The Nodaway News Leader is proud to publish the annual 4-H week salute and Farm Safety Week edition in this week’s NNL. For the 77th consecutive year, millions of youth, parents, volunteers and alumni across the country will be celebrating National 4-H Week during the first full week of October. National 4-H Week showcases the
By Kathryn Rice Nucor-LMP employees reached out with acts of kindness to brighten the days of area long-term care facility residents who are in isolation. “In this time of such uncertainty and isolation for many care facilities, there was a group of Nucor teammates who found a way to bring comfort in letting residents know
Maryville women fought for the vote By Dr. Elyssa Ford, Associate Professor of History, Northwest Missouri State University From the 1870s through the 1920s, women’s suffrage was a frequent topic of debate in Maryville. Various community organizations invited suffrage leaders like Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton to speak in town. Although there
By Kathryn Rice Maryville has a new hidden gem which provides youth baseball a private, little-league-sized field located off of South Mulberry in the southern part of Maryville. The field is owned by Ben and Tiffany Scott and Ed and Diane Higdon. The project started when the Maryville Knights, consisting of three youth baseball teams
By Kathryn Rice Maryville Florists has been a community staple since 1967 offering fresh and silk flower arrangements for birthdays, anniversaries, weddings, funerals, proms, graduations and other important events in area residents’ lives. Under the guidance of the current owner of 17 years, Keitha Clapp, the shop has expanded to include gifts and features the
By Kathryn Rice “Taking the time to care” is the motto of The Care Clinic owned by Leslie Luke. The clinic is manned by Luke, a board certified family nurse practitioner, Carla Schneider, who does billing, coding and the front office, and Luke’s daughter, Hannah Tucker, a part-time receptionist. The clinic’s clientele ranges from babies,
By Kathryn Rice Maryville High School Girls Basketball Head Coach Quentin Albrecht has incorporated Zoom sessions into the team’s summer workout sessions. With COVID – 19 restrictions put in place starting March 16, area teachers began using the Zoom app for classroom instruction and social interaction with their students. Albrecht wondered why Zoom couldn’t be
By Kathryn Rice Nine-year-old Tessa Mayne has stayed busy through the school shutdown because of COVID-19 by trying out what she one day wants to become, a television news anchor. Tessa, the daughter of Kortney and Chad Mayne, has made Maryville her home for almost two years. She has an older brother, Connor, who is
By Kathryn Rice The Maryville Hineline Home Furnishings Inc. store reopened May 4 to once again offer furniture, accessories and flooring. General Manager Kyle Beggs said Hineline’s two Iowa stores in Shenandoah and Harlan reopened May 1. Beggs had J&S Cleaning Service clean and disinfect the front entryway and carpet throughout the store on May
By Kathryn Rice With schools not being in session, some students have pursued business opportunities or have expanded on previous ideas. Following are two such entrepreneurs. Mattie Dimmitt Mattie Dimmitt, the daughter of Elizabeth and Travis Dimmitt, is a 10-year-old Horace Mann Laboratory School fourth grader, who started Smile More Cards as her entry in
