James Hefner

James Lyle Hefner, 84, Maryville, died Saturday, May 20, 2023, at the Maryville Living Center, Maryville. He was born October 26, 1938, in Maitland, to Floyd L. and Gladys K. Wile Hefner. He attended Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, and the University of Kansas. On June 14, 1970, he married Peggy Belle Davenport. Mr. Hefner

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Clarence Ebrecht

Clarence James Ebrecht, 79, Maryville, died Monday, May 22, 2023, in Cameron. He was born February 18, 1944, in Kansas City, to George and Mary Ann Hamilton Ebrecht. He graduated from Maryville High School. On May 2, 1964, he married Grace Lea Hoffman. She preceded him in death on December 14, 2022. Mr. Ebrecht was

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Sharon Maria Bonnett

Sharon Maria Bonnett, 78, of Maryville, passed away after a brief illness on May 28, 2023. Sharon was born November 3, 1944, in Omaha, NE to Sgt. Russell L. and Anna E. Campbell Cross. Sharon graduated from North Nodaway High School in 1962. She earned her bachelor of science degree, with honors, in English from

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Familiar faces will be visible at Lions District Basketball

The annual Lions District 26-M4 All-Star Basketball Tournament for graduating seniors will take place Saturday, June 3 at the Trenton High School, 1415 South Oklahoma Avenue, Trenton. Players from Nodaway County are Aubrey Mattson, Kayley Hauber, Matt Jermain and Memphis Bliley, Jefferson; Sarah Langford, South Nodaway; Jacquelyn Cline, North Nodaway; Blake Bohannon, Nodaway-Holt. The one

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Summer Shop Hop is at following businesses

The Summer Shop Hop will be from 9 am to 4 pm, Saturday, June 3 at the following businesses: Barnyard Boutique, 1630 North Main; Beauty Bar, 120 East Third; Ferluknat Farm, 805 South Main; Maryville Florists, 214 North Main; Minnie Lane, 112 East Third; MTE, 216 East Third; Simply Posh Boutique, 216 North Main; The

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Spoofhounds send 20 athletes to state track

The Maryville Spoofhound Boys and Girls Track Teams capped off impressive seasons at the Class 3 State Championships in Jefferson City on May 26-27. Full coverage and photos can be found on Page 18 of this week’s NNL.

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Platte Valley baseball finished second at state

By Morgan Guyer The Platte Valley Boys Baseball Team competed in the final four in Ozark on May 29-30, claiming a second place finish in Class 1 after falling to St. Elizabeth 3-13 in the title game. In the team’s first game at Sky Bacon Stadium in Ozark, they came away with an 8-0 victory

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Chapter KP PEO holds spring yard sale

Chapter KP PEO holds a spring yard sale from 4 to 6 pm, Friday, June 2 and 7 am to noon, Saturday, June 3 at 222 West Lincoln, Maryville. Proceeds go to fund educational opportunities for women.

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Geography with Goudge

College Softball World Series, 2023 The 2023 NCAA Div. I Women’s Softball College World Series (WCWS) is being played this week (June 1-9) in Oklahoma City.  This proportional symbol map displays the 13 teams that have won championships over the past 41 years.  Four of those teams are in the 2023 WCWS.  UCLA leads with

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GRM Networks® designates the City of Graham as a Smart Rural Community®

GRM Networks recently designated the city of Graham as a Smart Rural Community. This designation means that every home and business in the Graham exchange has access to fiber broadband internet with speeds up to 1 gigabit per second. GRM Networks is nationally recognized as a Smart Rural Community provider by industry association, NTCA –

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