Month: August

Area youth march their way through camp

Members of the Maryville High School and the South Nodaway High School marching bands practice their choreography and musical numbers recently during band camp. Maryville quad players, Mitchell Meyers and Caleb Yarnell, along with the rest of the drumline, set the pace for the band as they practiced marching in time. South Nodaway students, Elizabeth

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What to do with a tattered flag

With the windy conditions in Northwest Missouri, American flags flown on a regular basis soon become tattered and faded. By allowing these unserviceable flags to remain flying is looked upon as a sign of disrespect by those who are aware of proper American flag etiquette. “Let’s Be Right on Flag Etiquette,” a booklet prepared by

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Maryville installs surveillance cameras on school buses

Maryville R-II School District administration negotiated the installation of surveillance cameras on the district’s school buses. Jarnik Buses Inc. Transportation Director Martin Farnan stated the cameras will help his drivers with student management on the buses, allowing drivers to see what is happening on the bus while they are paying attention to the roadways. He

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Pink, slimy, mold biofilm found in food establishments

Nodaway County Health Department Environmental Health Specialist Larry Wickersham found pink, slimy, mold biofilms and butcher knives held together with duct tape during routine inspections of various food establishments throughout the month of July. Mozingo Lake Recreation Park Golf Course, 25055 Liberty Road, low priority Routine inspection July 3. Critical: None observed. Non-critical: Observed three-bay

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Dorothy Smith

Dorothy Kathleen Doran Smith, 92, Maryville, died Tuesday, August 1, 2017, at Mosaic Life Care, St. Joseph. Services will be at 2 pm, Friday, August 4 at St. Gregory’s Barbarigo Catholic Church with burial following at St. Patrick Cemetery, Maryville. Online condolences may be left at pricefuneralhomemaryville.com. Arrangements are under the direction of Price Funeral

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Robert Ceperley

Robert H. “Bob” Ceperley, 91, Maryville, died Tuesday, August 1, 2017. Services will be at 10 am, Saturday, August 5 at the First Presbyterian Church, Maryville, with visitation from 6 to 8 pm, Friday, August 4. Memorials may be made to the First Presbyterian Church, Maryville. Online condolences may be left at pricefuneralhomemaryville.com. Arrangements are

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Nodaway County grand jury indicts Ravenwood man in car crash death

A Nodaway County grand jury has indicted a Ravenwood man in the death of former Parnell mayor, Virginia Burns. The grand jury charged that Marlin F. Meyer, 71, committed Felony Involuntary Manslaughter in the 1st Degree. Court documents state he “recklessly” caused the death on April 24 by driving his farm implement on Missouri Highway

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Oak Pointe to host events

Oak Pointe Assisted Living and Memory Care in Maryville will host two events next week. An Open House will be held from 4 to 6 pm on Wednesday, August 9 and the next in the Legal Aspects of Aging series, Estate Planning, will be held at 5 pm, Thursday, August 10 at 817 South Country

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