Margaret Dell King Florea, 101, Maryville, formerly of Hopkins, died Monday, March 12, 2018, at Parkdale Manor Care Center, Maryville. Farewell services will be at 10:30 am, Friday, March 16 at Wray Memorial Methodist Church, Hopkins. Interment will be in Hopkins Cemetery. There will be no visitation. Memorials may be made to the Wray Memorial Methodist
(Updated 3/23/18) The resurfacing project in Holt and Nodaway counties was set to begin at the end of this month. However, contractor crews from Herzog Contracting Corporation, working with the Missouri Department of Transportation, have pushed the project back. A new schedule has not been determined at this time. ——————————————————————————- A resurfacing project in Holt
Nodaway-Holt Social Worker Debbie Fujinami initiated the Pound It Out program this January. POUND® was founded by two women who wanted to put excitement back into exercise. They were also drummers and combined their passion for drumming with workouts to create the program. Participants use Ripstix®, lightly-weighted drumsticks, created for the program. They drum along
By Kathryn Rice Local rescue squads play an important part as first responders in Nodaway County. There are six of these squads. The third article in this series is about the Hopkins and Pickering Rescue Squad. • Responsibilities: The Hopkins and Pickering Rescue Squad does first response in medical calls, provides extrication and helps in
The Maryville R-II School Board conducted the following business during its regular meeting on February 21: The board approved the purchase of a new K-8 math curriculum called ReadyMath and the support iReady, which is the individualized assessment component to the new resources. The 2018-19 calendar was approved. Therapy at School, LLC, Weston, received the
Educators with the early childhood Leet Center have entered into a collaboration with North Kansas City early childhood educators. The Leet Center, located at Northwest Missouri State University, centers its preschool around the Reggio Emilia philosophy, which originates from Reggio Emilia, Italy. The approach is student-centered and focuses on self-directed play. It uses exploration, discovery
By Kathryn Rice The Ministry Center, 971 South Main Street, Maryville, offers two services to the citizens of Nodaway County. The more well-known of the two is the food pantry, which provides food to economically disadvantaged Nodaway County citizens. The other is the clothing room, which is open to everyone in the Northwest Missouri area,
By Kay Wilson It was March 15, 1996, the Ides of March, when the Nodaway News Leader was born. A weekly newspaper, which would cover the entire Nodaway County happenings, was a new concept to local newspaper readers. With this edition, on the NNL flag to the left, the volume digit changes to 23, or
Sunday • MHS, NH FCCLA State Leadership Conference Monday • Nodaway-Holt No School • Horace Mann P/T conferences • Jefferson FBLA First Impact • MHS, NH FCCLA State Leadership Conference • NH, NN, NEN, SN, WN FFA Contest at Lathrop • Horace Mann Bearcat Choir, 3:15 pm • Jefferson Wright Night, 5 pm • MHS
Nodaway County Health Department Environmental Health Specialist Larry Wickersham found dead insects and rusty gas lines in local food establishments throughout the month of February. Aramark Northwest Campus Dining, 800 University Drive, high priority Routine inspection February 5. Critical: Observed flexible water spray nozzle without proper air gap between flood level of rim at sink
