This Week's News

United Electric, Fiber officially opens South Main location

The new location for United Electric and United Fiber customer service is now at 1016 South Main, which is the corner of South Main and West South Avenue. Maryville Chamber Ambassadors held a ceremonial ribbon cutting October 11 with Communications Manager Amy Ziegler and CEO Jim Bagley holding the ribbon while Phil Jensen, board president

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Graham Lions donates to Senior Center freezer project

The Graham Lions Club gave $1,000 to the Nodaway County Senior Center for the replacement walk-in freezer at the Maryville center. The donation is part of funds needed to secure an $84,000 Lions Club International Hunger grant awarded to the senior center. Lions must donate a percentage of the grant to secure it.

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Skidmore suffers large water loss

At the October 18 Skidmore City Council meeting, City Clerk Meagan Morrow and Maintenance Operator Cassie Partridge announced Skidmore was billed for over 700,000 gallons of water from Public Water Supply District #1 of Nodaway County and only billed residents for 300,000 gallons, making a loss of 400,000 gallons. Partridge has driven around the city

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October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month

North Star spreads word of firm’s services By Kathryn Rice North Star Advocacy Center, located at 1220 East Second, Maryville, continues to do outreach to spread the word of the services it has available for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault in the five county Northwest Missouri area. October is National Domestic Violence Awareness

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e2 Fellowship begins with 2 county schools sending students

Mosaic Life Care Foundation’s e2 Fellowship high school leadership program began September 27. e2 Fellowship is a high school intergenerational leadership program that meets four times throughout the academic year. This year, emPowerU welcomes 14 regional schools including Northeast Nodaway and Jefferson for the program. In 2020, The Foundation’s Board of Trustees approved funding to

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Barnard native recognized for his work with Dream Factory

Ron Dougan, Trenton, a Barnard native, received the esteemed award as the Dream Factory Volunteer of the Year at a national gathering in Florida. He is joined in the photo by his wife, Norma. The award adds more prestige as Dougan will be inducted into the Dream Factory Hall of Fame which is for volunteers

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Parker receives scholarship honoring Hopkins native

Northwest Missouri State University student Olivia Parker is the recipient of the Luther C. “Luke” Skelton Scholarship for the 2022-2023 academic year. Parker, a freshman studio art major with a drawing emphasis from Pickering, is the daughter of Matthew and Amber Parker. To be considered for the scholarship, students must be enrolled in a full

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MHS speech, debate tournament needs judges

The Maryville High School Speech and Debate Tournament, Friday, October 28 and Saturday, October 29, is seeking judges for the event. The tournament is hosted by MHS and will be attended by several KC area schools as well as other area schools. MHS students do not compete in the tournament. No experience is necessary to

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8th graders tour manufacturing plants

Eighth graders at Maryville Middle School, Nodaway-Holt, North Nodaway, Northeast Nodaway and West Nodaway toured, October 7, local manufacturers for a look at the various jobs and careers available. The places the students toured are Maryville Metal Culverts, JL Houston-Houston Poly Tank, United Electric/United Fiber, Kawasaki, Federal Mogul/DRIV and Mosaic Medical Center.

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MMS honors Health Department

Maryville Middle School honored the Nodaway County Health Department leaders at the September 23 all-school assembly with the Spoofhound Golden Milkbone.

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