Month: March

Library lists week’s activities

The Maryville Public Library, 509 North Main Street, Maryville, will hold the following activities: • Adult Computer Assistance, 4 to 6 pm, Tuesday, March 3 and Thursday, March 5. • Morning Toddler Storytime, 9:45 am, Thursday, March 5. • Evening Toddler Storytime, 5:30 pm, Thursday, March 5. To register or for more information on these

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BJ food pantry announces hours

Burlington Jct. area food pantry will be open from 2:30 to 6 pm, Tuesdays, March 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31 at the First Christian Church in BJ. The Walmart food drop will be at 5 pm, Wednesdays, March 4 and 11. For more information, contact 660.253.0823.  

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Lois Carr

Lois Carr, 81, Maryville, died Tuesday, February 25, 2020, at Parkdale Manor, Maryville. Mrs. Carr’s body has been cremated under the care of Price Funeral Home, Maryville. A memorial service will be at 6 pm, Thursday, March 12, 2020, at the funeral home. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service.

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Jane Buesing

Jane Greeley Buesing, 87, Maryville, died Tuesday, February 25, 2020, at Parkdale Manor, Maryville. She was born at home near Burlington Jct on May 17, 1932, to David Barnes and Grace Louvada Brown Greeley. She was a lifelong resident of the area. She attended the Hagey country school and graduated from Burlington Jct High School

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Johnnie White

John “Johnnie” Franklin White, 75, Gallatin, died Monday, February 24, 2020, at St. Luke’s Hospice House, Kansas City. He was born June 12, 1944, in King City, to Kenneth “Kenny” and Reva Ann “Peg” White. He was a 1962 graduate of King City High School. In November 1964, he married Joyce Christie at the Empire Prairie

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Eileen Fisher 

Eileen Fisher, 91, Maryville, died Sunday, February 23, 2020, at Parkdale Manor, Maryville. She was born to Michael and Gertrude Curtin Eckstein of the Clyde and Conception Jct area. She married John “Donald” Fisher on May 26, 1948. They were married 68 years before his passing in 2016. A private family burial of cremains will

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Kathryn McKee

Kathryn Marie McKee, 98, Maryville, died Thursday, February 20, 2020, at Parkdale Manor, Maryville. She was born September 24, 1921, in Craig, to Harry P. “Bert” and Ella Ideker McKee. She graduated from Craig High School, Craig and obtained her bachelor of science in education from Northwest Missouri Teachers College, now Northwest Missouri State University,

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Northwest participating in statewide tornado drill March 3

Northwest Missouri State University, along with the National Weather Service, the Missouri State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) and local emergency management offices, will participate in the annual statewide tornado drill at 10 am, Tuesday, March 3, as part of Missouri Severe Weather Awareness Week, March 2 – 6. Northwest encourages campus-wide participation in the drill,

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