By Kathryn Rice Ronald and Coral Sheridan have returned to Maryville after living away from the Nodaway County area for 55 years. Ronald was diagnosed with Alzheimers five years ago. During warm weather, he spends four to five hours a day, weeding, watering and working in his flower beds which flow around their house at
A morning soybean field day will be held Wednesday, July 28 at Ferguson Farms located 6547 SE Pickett Road at the east edge of St. Joseph. Registration will begin at 8:30 am and the program at 9. Speakers will be from the University of Missouri Extension Service. This meeting is free and open to growers
By Nate Blackford, Mosaic Medical Center-Maryville president This week I’ve been sent dozens of articles with concerning headlines about rising COVID hospitalizations, hospital employee frustrations and burnout and alarming unvaccinated rates from around the country and the region. My good friend and former colleague Dr. Stevan Whitt is MU Health Care’s chief clinical officer and
On July 14, US Marshal Mark James swore in Travis L. Cochenour, Austin Hann and Dalton Murphy of the Nodaway County Sheriff’s department as special deputy US marshals. James and Nodaway County Sheriff Randy Strong have started a new partnership between the United States Marshals Service and the Nodaway County Sheriff department. This collaboration is
The Pickering Lions Club is sponsoring an ice cream social from 12:30 to 4 pm, Sunday, July 25 at the Horse Show Grounds in Pickering. Freewill donation for ice cream, cake, coffee and tea. All proceeds go to Lions eyesight programs.
The Ravenwood Community breakfast will be held from 8 am to noon, Sunday, July 25 at the Ravenwood Community Center. The all-you-can-eat breakfast features eggs, bacon, hashbrowns, biscuits and gravy and pancakes. Cost is $8 for adults; $6 for children. Proceeds to benefit Ravenwood Community Betterment.
By Beverly Clinkingbeard There is a new face in Elmo on Sunday morning at the Elmo United Methodist Church. Recently Cathy Riggins, who during the week is working as a veterinary technician at Atchison County Veterinary in Tarkio, was appointed to pastor the Elmo congregation. For Cathy this started several years ago. Her childhood was
Editor’s note: Due to the cancelation of the 2020 Farm City Banquet, the Nodaway County agriculture committee held the 2020 induction into the Agricultural Hall of Fame at the Nodaway County Fair’s Youth Livestock Premium Sale July 15. The following is the presentation by Will Goodspeed, president of the Nodaway County Extension Council. The Nodaway
During the “Concrete and Cranes: Building on the Love of Jesus” Vacation Bible School at First Baptist Church, Maryville, the evenings of July 11-15, top left, the third and fourth-grade class play a matching game in-between lessons.
Presiding Commissioner Bill Walker called the meeting of the Nodaway County Commission to order at the commissioner’s office. In attendance: Walker, Chris Burns and Scott Walk, associate commissioners, and Melinda Patton, county clerk. Walk made a motion to approve the agenda as presented. The motion passed. Walk made a motion to approve prior commission minutes
