Maryville Public Safety Sgt. Ryan Glidden used a Rickard Trust grant of $4,490 to purchase 15 Cold Fire Suppression Extinguishers to be placed in police cars, the patrol UTV and the patrol boat. At the presentation were Sgt. John Vaught and Glidden with Rickard trustees Katy Gumm and Danielle Miller. Glidden said MPS hasn’t had
The Northeast Nodaway R-V School District will celebrate the opening of the new baseball field and track complex on March 11 and 12. On Friday, March 11, PK-12 students will have the opportunity to take a “first lap” around the track at 2 pm. There will also be an autograph table for baseball, softball and
The 2022 St. Francis Hospital Foundation Gala: Together We Rise was an overwhelming success as noted by the foundation leadership. With a focus on mental health resources for the second year, the five-county region rose to the challenge of creating a patient assistance fund for mental health needs. Ten mental health leaders from across the
By Jacki Wood For 110 years, Girl Scouts have been building “girls of courage, confidence and character who make the world a better place”(Girl Scouts mission) while blazing trails and redefining their potentials. Throughout the month of March, local Girl Scouts will be serving, selling and sprinting … and growing. Serving Laura Nixon, Service Unit
Troy Brady, Burlington Jct., gave his 100th and 101st units of blood on February 28 at the West Nodaway FFA Blood Drive in Burlington Jct. He was honored with a blood drop crystal and cupcakes. Brady is able to give two units by use of the Alyx machine, which takes out the red blood cells
The West Nodaway Food Pantry is open to people living in the West Nodaway school district from 4 to 6 pm on Tuesdays, March 8, 15, 22 and 29 at the First Christian Church, Third and Ballard, Burlington Jct. There is also a food drop at 5 pm on Wednesdays, March 9, 23 and 30.
Mosaic Medical Center – Maryville has been granted funds raised by the St. Francis Foundation from the 2021 Gala to hire a new licensed master social worker, Madison Emery. For the past month, she has been working at the outpatient behavioral health clinic as a family counselor and helping to change the lives of children
Maryville High School freshman Raymond Zhao continues to challenge himself mathematically. He recently earned first place in the ninth grade MathLeague.org contest which will allow him to compete at the state level in Columbia on April 23. If he qualifies, he will then move on to a national competition in May. He has competed in
On a rather blustery February day, tractors manned by Northeast Nodaway FFA Chapter members pulled into the school driveway for the annual Drive a Tractor to School Day.
The FCS Financial Rural Community and Agriculture Foundation recently granted $15,000 to the Elmo Betterment Corporation to assist with the construction of a community building at the Elmo Park. The building will provide a climate-controlled, handicap-accessible space for the community which hosts regular fish fries and a Fourth of July celebration where it will be
