The Hopkins Community Club will sponsor a Beef and Noodles Dinner from 11 am to 1 pm on Sunday, September 25, at the Hopkins Community Building. The menu of homemade beef and noodles, mashed potatoes, greenbeans, salads and drinks costs $8 for adults and $3 for children. Proceeds support community projects.
The Ravenwood Community Betterment breakfast will be held from 8 am to noon on Sunday, September 25, at the Ravenwood Community Building, on West Hawk Street. Cost is $8 for adults and $4 for children. The breakfast includes: sausage patties, bacon, hashbrowns, biscuits and gravy, eggs cooked to order, pancakes, coffee and juice. Proceeds go
The Hopkins Lions Annual Fish Fry will be 4:30 to 7 pm, Saturday, September 24 at the Hopkins Community Building, Hopkins. Adults are $8 and children 11 and under are $4. Proceeds to Lions’ community administrative fund.
The Maryville Chamber of Commerce, Small Business & Technology Development, University of Missouri Extension and Missouri Foundation for Health will present a program on the Affordable Care Act and how it affects your business. The program is set for noon, Friday, September 30 in the lower level meeting room at the Nodaway County Administration
Hopkins Community Betterment (HCB) recently received grants for city park improvements. Jim Cline and HCB president Donna Spalding accept the $7,000 Gary G. Taylor Charitable Trust grant from Rex Brod, US Bank market president. HCB also received $1,500 from the Dugdale Charitable Trust Fund and $3,500 from the Harry and Helena Messick Charitable Trust. The
Mayor Charles Smith ended the Pickering City Council meeting September 19, when the discussion on the farm animal ordinance escalated into foul language and name calling. This was a continuation of a complaint about a pig at the Parker residence inside the city limits which was brought before the council at the August 1 meeting.
The John A. and Beverly Schenkel family, Maryville, were among those honored during the Missouri Farm Family Day, August 15 at the Missouri State Fair. The Schenkel family was selected as the Nodaway County Missouri Farm Family by the Nodaway County Extension Council and local Farm Bureau. Their children are Sidney and John G. Schenkel.
The North-West Nodaway football game at 7 pm, Friday, September 23 is going to have a special visitor. Neil Smith, retired Kansas City Chiefs player, will attend the WN Homecoming game and participate in a fundraiser to revamp the field’s crows nest. His itinerary includes talking to the players before the game and showing them
by Christina Rice The book “Endless Love and Second Chances” tells the love story of Dixie Davis and her husband, Sammy Davis, a Medal of Honor recipient. After they both lost their first spouses to cancer, the couple began corresponding and decided to meet at the Skidmore Freedom Fest where Sammy was the motivational speaker.
The second annual Hopkins Quilt Trail Festival begins at 1 pm, Sunday, September 18 at the Hopkins City Park. Bill and Roger from the Palace will provide musical entertainment. There are 77 barn quilts to see and hayride tours will be available. The North Nodaway junior class is hosting a food stand to accompany several
