Spoofhound girls capture third place at Savannah

The Maryville Spoofhounds Girls Basketball Team took third place at the Savannah Invitational on December 6, defeating Lincoln College Prep 55-40. They defeated Raytown South on December 4 after dropping their opening game against Chillicothe on December 3.

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Christmas Shopping

Hineline Home Furnishings offers ways to spruce up your home for the holidays By Kathryn Rice For those who want to update their home furnishings for the holidays, Hineline Home Furnishings has a wide selection available for delivery. General Manager Kyle Beggs said with three stores located in Maryville, Shenandoah, IA and Harlan, IA, there’s

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Library holds book fairs

The Maryville Public Library will hold a Scholastic Book Fair, 9 am to 6 pm, Monday through Friday and 9 am to 3 pm, Saturday through Monday, December 16. The Regional Author Book Fair will be held from 1 to 3 pm, Saturday, December 14 at the library.

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James Asher

James Grant Asher, 90, Clearmont, died Wednesday, December 4, 2024, at Maryville Living Center. He was born June 29, 1934, in Redding, CA, to James M. and Ruth A. Hill Asher. He was a graduate of Tulelake High School in Tulelake, CA. He married Mary A. Chaney-Smith in October 1985. Mr. Asher served in the

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Marlene Hall

Phyllis “Marlene” Hall, 89, Maryville, died Sunday, December 8, 2024, at Parkdale Manor, Maryville. She was born July 25, 1935, in Peru, NE, to Peter Costello Mason and Lyddia Louise Rogers Mason. She was a 1954 graduate of Parnell High School, Parnell, and later went on to earn her License Practical Nursing Degree from Northwest

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Michael Wiederholt

Michael George Wiederholt, 72, Stanberry, died Wednesday, December 4, 2024, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City. He was born November 2, 1952, in St. Joseph, to George Herman and Betty Lou Ballard Wiederholt. He grew up in Stanberry and graduated high school there in 1970. He had attended Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville.

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Maryville’s Yuletide Magic Holiday Parade draws big crowd

The Maryville and area citizens came out in big numbers to celebrate the Holiday Season at the Yuletide Magic Holiday Parade on December 6. The parade route started at Franklin Park, heading south along Main Street to the Downtown Pocket Park, and featured special guests and lighted decorations on all of the entries. The Greater

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Alpha Psi Omega to present annual children’s show Dec. 13

The students of Alpha Psi Omega (APO), Northwest Missouri State University’s theatre honor society, are traveling again this holiday season to stage an original children’s play. The play written by Grace Garrigan, a senior speech and theatre education major from Council Bluffs, IA, “Plot Twisters,” is about a young girl struggling to find others with

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Food Pantry drop is in Skidmore

The Skidmore Food Pantry will be from 4 to 5:30 pm, Friday, December 13 at Newton Hall. Line up from top of 113 going east. It is for Nodaway-Holt School District residents. Senior boxes will be available for pick up.

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Hopkins’ Mayor requests waiver of fine

At the December 2 Hopkins City Council meeting, Mayor Matt Wray submitted the Missouri Taxation Department letter he had written to request the fine levied against the city for not submitting the Hopkins State Audit in a timely manner be waived. Because of the changeover in city clerks, the city was unable to file the

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