Month: September

Arlene Carroll

Thelda “Arlene” Carroll, 84, Maryville, died Tuesday, September 20, 2016, at Nodaway Nursing Home, Maryville. Funeral services are at 10:30 am, Friday, September 23 at Price Funeral Home, Maryville, with burial in Nodaway Memorial Gardens, Maryville. Visitation is one hour prior to the service.  Online condolences may be left at pricefuneralhomemaryville.com. Arrangements are under the

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Nodaway-Holt opens food cupboard

Nodaway-Holt school district has opened a food cupboard for students. The school district has seen an increase in students who need basic necessities. A few days after the staff began to brainstorm how to solve the problem, Savannah’s school called Nodaway-Holt. Savannah had received a large donation of canned goods, more than they needed, and

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Boy Scouts selling popcorn

Boy Scouts in the 18-county Pony Express Council are selling popcorn until October 22. Money earned will fund activities and Camp Gieger improvements. Ethan Elston, Maryville High School freshman and Life Scout, is one of many Scouts selling popcorn. He plans to use his earnings to attend the 2017 National Jamboree at The Summit in

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Tooth Fairy visits county schools

The tooth fairy and tooth wizard visited Jefferson and North Nodaway schools on September 20 and 21 as part of Delta Dental’s Land of Smiles program. The duo performed an interactive skit about tooth care for elementary students. Each child was given a toothbrush, toothpaste and floss. The free program prompts children to adopt good

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Graham Street Fair results listed

The following is a compilation of the Graham Street Fair results. Lavern and Joan Inman, Barnard, Grand Marshals. Leo Brinson: Best of Agriculture, Most Unusual Entry, third; Produce, Most Unusual Entry, third; and Auctioned Items, Flag Design Pallet. Victoria Huxtable, Maitland: Indian Corn, five ears, first; Indian Corn, best single ear, first; Indian Corn, largest

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Firefighters gather for water fight

Firefighter squads from Maryville, Barnard, Parnell and Worth County came together September 19 for their annual grill-out and waterfight on the east side of Maryville’s square. Maryville’s junior firefighter scouts Hunter Johnson, Ashton Coulter, Cole Daniel, Tobin Cordell battled against Wyatt Walker, Kaitlin Hulette and Sam Ferguson. The team who pushed the barrel to the

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Sunday afternoon vehicle accident results in teen death

A 16-year-old Maryville young man died during a two-vehicule accident September 18 on Missouri Highway 46 at the intersection of Missouri Highway 246, two miles east of Sheridan. Ronald E. Smith, son of Scott and Glenda Smith, Maryville, was a passenger in a 1997 Ford driven by Matthew D. Petersen, 17, Sheridan. Petersen was traveling

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Northwest Foundation reaches historic levels for contributions in FY16

The Northwest Foundation, the fundraising arm of Northwest Missouri State University, secured $7.4 million in donor funding during the 2016 fiscal year, which included nearly $6.1 million in cash contributions – the highest level received by the Foundation in any given year – and exceeded the organization’s goal for the year by more than $1.4

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