Northwest Missouri State University’s annual Homecoming celebration returns October 19-25 with activities and events planned for students, employees, alumni and friends of the university. The celebration begins Sunday, October 19, with the hanging of the banners at the JW Jones Student Union and concludes Saturday, October 25, with the Homecoming football game. The complete schedule

The Rose Theatre, Maryville, will hold auditions beginning at 6:30 pm, Thursday, October 16 and Friday, October 17 at 120 West Third Street. The play is “Trapped in a Villain’s Web or Weave Me a Loan.” The play has 14 actors, four to five males and 10 to 11 females, including three roles for young

The Nodaway County Health Department’s Jack Hunsucker inspected establishments over the month of September. Kawasaki Motors, 28147 Bus Hwy 71, Maryville, high priority Inspection date: September 9 Criticals: The right fridge was not holding temps at 41 degrees or below. Non-criticals: Not everyone had a hair restraint or had hair pulled back properly. Holiday Inn Express, 2929 South

At the end of the October 6 Hopkins City Council meeting, Board President Allan Thompson opened the floor for residents to speak. Most of the questions came from Wendy Ridenour and Teresa McKee. Concerns expressed were people throwing their trash bags on others trash piles; animals getting into trash and scattering it; minibikes running until

Third Annual Pickleball vs Polio Classic, a doubles tournament, will begin at 9 am, Saturday, October 18 at the Maryville High School FEMA gym. The first 16 teams will have a round robin match and then a tourney from those results. The team entry fee is $60. There are two divisions: competitive and amateur/fun.  A challenge

The Missouri Sports Hall of Fame will soon induct Northwest Missouri State University Tennis Coach Mark Rosewell and the Maryville High School 1982 State Football Championship Team in the class of 2025. They will join Kansas City Royals slugger Mike Moustakas, other high school teams and individuals representing other sports, during the enshrinement in Kansas

Nodaway County celebrated its Sixth Annual National Manufacturing Day October 3, with more than 180 eighth grade students touring local industries and participating in hands-on activities designed to spark interest in manufacturing careers. Students visited leading facilities, including Laclede Chain, DRIV/Tenneco, Kawasaki Motors Manufacturing, JL Houston, Houston Polytank, the City of Maryville Public Works Department,

The Maryville Public Library will hold an adult flower arranging and design class at 6 pm, Thursday, October 16 in the library basement. Keitha Clapp, the owner of Maryville Florists, will demonstrate the techniques. Registration is required for the 30 spots by visiting the library front desk or calling 660.582.5281.

The Maryville Softball team lost 0-18 to Savannah October 7 at Maryville High School. The team wore special jerseys for pink out in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. See photos on Page 10 of the October 9 edition of the NNL.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Nodaway County recognizes and celebrates the continued generosity of the Gary G. Taylor Charitable Trust and the Harry and Helena Messick Charitable Trust, two longtime community partners whose ongoing support has been vital to the organization’s mission. For years, both trusts have played a key role in helping Big Brothers