By Morgan Guyer Maryville Parks and Recreation Director Jeff Stubblefield was recently advanced to president of the Missouri Park and Recreation Association (MPRA) executive committee board. Stubblefield has been a member of MPRA for 20 years now, taking on more responsibilities throughout the years, becoming a section president with sports, and a Northwest region president.
Former Kansas City Royals center fielder Lorenzo Cain and longtime Sporting KC standout Matt Besler will soon be inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame, and former Kansas City Chiefs President Carl Peterson will receive its President’s Award. The trio are headlining the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame’s Kansas City Enshrinement, set for 1
The chair of Northwest Missouri State University’s Board of Regents is continuing his support of the institution as a donor through a recent gift to assist with renovations at Martindale Hall. John Moore, who is a 1978 alumnus of the university, recently provided $25,000 toward the project, which is designed to better align academic programs
Northwest Missouri State University celebrated the impacts of its library and the legacy of its namesake on March 14, marking the anniversary of the building’s opening exactly 40 years earlier. Chelli and Dr. Clarence Green, interim president, converse with Dr. BD and Sue Owens at the March 14th’s 40th-anniversary celebration of the BD Owens Library
At the March 16 meeting, the Nodaway County Health Center recognized Board Member Debi Derr for her service to the health center since 2015 at her last board meeting. Administrator Tom Patterson said he plans to have information on a vehicle purchase at the April 19 board meeting. The health center is starting to get
Lettuce Dream invited the public for an open house on March 16 to meet the staff, tour the greenhouse and to learn more about the youth and adult employment programs offered. Board members, staff and volunteers pose for a picture in the greenhouse during the open house. Those at the open house were front: Alex
Continuum Family Care, Maryville, welcomes a new nurse practitioner, Hillary Contreras. Contreras, FNP-C, is a skilled and dedicated healthcare professional with over a decade of experience in the field. She previously worked as a registered nurse at Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph, Saint Luke’s Health System and Children’s Mercy Kansas City. She holds a
Along with Governor Mike Parson, Missouri health officials and advocates gathered this week to raise awareness of colorectal cancer. Governor Parson proclaimed March 2023 as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month in Missouri. Colorectal cancer refers to cancer that begins in either the colon or rectum. In Missouri, colorectal cancer has the second highest incidence and mortality
Northwest Missouri State University on March 16 formally introduced Dr. Lance Tatum as its next president. Tatum, who serves as senior vice chancellor for academic affairs and chief academic officer at Troy University in Troy, AL, is joined by his wife, Jill, and begins his tenure at Northwest on June 1. After the introductory press
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