Patton begins County Clerk post
Circuit Judge Roger Prokes, swears in newly appointed Nodaway County Clerk Melinda Patton, June 12, in the County Clerk’s office.
Circuit Judge Roger Prokes, swears in newly appointed Nodaway County Clerk Melinda Patton, June 12, in the County Clerk’s office.
Supporters of Northwest Missouri State University – including alumni and friends, students, faculty, staff and community members – will come together Thursday, June 15, to celebrate the long-awaited groundbreaking of a facility designed to enhance the face of the university, and many of those individuals will surely beam with pride for the role they’ve played
The Maryville City Council approved a new school resource officer during the regular meeting on June 12. Maryville Public Safety Officer Ian Myers will assume the position of school resource officer with the Maryville R-II School District. The district agrees to pay 75 percent of his salary, covering the nine months of the year he
The Delta Nu alumni chapter of Tau Kappa Epsilon donated $1,000 to the Lettuce Dream Foundation June 1 as part of their Good Neighbor Program. The group plans to donate to a local nonprofit organization every quarter. Lettuce Dream was the inaugural donation. Lettuce Dream, a hydroponics facility, grows and sells varieties of lettuce and
Sarah Graham, Maryville, is working to bring the Eddie Eagle Gunsafe® Program to Northwest Missouri. Graham, a National Rifle Association member and conceal and carry instructor, undertook this project because of the rate of Missouri young children who are involved in shootings. If this program saves one child, she said it will be worth the
This year, Maryville opened its doors to all elementary students throughout Nodaway County to attend summer school at Eugene Field. Students in Kallyn Carl’s first grade summer school class have been working on engineering skills. On June 5, students discussed wants versus needs and then designed and constructed clubhouses out of building blocks. The class
The Northwest Missouri Area Agency on Aging is seeking volunteer drivers in Nodaway County to take older adults to non-emergency medical appointments. These appointments, besides medical, include dental, vision, hearing and chiropractic. Volunteer benefits include: • Mileage, currently 51¢ per mile, and parking reimbursement. • Supplemental insurance • Emergency travel kit • Volunteer recognition •
Maryville girls ramp up for camp The Maryville girls basketball team geared up at their Spoofhound camp June 5-7. The team also spent time each day teaching younger children the fundamentals of basketball. Molly Renshaw picks up speed as she comes in for a layup. For more photos see the June 8, 2017 Nodaway News
Today’s Civic Women is collecting children’s coats from sizes 3T to small adult. TCW is hoping to acquire coats from summer garage sales for use by school children this fall and winter. The Koats for Kids program has been an ongoing enterprise for the organization. Coat collection points in Maryville are the Nodaway News Leader,
By Christina Rice Members of the Tri-C Little League team will be featured in a baseball commercial by Russell Athletics in its “Dear Coach, Dear Dad” campaign. It will air beginning the second week of June, which is National Little League week. The short film will focus on the impact coaches have on their players