Month: October

Spartan passing game too much for Muskets in regular season finale

All eight of South Holt/Nodaway-Holt’s touchdowns were from passes as the Spartans’ passing game dismantled the North-West Nodaway Muskets on October 19 in Oregon. The 54-6 win that ended the game midway through the third quarter allowed the Spartans to move to 4-5 while the Muskets finish the regular season 0-8. Spartan quarterback Andrew Quinlin

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South Nodaway

The South Nodaway R-IV Board of Education met in open and closed session on October 17 to handle the following school district business. After the closed session, the board approved the use of the Launch online program from the Springfield school district as the SN alternative school. The 2019 senior class trip to Denver, CO,

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Nodaway-Holt board discusses camera systems

Nodaway-Holt Nodaway-Holt R-VII board of education accepted a bid for cameras at its regularly scheduled meeting October 17. The school board voted to accept a $30,708.70 bid from Northwest Audio Visual, Maryville for new security cameras in the district. Also during the meeting, the board heard from Graham Lions Club representative Kurby Kenny about Lions

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Maryville Board makes multiple staffing changes

Maryville Maryville R-II School Board filled vacancies and announced events at its regularly scheduled meeting October 17. Several staffing changes were made by the board of education at the meeting. Resignations were accepted from Youth Development Worker Keston Oltman, effective October 25, and Evening Custodian Alyssa Carmichael, effective November 16. Former Bearcat quarterback Jonathan Baker

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Beef Producer Seminar speaks to extreme drought management, recovery

The 2018 Beef Producers Seminar will be held on Thursday, November 8 at the St. Peter Catholic Church Parish Hall in Stanberry. Registration begins at 5 pm, with the seminar to start at 6:30. Eric Bailey, beef nutritionist for MU Extension, will be discussing some of the feeding and management concerns and opportunities for the

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Emergency responders hold training session

The Nodaway County Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) met for its yearly training with a focus on severe weather preparedness. The committee consists of representatives from Maryville Public Safety, Nodaway County Sheriff’s Department, University Police, St. Francis Hospital and the Nodaway County Ambulance Department. It was hosted at the public safety facility and ran by

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Maryville City Council approves Mozingo improvements

The Maryville City Council approved maintenance to Mozingo golf course, a parade and multiple ordinances during its regularly scheduled meeting on October 22. The Sechrest 18 will see bunker improvements following the council’s approval for the Better Billy Bunker Method to be installed in multiple sand traps. Issues with rain damage has arose from the

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Geography with Goudge

This football player position production map, based on 713 tight ends, is more balanced throughout the nation with a top value of 2.29. 23 states have a per-capita value over the national norm of 1.00. The heartland (Midwest) is more pronounced along with the South that dominated overall player production. Five states failed to produce

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Hy-Vee voluntarily recalls six meat and potato products

Hy-Vee, Inc., based in West Des Moines, IA, is voluntarily recalling six of its meat and potato products across its eight-state region due to possible contamination with Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes. The potential for contamination was discovered after Hy-Vee’s supplier, McCain Foods, announced it was recalling its caramelized mushrooms and fire-roasted tomatoes, which are ingredients that are used

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23rd annual Downtown Trick-or-Treat will see Maryville streets close

Streets around the Courthouse square will be closed for the 23rd annual Downtown Trick-or-Treat event from 5 to 7 pm, Tuesday, October 30 in Maryville. Just before 5 pm, the Maryville street department will block the downtown square similar to the closed streets during the Nodaway County Fair. The annual event is for costumed children,

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