At the December 12 Skidmore City Council meeting, citizens addressed the council with their issues. New resident, Kim Fetterer, was worried about the fact that the city fire hydrants had not been flushed since December 2017. She also felt she had received a “run-a-round” about the replacement of the tubes in her yard, when she
Dr. Adolf Richard Landes, 79, Maryville, passed away on Thursday, December 12, 2019, at Oak Pointe of Maryville. He was born March 21, 1940, in Havana, Cuba, to Richard Bender and Luisa Westpal Landes. He attended grade school and a private five-year high school where he studied sciences. Dr. Landes’ wishes were to be cremated
Brenda Lea Barger, 67, Maryville, passed into everlasting glory Monday, December 16, 2019, at Mosaic Life Care, St. Joseph. She was born February 1, 1952, to Oakley and Grace Downing of Parnell. She married Ben Barger on December 31, 1981. Funeral Services were Thursday, December 19 at Laura Street Baptist Church, Maryville. Cremation services under
Jeffrey Scott “Jeff” Cordell, 50, Quitman, died Tuesday, December 17, 2019. He was born October 12, 1969, in St. Joseph, to Donald L. and Margaret A. Walker Cordell. He was a lifelong resident of Quitman, having graduated from West Nodaway High School in 1988. On August 17, 1991, he married Deanne L. Schieber. Celebration of
LaVera Rose Wilmes Wilson, 95, Maryville, died Saturday, December 14, 2019, at Nodaway Nursing Home, Maryville. She was born January 2, 1924, in Lawrence, NE, to Herman Henry and Agnes Catherine Kohmetscher Wilmes. She grew up in the Bedison area and lived many years in Maryville. On February 16, 1953, she married Norris W. “Doc” Wilson,
Richard “Dick” Allyn Bateman, 78, Kansas City, died Wednesday, December 11, 2019, at his home. He was born January 21, 1941, in Maryville, to Garland and Ruth Murdock Bateman. He attended Parnell Elementary School and graduated from high school in Ravenwood. He received a bachelor of arts in music education from Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville.
Kimberly Kay Reidlinger, 51, Maryville, died Thursday, December 12, 2019, at her home. She was born March 15, 1968, in Stanberry, to Jim and Debra Bliley. She was a 1986 graduate of Jefferson High School. Ms. Reidlinger’s body has been cremated under the care of Price Funeral Home, Maryville. There will be no visitation or
In cooperation with Marsha Martin’s Ben’s Stockings of Hope project, the first-grade students at St. Gregory School created a Christmas service project that will benefit clients of The Source in Maryville. The students received stuffed animals and Christmas stockings from Martin, who is pictured at right with the class. The class filled the stockings with
The library will be open from 10 to 11 am, Saturdays, December 14 and 28 in Newton Hall, Skidmore.
NCAA Women’s Div. I Volleyball Champs, 1981-2018 “The 2019 NCAA Women’s Volleyball National Championship is being held this weekend in Pittsburgh, PA. Baylor, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Stanford are the Final Four teams. Over the course of 38 years (1981-2018) only ten different teams have been crowned champions. During the first 19 years (1981-1999) schools with
