Month: April

Memory Cafe provides social outing

The second Memory Cafe will be from 10 to 11 am, Thursday, April 13 at the Gathering Space, First United Methodist Church, 102 North Main Street, Maryville. The cafe is an enjoyable social outing for people with memory loss and their care partners. Reservations are welcome, but are not required. To register or for more

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North Nodaway BOE

The North Nodaway R-VI Board of Education met in open and closed sessions on March 15. One bid was received on the mowing contract for 2017. Colby Wiederholt, Maryville, will return to mow both of the school grounds as approved by the board. In closed session, the minutes from the previous closed session were approved.

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New MHS club allows anglers to fish competitively

It’s been a couple of years in the making, but there’s now a high school competitive fishing team in Maryville. The Maryville High School Bass Fishing team is technically a club through MHS but competitively fish under Teen Anglers, a fishing circuit for Missouri high school clubs. Matt Webb agreed to coach the team after

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NoCoMo passes inspections

NoCoMo’s General Manager Nicki Samson gave reports during the board of directors’ regular meeting March 28. Samson stated the department of labor conducts random investigations making sure sheltered workshops are meeting all requirements, meeting the needs of the workers and paying adequate wages. Since the board’s last meeting, the department of labor investigated NoCoMo for

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MHS rugby club introduces athletes to new sport

Over the last several years, rugby has gained popularity in the United States and even in the Midwest. The Nodaway County Rugby Football Club started four years ago. And this year, Maryville Assistant Principal Craig Borey, who played college rugby, spearheaded the efforts to start a high school club. While rugby is not a MSHSAA-sanctioned

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Jefferson BOE

The Jefferson C-123 school board approved a sports co-op during its regular meeting March 15. The school board approved to co-op junior high sports including football, softball, basketball and track with South Nodaway for the 2017-18 school year. Two salary increase plans were presented to the board for consideration. Option one included a $15 raise

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County workers begin bridge construction

Nodaway County road and bridge crew workers, Jason Gray, Brian Ingle and Cody Runde, weld and install cap metal for the county bridge located on 240th Street close to Mahogany Street recently. The crew will construct three bridges this year. This bridge will be built using pre-poured cement slabs while the other two bridges will

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Head Start students get brand new shoes

Student faces lit up the room at Maryville’s Head Start as each child received a new pair of shoes from the non-profit organization Shoes from the Heart on March 23. Donnie Bonuchi and his late wife, Cindy, started the organization in their home town of Macon in 2012. The couple’s Sunday school class at the

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Maryville BOE

The Maryville R-II school board met March 15 with an agenda of business including personnel changes. The following resignations were accepted: Tamara Lynn, ACES director; Sydney McQuinn, speech/language pathologist; Cindy Mires, parent educator; Jordan Hansen, youth development worker; Marissa Felt, youth development worker; Daniel Brooks, middle school vocal music; Kallyn Carl, middle school para; Korena

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