The Maryville Pride Lions Club announced the winners of the Peace Poster contest. The Pride Lions ran the contest at St. Gregory Barbarigo School, Jefferson C-123 and Northeast Nodaway. The posters were submitted to the district level.
November 11, Veterans Day was celebrated throughout Nodaway County with American Legions and county schools taking part in events.
The US Army Corps of Engineers at Smithville Lake will host its annual managed deer hunt for individuals with ambulatory disabilities on November 19 and 20. This event allows individuals with ambulatory disabilities the opportunity to hunt from wheelchair accessible hunting blinds at Smithville Lake. Hunters have been randomly selected and may hunt on both
Saturday, November 26, 2022 is Small Business Saturday – a day to celebrate and support small businesses and all they do for their communities. Small Biz Saturday was founded by American Express in 2010 and has been officially cosponsored by the Small Business Administration since 2011. These organizations have designated The Greater Maryville Chamber of
Missouri’s Department of Economic Development presented the final guidelines for application of a small business grant program during a recent webinar’s town hall training. The funding for the grant, which begins to accept applications beginning at 10 am, Wednesday, November 16 is derived from America Recovery Plan Act (ARPA). The program will provide assistance to
The Maryville Public Library’s 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten program graduated 11 children as the largest class to date. The early literacy program was launched in January 2018 and is designed to give babies and toddlers the best start possible on lifelong reading and learning skills. This year graduates are: Henry Dimmitt, son of Travis and
At the November 7 Pickering City Council meeting, City Clerk Milt Sovereign informed the council it needs to be looking for a new city clerk and someone to extract non-functioning sewer pumps, especially this winter. The aldermen have agreed to approach some people about the city clerk and everyone is looking for someone to pull
At the November 7 Hopkins City Council meeting, the council decided to start a third checking account to pay part-time employee wages on a weekly basis. Water Operator Chris Bird thinks it will help him to keep part-time laborers. At this time, most of Bird’s helpers are high school students who work two or three
Midwest Assistance Program, Inc. (MAP) is headquartered at 309 East Summit Drive, Maryville. The company, led by Executive Director Mike Brownfield, has 48 staff members in nine states. Brownfield joined MAP in 2009, first as a technical assistance provider and then was promoted to the executive director in 2013. Erin Miller, who has been with
By Kathryn Rice The Pickering Lions Club celebrated its 60th anniversary, November 5 with a pulled pork dinner arranged by Angee Clements. The Pickering Lions were chartered November 29, 1962, with 39 members and was sponsored by the Hopkins Lions Club. The club has been active with Pickering activities. When the Pickering Horse Show committee
