Northwest Missouri State University will honor civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. with its annual Celebration Week, which begins with a service day and its annual peace brunch. “The purpose of MLK week this year is to provide educational history on Dr. King. We want to provide information on Dr. King that you may
Eldora I. Weldon, 91, Maryville, died Monday, January 14, 2019, at Oak Pointe, Maryville. Mrs. Weldon’s body has been cremated under the care of Price Funeral Home, Maryville. A graveside memorial service will be held in the spring at the Prairie Home Cemetery, Graham. Online condolences may be left at pricefuneralhomemaryville.com.
Roy Dale Damewood, 62, Skidmore, died Monday, January 14, 2019, at the KU Medical Center, Kansas City. Visitation was on January 17 at the United Methodist Church, Burlington Jct. Mr. Damewood’s body has been cremated under the direction of the Bram Funeral Home, Maryville. Memorials are requested to the family to help with final expenses.
Cynthia Lynn Owens, 58, Maryville, died Monday, January 14, 2019, at Mosaic Life Care, St. Joseph. Memorial services will be at 11:30 am, Saturday, January 19 at Bram Funeral Home, Maryville. The family will receive friends for one hour prior to services on Saturday. Burial will follow the service in Nodaway Memorial Gardens, Maryville. Memorials
Jeff Brunk, 64, died Sunday, January 13, 2019, at the Kavanaugh Hospice House in Des Moines, IA. Graveside service was Friday, January 18 at Nodaway Memorial Gardens, Maryville. A memorial service will be held at 1 pm, Saturday, January 19 at the First Christian Church, Bolivar. Memorials may be made to Sling N Stones Ministries,
US Senator Roy Blunt will hold press events throughout Northwest Missouri on Monday, January 21, including at Northwest Missouri State. His schedule includes the following: – 9 am, Golden Triangle Energy, 15053 MO Highway 111, Craig – 10 am, Northwest Missouri Industries, 18671 Industrial Road, Rock Port – 11:30 am, Northwest Missouri State University, JW
The Skidmore City Council made decisions on employee benefits and compensation during the January 10 meeting. These decisions affected Maintenance Employee Marvin Sumy and City Clerk Laura Stark, who has completed her probationary period. Because of her part-time status, the council approved 20 hours each of vacation and sick leave to be awarded January 1 of
US Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced today that many Farm Service Agency (FSA) offices will reopen temporarily in the coming days to perform certain limited services for farmers and ranchers including the Maryville office. The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has recalled about 2,500 FSA employees to open offices on Thursday, January 17 and
New to the South Nodaway High School music department is the student-initiated winter guard flag routines. The students are Brooklynn Bennett, Sydney Billings, Jaiden Flora, Dakota Allen, Kaci Billings, Jessica Miller and Layla Wolf. Music Instructor Tamra Nally said the girls have picked the music and choreographed the performance. The first performance will be during
The Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support Group will meet at 6 pm, Thursday, January 24 at the Nodaway County Senior Center, 1210 East First Street, Maryville. Caregivers around the area come together to provide support, become informed and find strength in numbers while progressing forward in dementia and Alzheimer’s awareness. For more information or to RSVP, contact
