The 2023 Nodaway County Fair is fast approaching, and will take place on July 13, 14 and 15. This year’s theme is “There’s no time like fair time.” Last year the county fair had one of their most successful events in recent years, bringing in more and more people with the carnival and the various
By Morgan Guyer The Northwest Missouri area Fellowship of Christian Athletes will be having their second annual power camp at Northwest from 8 am to noon on July 5-7. The camp will be for any children, grades 3-8, and will utilize the Northwest gym and football field for a variety of sports. Power camps offer
The New Nodaway Humane Society will have a new bench on a walking trail behind their building thanks to a donation from the Clements family. The Clements have been making memorial donations to the New Nodaway Humane Society ever since their son, Bradie died in 2015. The bench is near the trail that the city
Ponies are tied to the Pickering Horse Show Arena fence waiting for the chance to pull at the June 10 Pickering Pony Pull. There were 22 teams that competed. The event winner was Jerry Kindhart from Perry, IL.
On June 9, 10 Squared Men made a $13,500 donated to James Earl Gray American Legion Post 100, Maryville. Representing 10 Squared Men were Clarence Green and Brian Schieber; representing Post 100 were Bob Westfall, Joyce Stark, David Dredge, Nathan Little and Bob Bohlken. Post Commander Dredge said the money will be used for scholarships, Scouting,
The Dobbins family recently traveled to Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada with their Nodaway News Leader. Karen, Pat and their daughter, Deena stopped outside a poutine shop, May 25. Poutine is a Canadian dish made of fries, gravy and cheese curds. Easy to pack, the Nodaway News Leader is the perfect travel item. So prepare those smiles and the perfect
Bryan Alexander, owner of the property located at 305 West Lincoln, is the June winner of the Maryville Beautification Award program. He was presented the recognition by Maryville Mayor ProTem Dannen Merrill. Alexander takes a lot of pride in his property and maintained it beautifully. Every month from April to October, Maryville awards a property
Author Amy Houts gave a presentation at the Gentry County Library in Stanberry May 24 for their Summer Reading Kickoff. Houts, a long-time Maryville children’s book author and publisher, talked about writing, read a few of her books, and had a book signing. Those in the photo commemorating the event were: Gemma Baker, Amanda Blessing,
At the May 17 Nodaway County Senior Citizens Senate meeting, it was announced that the Northwest Missouri State University former campus dining company, Aramark, had donated two large trucks of frozen food to the senior center. The new walk-in freezer was filled to capacity and Administrator Amie Firavich was excited about the food variety the
Colonel Eric T. Olson, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, announces the results of the Driver and Vehicle Safety Division’s 2023 annual school bus inspection program. Missouri’s 2023 school bus inspection results are as follows: • School buses rated as “approved” upon initial inspection: 9,995 • School buses rated as “defective” upon initial inspection:
