By Dustin Henggeler The South Holt/Nodaway-Holt Spartans opened their season with a 56-6 loss in one half at the hands of the Worth County Tigers August 18 at Graham. The co-op basically hit the reset button on their program, returning only one starter from the season before. And the Tigers’ own roster of returning players
Pearl Preston Pike, 96, Elmo, died Wednesday, August 23, 2017, at Goldenrod Manor, Clarinda, IA. Services are at 10:30 am, Saturday, August 26 at Ritchie Funeral Home, Clarinda, with Pastor Don Barnett officiating. Burial with military rites will be at the LaMar Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 pm, Friday, August 25 at
Contestants came from all over the Midwest to participate in the annual Ed Phillips Rodeo on August 19. Nodaway-Holt alumni Curtis Eichelmeyer returned to Nodaway County and competed in the calf roping event. Eichelmeyer lives in Clarksville with his wife, Amanda.
Auditors found an error in the April 2017 ballot language, which will cost Independence Township more than $19,000 in tax monies. The voters approved what they believed to be the renewal of an existing 35¢ per $100 of assessed valuation road and bridge tax. However, the ballot language added a decimal and a dash where
The football bowl subdivision (FBS) or the major college football season begins this weekend. The FBS consists of 128 teams with an average attendance of 41,992 per home game last season. Michigan led with 110,468 fans. The other teams averaging more than 100,000 fans were, in this order: Ohio State, Texas A&M, Alabama, LSU, Tennessee
Paws at The Pub is a monthly social event to benefit the New Nodaway Humane Society. The event will be from 5 to 8 pm, Wednesday, August 30 at The Pub, 414 North Main Street, Maryville. This is a chance for pups and owners to meet in a friendly, relaxed setting while raising awareness and
The Ravenwood Community Betterment breakfast will be held from 8 am to noon on Sunday, August 27 at the Ravenwood Community Building on West Hawk Street. Cost is $8 for adults and $5 for children. The breakfast includes bacon, hash browns, biscuits and gravy, fried and scrambled eggs, pancakes, coffee and juice. Proceeds go for
The Pickering Lions Club is sponsoring an ice cream social from 4 to 7 pm, Saturday, August 26 at the Pickering Community Building. The social will feature homemade ice cream, cake, coffee and ice tea. Free-will donations will go to the Lions Sight Conservation program.
Wear Blue run to remember meet-up will be at 9 am, Saturday, August 26 at the Raymond J. Courter College Park Pavilion at Northwest Missouri State University. The event is an informal gathering during which runners honor the service and sacrifice of the American military. For more information, visit the Facebook page Wear Blue Maryville
A Discover the Treasures flea market will be held from 9 am to 10 pm, Friday and Saturday, August 25-26 on Jackson Street, Graham, during the Graham Street Fair. For more information, contact Richard Warner at 816.390.7791.
