Month: August

Caroline Pettit

Caroline Elizabeth Pettit, 85, Maryville, formerly of Logan, IA, died Thursday, August 4, 2016, at Mosaic Life Care, St. Joseph. Funeral service will be 10 am, Saturday, August 13 at Logan Memorial Chapel, Logan, with burial in Harris Grove Cemetery, Logan. Online condolences may be left at pricefuneralhomemaryville.com. Arrangements are under the direction of Price Funeral Home,

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Sr. Louise Kuborn

Sr. Louise Gertrude Kuborn, 82, Clyde, died Thursday, August 4, 2016, at Our Lady of Rickenbach, Benedictine Convent of Perpetual Adoration, Clyde. Funeral services were Monday, August 8 at the Benedictine Convent Chapel of Perpetual Adoration, with burial in Mount Calvary Cemetery, Clyde. Online condolences may be left at pricefuneralhomemaryville.com. Arrangements were under the direction of

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LJ Henry, Jr.

Levi Judson “LJ” Henry Jr., 90, Ravenwood, died Wednesday, August 3, 2016, at Golden Living Center, Maryville. Funeral services were Monday, August 8 at Price Funeral Home Chapel, Maryville, with burial in Oak Lawn Cemetery, Ravenwood. Masonic services were by Nodaway Masonic Lodge #470 and military services were by Curry-Richardson-Sparks-Waldeier American Legion Post #528. Memorials

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Food inspector finds slime in ice machines

Larry Wickersham, Nodaway County Health Department environmental health specialist, found slime in three food establishments in July during routine inspections. Jimmy Johns, 1005 South Main, medium priority Routine inspection on July 6. Critical: none observed Non-Critical: prep table missing thermometer and floor area around drain under the ice machine dirty Walmart Deli and Bakery, 1605

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Puppies for Parole impacts autistic children, soldiers

By Christina Rice The Nodaway County Humane Society donates puppies from the shelter to the Maryville Treatment Center to be trained by offenders for future work as service dogs and as family pets. The statewide program has its roots in an experiment conducted 15 years ago. Champs Corporation, St. Louis, approached Vandalia’s prison officials to

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Geography with Goudge

This week’s NFL Hall of Fame induction ceremonies on August 6 mark the unofficial beginning of the 2016 football season. Since its charter class was enshrined in 1963, there have been 304 player members. This per capita map, based on where the Hall of Famers went to high school, indicates two regions of dominance. These

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Commissioners to erect hazardous waste collection center

The Nodaway County commissioners approved the spring 2017 opening of a permanent hazardous waste center. The center will serve five counties and be located at the Nodaway County road and bridge maintenance yard, 1516 East Halsey, Maryville. The commissioners were approached by Northwest Missouri Regional Council of Government’s Community and Environmental Planner, Linda Laderoute, to

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Spoofhounds beef up over summer

Maryville freshmen Brandon Auffert, son of Craig and Amy Bennett, and Kaleb Long, son of Matt and Ashleigh Long, lift weights as part of a summer program for Maryville High School athletes with Coach Matt Webb monitoring. The weight program offers different times throughout the day for high school students to work out. Students prepare

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County ambulances incorporate new technology

The Nodaway County Ambulance District hopes to improve emergency response times with its new van and integrated, county-wide mapping system. Emergency responders previously relied on Google Maps and the plat book for address locations. Those resources were often inaccurate, with maps sometimes showing addresses a mile from the actual location. This affected response time when

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St. Joe Vipers finish season

The St. Joe Vipers 12 and under team finished the season with a record of 64-11. Top finishes include:  first in the MSP preseason; first in the Rose Classic; first in the Ultimate Fastpitch Experience; first in the Missouri USSSA State; first in the Heartland World Series Warm-Up; third in the KC vs The World

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