Month: November

275 Softball Conference teams announced

The two Nodaway County teams that play softball had players named to the 275 Softball All-Conference teams. On Platte Valley, Malia Collins, senior shortstop; Sydnee Deen, senior first base and pitcher; Jessi Miller, senior pitcher and Paige West, senior centerfield were named. The honorable mentions from PV were Maggie Collins, freshman catcher and Allie Wolf,

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Mary Byergo

Mary Louise (Mayes) Byergo, 94, was born August 9, 1926, in Maryville, to Roy and Mary (From) Mayes, Sr. She died peacefully, with family with her, on October 29, 2020. Her final rest is in the Lord Jesus Christ. Mary married Forrest Emmet Byergo on May 14, 1946. Having grown up in Maryville, she moved

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Ted Stevenson

John T. “Ted” Stevenson, of New Hampton, passed away October 26, 2020, at the age of 89. The son of William T. and Clara Clark Stevenson, Ted was born July 10, 1931, in New Hampton. Always a New Hampton boy, the family requests any memorial donations be made to the New Hampton Foster Cemetery, a

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Pearl Martin

Pearl JoAnn Martin, 92, Liberty, formerly of Conception Jct., died Tuesday, November 3, 2020, at a health care center in Liberty. She was born August 14, 1928, in Conception, to Leonard and Lola O’Banion Schaaf. She attended school in Conception. She had lived most of her life in the area and moved to Liberty in

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Janell Wilmes

Janell Marie Wilmes, 81, died Saturday, October 31, 2020, at Mosaic Life Care, St. Joseph. She was born August 2, 1939, in Clyde, to Joseph “Andrew” and Katherine “Lucile” Neilson Meyer. She was a 1959 graduate of Northeast Nodaway High School, Ravenwood. On December 28, 1968, she married James A. “Jim” Wilmes. He preceded her

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Randy Riley

Randy E. Riley, 62, Albany, formerly of Maryville, died Tuesday, November 3, 2020, at the TLC Care Center. He was born September 8, 1958, in Maryville, to Merrill D. and Retha M. Johnson Riley. Graveside services will be held at 10 am, Thursday, November 5 at the Gaynor Cemetery, Gaynor. There will be no visitation

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Trump tidal wave hits county

With 76.73 percent of the registered voters casting their General Election ballots on November 3, the Republican Party saw wins in every national, state and county race. President Donald Trump won the Nodaway County electorate 69.42 percent, while Governor Mike Parson carried 70.09 percent of the ballots. Locally, the county contested races were closer however

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Wednesday, November 4 COVID-19 report: 33 new cases

  Nodaway County Health Department Administrator, Tom Patterson, announces 33 individuals residing in Nodaway County, have tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). • 1237 confirmed cases; 145 probable cases • 269 active cases • 1103 released from isolation • 62 total hospitalizations • 8 current hospitalizations • 10 deaths The affected individuals include: •

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WN, NN, NH, Jeff BOE meetings

West Nodaway The West Nodaway R-I Board of Education was provided the following information and took the following action at the October 14 meeting. Bruce Johnson of LJ Hart and Company, St. Louis, has provided West Nodaway Superintendent Mitch Barnes with information about the current tax levy for the school district for the board of

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November 3, 2020

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

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