Month: August

Nodaway County businesses garner PPP funds from feds

The US Small Business Administration compiled the list of all federal payouts to businesses through the 2020 Paycheck Protection Program. The program granted monies to businesses who vowed to keep its workers on the payroll during the COVID-19 pandemic. If the business did, then the monies sent from the SBA used for eligible expenses would

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Phillip Zapf

Phillip Robert Zapf, 90, Maryville, died Sunday, August 9, 2020, at Parkdale Extended Care. He was born September 22, 1929, in Graham, to Charles and Ruth Lovelace Zapf. He was a graduate of Graham High School and attended Northwest Missouri State Teachers College, Maryville for one year. On June 12,1951, he married Irma Nicholson. Mr.

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Bill Fisher

Billie Dean “Bill” Fisher, 87, Bethany, formerly of Maryville, died Saturday, August 8, 2020, at the Harrison County Community Hospital. He was born August 15, 1932, in Lincoln, NE, to Willie and Hazel Katheryn Weir Fisher. He was a graduate of College View High School, Lincoln, NE. On May 27, 1956, he married Patricia Farr

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Sam Johnston

Sam Johnston, 61, Maryville, died Thursday, August 6, 2020, at his home. He was born March 3, 1959, in Centerville, to Joseph and Mary Tate Johnston. Mr. Johnston’s body has been cremated under the care of Price Funeral Home, Maryville. There will be no visitation or services held. Burial will be held at Nodaway Memorial

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Trudy McCord

Gertrude “Trudy” Johnson McCord, 100, died Friday, August 7, 2020. She was born May 29, 1920, in Soperville, IL, to Charles J. Johnson and Victoria Nelson Johnson. She graduated from Galesburg High School in 1938. She is survived by her brother, Robert Johnson, Fort Worth, TX; daughters, Theresa McCord, Bainbridge Island, WA, Lorraine Dundon, Galesburg,

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August 11, 2020

Presiding Commissioner Bill Walker called the meeting of the Nodaway County Commission to order at the commissioner’s office. In attendance: Walker, Bob Stiens, Chris Burns, associate commissioners and Melinda Patton, county clerk. Burns made a motion to approve the agenda as presented. The motion passed. Stiens made a motion to approve prior commission minutes dated

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Geography with Goudge

World Team Tennis Players Map, 2020 “2020 marks the 45th season of WWT (World Team Tennis).  WTT is the top professional team tennis league in the U.S.  The league consists of nine teams with six players on each roster.  New York beat Chicago in the recent Championship Finals. This map displays the hometowns of the 33

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Johnnie Silkett named MoASBO president

South Nodaway R-IV Superintendent Johnnie Silkett is the Missouri Association of School Business Officials (MoASBO) board president for the 2020-2021 school year. Silkett has served on the MoASBO board for the past five years. He has been involved in MSIP-6 development, served on the Commissioner of Education’s Advisory Council and is the MoASBO NW ASBO

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County museum calls for student posters

As a part of the Missouri Bicentennial, there is a poster contest for Missouri students to design the state’s bicentennial poster. The Missouri Bicentennial Commission will select four of the concepts that are submitted, and each of those people will win $200. The contest is open to two categories: students third to sixth grade and

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Geography with Goudge

PGA Golfers Map, 2020 “Last week the PGA (Professional Golfers Association) Golf Championship was played in San Francisco.  The first of golf’s three major championships played this year.  Of the Top 500 golfers in the World Weekly Rankings, 162  or 32% are from the United States. The next five countries account for 181 or 36%

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