The majority of voters in Nodaway County, throughout the state of Missouri and across the country marked their ballots Republican red on November 8 during the 2016 General Election. Nodaway County ballots were cast by 75.08 percent of registered voters, up from 66 percent in 2012. See precinct results in our election grid on pages
After three and a half years, Lettuce Dream became a reality at its ribbon cutting on November 3. Diane Francis, board president, cuts the ribbon as Sherri Kinsella, advisory board, and Wayne Pierson, board vice president, hold the ribbon. The wholesale greenhouses, located on Maryville’s east side, are growing lettuce hydroponically which is being sold
The Enhanced Enterprise Zone (EEZ) Board approved a business application during its November 3 meeting. Houston Polytank, Hopkins, applied for the EEZ tax abatement. It’s adding 10,000 square feet of manufacturing space to its current facility. Polytank will hire two additional employees with potential for hiring three more upon expansion completion. The EEZ tax abatement
The Maryville City Council held a special meeting on November 9, to approve a contract with EL Crawford Construction, Inc., St. Joseph, for the construction of the Mozingo Lake Conference Center. The ordinance was read two times in open session and then adopted by the council. The contract is for $5,719,000 and was the low
The Maryville Optimist Club held its annual officer induction ceremony at the Holiday Inn and Suites meeting room, Maryville. Club members met for pizza and ice cream followed by the induction of officers for the 2016-2017 year which began October 1. Because Samantha White, the 2015-2016 president, resigned mid-term due to moving to another state,
By Kathryn Rice Don Nothstine, Barnard, gained inspiration for his first novel, “Died Innocent,” from a tombstone in a small Arkoe cemetery inscribed with “we died inocent.” That inscription, on the tombstone of the two Talbott sons, led him to read, “Murder of Dr. Talbott” by Janet Hawley. The Talbott boys underwent the first legal
Last March, Jefferson 4-H club requested and received a Liberty Tree, one of 30 bud-grafted tulip poplars from the original Maryland Liberty Tree. The tree was received with a plaque and authenticity papers on September 29 and club members planted it at the Conception Community Park. The tree was generously donated by Crader Distributing and
The Maryville Pride Lions Club announced the winner of its 2016-17 peace poster contest. St. Gregory’s sixth grade student and winner Gabe Baldwin, son of Jon and Kelley Baldwin, is congratulated by his teacher Betsy Nielson, Pride Lions President James Pedersen and poster chairperson Carol O’Riley. Baldwin’s poster will be submitted to the Missouri Lions
In competition with 20 other schools, Maryville High student Hannah Townsend earned first place in informative speaking at the Rockhurst Invitational, October 20-21. After winning first place at Blue Springs the week before, Townsend again dominated the final round, placing 1, 1, 2 with three judges. Her speech is about the Stockholm Syndrome and features
On November 4, West Nodaway students supported Weston Carter and his coach, Colton Blay, as they ran a lap around the school during a pep rally sending them to state. Carter placed 121st at state in cross country. “I am very excited. It has been my goal since I was a freshman to make state,”
