Month: December

Barbara Riley

Barbara Jayne Riley, 78, Ravenwood, died Saturday, December 10, 2016, in Maryville. Funeral services were Wednesday, December 14 at St. Columba Catholic Church, Conception Jct, with burial in St. Columba Cemetery, Conception. Memorials may be made to AseraCare Hospice, Savannah, or St. Columba Catholic Church Parish. Online condolences may be left at bramfuneralhome.com. Arrangements were

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Mary Sturm

Mary Charlene Mozingo Sturm, 91, Maryville, died Friday, December 9, 2016, at Parkdale Manor Care Center, Maryville. Funeral services were Wednesday, December 14 at Price Funeral Home, Maryville with burial in Oak Hill Cemetery, Maryville. Memorials may be made to Laura Street Baptist Church, Maryville. Online condolences may be left at pricefuneralhomemaryville.com. Arrangements were under

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Bearcats qualify for 10th NCAA Championship

For the second consecutive year, the Northwest Missouri State University football team will play for an NCAA Division II national championship at Children’s Mercy Park in Kansas City, KS. The game will be at the home of Sporting Kansas City, one of the premier athletic facilities in the nation. Game time is scheduled for 3

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Maryville council discusses new capital financing instrument

Maryville City Council discussed issuing certificates of participation (COP) during its regular meeting on December 12. City staff worked with Gilmore & Bell attorneys and Piper Jaffray Financial Advisors staff and will issue COPs to finance conference center construction at Mozingo Lake Recreation Park. The debt will also include the water meter replacement project and

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Honan receives highest FFA degree

West Nodaway ag teacher Nicki Honan was awarded the highest FFA degree this fall. Honan received her Honorary American FFA Degree at the National FFA Convention on October 21 in Indianapolis, IN. Honan completed a rigorous application process for the award. She answered essays about her community service, teaching curriculum, how she develops and revises

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Bearcat football returns to national championship

For the second consecutive year, the Northwest Missouri State University football team will play for an NCAA Division II national championship at Children’s Mercy Park in Kansas City, Kan. The game will be at the home of Sporting Kansas City, one of the premier athletic facilities in the nation. Game time is scheduled for 3

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Kawasaki funds new on-ramp

Kawasaki is fully funding a new, public on-ramp to Highway 71. The planning stage began a year and a half ago as city and plant staff considered solutions to traffic problems around the plant. Approximately 30 percent of the plant’s truck traffic and 20 percent of its 1,050 employees go south when leaving the facility.

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Christmas Calendar: December 16-23

The following events will be held this week in Nodaway County: December 16 Complimentary hot cocoa bar, 9 am to 4 pm, Oak Pointe Assisted Living, 817 South Country Club Road, Maryville. Jefferson NHS decorating American Legion, 2:30 pm, Conception Jct. Horace Mann winter break begins at 3:15 pm. Maryville Middle School winter band concert,

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County’s gravel tax helps pay off TIF debt

Starting in the 2016-2017 fiscal year, a portion of the Nodaway County half-cent gravel tax will be applied toward paying off the Maryville Town Center Tax Increment Financing (TIF) project. Because the town center was designated as a blighted area, it qualified as a TIF project for economic development. When improvements were made to the

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Hopkins church to remain open

The Wray Memorial United Methodist Church in Hopkins will remain open, Pastor Sue Noakes said this week. The church council, composed of members who attend the meetings, considered closing the church, but following a paper ballot, voted to remain open. Noakes said that she heard many people say they hated to see the church close.

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