 at the Christian Church annex room, Hopkins. The church is handicapped accessible if entering from the east side. All interested individuals are invited to attend.

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NCARSE begins in March

The Nodaway County Association of Retired School Employees (NCARSE) will resume its monthly meetings at 9 am, Thursday, March 2 at the Nodaway County Senior Center. Becky Albrecht, superintendent of Maryville R-II School district, will present the program. Greeters are Barbara Nelsen and Linda Girard. Sue Bennerotte will give the closing. Hospitality will be provided

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Emerson to become Nodaway-Holt principal

Shawn Emerson was hired as Nodaway-Holt’s High School principal for the 2017-2018 school year following Ethan Sickle’s resignation. Emerson, originally from Lawson, attended Northwest Missouri State University earning a dual major in elementary education and physical education in 2001. He earned his master’s in educational leadership from William Woods University, Fulton, in 2013. “Mr. Emerson

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Visiting Writers Series to host award-winning authors

Northwest Missouri State University’s Department of Language, Literature and Writing will host authors Jacques J. Rancourt and Robert Long Foreman during its next installment of the Visiting Writers Series at 7 pm, Tuesday, February 21 in the JW Jones Student Union Living Room. The event is free and open to the public. Kawasaki, Green Tower

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Twaddle makes it to the podium at state wrestling

Maryville’s Matt Twaddle, 170 pounds, earned third place in the state after a 10-4 match against Dalton Ward, Sullivan. He faced Ward earlier and won 5-3. He also won 7-3 against Adrian Ransom, Clinton, and 7-4 against Dawson Brandt, Eldon. He lost to Cole Lightfoot, Pleasant Hill, 7-2. For more photos, see the printed Nodaway

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Marriott collects for Children, Family Center

Sydney Marriott, West Nodaway fifth grader, is shown with some of the more than 150 items she collected for the Children and Family Center, Maryville. Sydney was inspired by a counseling class to start the week-long project to give back to the community. She also raised $104 for the center. “Everyone talks about helping, but

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Nino Coniglio is Nodaway Co. spelling bee champ

The annual Nodaway County Spelling Bee was held on February 13 at Maryville Middle School. The winners were as follows: Bea Olasz, St. Gregory’s fifth grade, second alternate; AJ Adwell, Northeast Nodaway sixth grade, second place; Nino Coniglio, Horace Mann sixth grade, winner; and Malia Collins, Jefferson eighth grade, first alternate. The spelling bee went

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