The Maryville Public Library, 509 North Main Street, Maryville, will hold the following activities: • Book Nibblers, 9:45 to 10:15 am, Thursday, February 21. For infants to age three, must be accompanied by a parent or caregiver. • Preschool Storytime, “All about Birds,” for infants to age six, 5:30 to 6:30 pm, Tuesday, February 19.
The Masonic Lodge Nodaway 470 will work in the third degree at 7:30 pm, Monday, February 18 at the lodge in Maryville.
The Pickering Christian Church is conducting an outreach mission. Free bread and sweets may be picked up from 2 to 4 pm, Monday, February 18 at the east basement door.
The Maitland-Graham American Legion Post 256 will hold a free will donation breakfast from 10 am to 1 pm, Sunday, February 17 at the legion post in Maitland. The menu features sausage, biscuits and gravy, pancakes, eggs, coffee and orange juice. Proceeds will go for building maintenance.
The Nodaway County Cattlemen’s Association will host the 6th Annual Cattlemen’s Round-Up with the social beginning at 5:30 pm and meal at 6:30 pm on Saturday, February 16. The new location for the event is the Maryville Community Center, 1407 North Country Club Road, Maryville. The 2019 scholarship presentation and auction will follow.
The Nodaway County Health Center food establishment inspection reports for January given by a department official: HyVee Meat, 1217 South Main Street, Maryville, low priority Routine inspection January 3 Priority: None. Core: Observed food and debris on floor under and adjacent to display case; Quat sanitizer test strips used for testing sanitizer concentration unavailable at
By Dr. Fallon Stiens Does your child floss? Their teeth that is. Not the floss dance which I’m aware 99.9 percent of children know and can do way better than me. I’m on a mission to inspire tooth flossing to be just as cool. A lofty goal, I’m aware. February is Children’s Dental Health Month
The Hopkins City Council briefly reviewed the city’s future needs at the February 4 meeting. Mayor Kelly Morrison said improvements to the water and sewer mains are needed. Currently on water, the city must shut down the entire city to repair water main breaks. Morrison said the city should look at a three-to-five year commitment
The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) announced statewide results for district Annual Performance Reports (APR) for the 2017-18 school year with all Nodaway County schools receiving the Accredited level. This year’s APR data reflected a slightly heavier focus on non-academic factors such as college and career readiness, attendance and graduation rates. Nodaway
Northwest Missouri State University will host a musical celebration and its annual Soul Food Dinner with Dr. Latrese Adkins Weathersby to commemorate Black History Month. Black History Month’s 2019 nationwide theme, “The Migrations,” focuses on the movement of people of African descent to new destinations and social realities, primarily during the 20th century through today.
