Month: April

Memory Cafe provides social outing

Memory Cafe will be held from 10 to 11 am, Thursday, April 11 at the First United Methodist Church, 102 North Main Street, Maryville. The cafe is a social outing for people with memory loss and their care partners. Reservations are welcome, but not required. To register or for more information, call Mosaic Life Care

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Students, alumni invited to experience New York City

Northwest Missouri State University students and alumni are invited to join the humanities and social sciences department on a tour of New York City in April 2020. Dr. Kim Casey, associate professor of political science, and Dr. Jessica Gracey, assistant professor of political science, will host information sessions at 2 pm, Tuesday, April 2, 2

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Roy Deen

Roy Edvin Deen, 74, Alcester, SD, died Saturday, March 23, 2019, at his home. A celebration of life will be held Sunday, June 23 in St. Joseph. Online condolences may be left at wassfuneralhome.com.

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Irma Wolfer

Irma Jean Wolfer, 69, Maryville, died Saturday, March 30, 2019, at Kansas City Hospice House, Kansas City. Mass of Christian burial will be 11:30 am, Thursday, April 4 at St. Gregory Barbarigo Catholic Church, Maryville. A Parish Rosary will be recited at 6:30 pm, Wednesday, April 3 at the church with a visitation to follow.

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Nadine McCoy

Nadine Marie Eide McCoy, 83, Liberty, died Sunday, March 31, 2019, at her home. Visitation will begin at 9 am, Rosary at 10:30 am and Mass of Christian burial at 11 am on Wednesday, April 3 at St. James Catholic Church, 309 South Stewart Road, Liberty, MO 64068. Private interment will be in Resurrection Cemetery.

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Nathan Newberry

Nathan Curtis Newberry, 32, Maryville, died Sunday, March 31, 2019, at his home. Services will be held at 10:30 am, Friday, April 5 at Miriam Cemetery, Maryville. Mr. Newberry’s body has been cremated. Memorials may be made to the Maryville Rescue Squad. Online condolences may be left at bramfuneralhome.com.

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Stephen Dowling

Stephen G. “Stuffie” Dowling, 72, Maryville, died Wednesday, March 27, 2019, at SSM – St. Francis Hospital, Maryville. Services will be held at 10 am, Thursday, April 4, 2019, at the Bram Funeral Home, with Pastor Paul McKim officiating. Mr. Dowling’s body has been cremated. Inurnment will be at a later date. Memorial contributions may

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Jefferson BOE

The Jefferson school board handled the school’s business during the March 20 meeting: • Amended the 2018-19 calendar to reflect the following as makeup days: May 17, May 20 and May 21, dismissing at 12:30 pm, May 21. • Tabled the non-certified compensation package and certified compensation package. • After a closed session for personnel,

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South Nodaway BOE

The South Nodaway R-IV Board of Education met in open and closed sessions on March 21 to handle the following school district business: After the closed session, the board returned to open session to approve all teachers’ contracts. Megan Thacker and Seth Jenkins were tenured. Carrie Wampler was hired as a part-time reading teacher for

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MHS Speech students advance to state

As the speech and debate season winds down, the students have competed in two national qualifier tournaments, one in debate and the other with individual events. “We made a good showing, but we did not get anyone to the national tournament to be held in the summer in Dallas, TX. It is competitive, but we

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