Month: November

Spoofhound soccer takes 3rd at state

The Maryville High School Spoofhound soccer team beat Fair Grove 5-0 to place third at the Class 1 MSHSAA Soccer Championships on November 20 in Fenton. It was the team’s highest finish in school history. The Hounds lost 1-0 in the semifinals the day before to the eventual state champions, Lutheran St. Charles.

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Doris Schieber

Doris M. Schieber, 89, Ravenwood, died Friday, November 19, 2021, at her home. She was born March 31, 1932, in Maryville, to Oral and Bertha Wilmes Rogers. She was a 1950 graduate of Horace Mann High School, Maryville. On April 30, 1953, she married Fred Schieber at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Maryville. Mrs. Schieber

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Catharine Ginther

Catharine Margaret Ginther, 87, Stanberry, died Wednesday, November 17, 2021, in St. Joseph. She was born October 14, 1934, in Leon, IA, to James and Harriet Sullivan Barry. She was a 1953 graduate of Jefferson High School. On October 14, 1953, she married Robert E. “Bob” Ginther in Conception. He preceded her in death on

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Mary Maupin

Mary Dale Maupin, 85, Savannah, died Friday, November 19, 2021, at Mosaic Life Care, St. Joseph. She was born August 5, 1936, in St. Joseph, to Franklin Hill Flora and Mary Gladys Fisher Flora. She was a graduate of Savannah High School, St. Joseph Junior College and Northwest Missouri State College. On December 28, 1958,

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Doris Schieber

Doris M. Schieber, 89, Ravenwood, died Friday, November 19, 2021, at her home. She was born March 31, 1932, in Maryville, to Oral and Bertha Wilmes Rogers. She was a 1950 graduate of Horace Mann High School, Maryville. On April 30, 1953, she married Fred Schieber at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Maryville. Mass of

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Catharine Ginther

Catharine Margaret Ginther, 87, Stanberry, died Wednesday, November 17, 2021, in St. Joseph. She was born October 14, 1934, in Leon, IA, to James and Harriet Sullivan Barry. She was a 1953 graduate of Jefferson High School. On October 14, 1953, she married Robert E. “Bob” Ginther in Conception. He preceded her in death on

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EFE SWAT team spreads kindness

Eugene Field Elementary second graders Tanner Conz, Reese James and Hanine Meziani and third grader Collin Mayes delivered cookies November 12 to the Nodaway News Leader staff as part of World Kindness Day. The SWAT team stands for Spoofhounds Working As a Team and has 10 students involved in each grade level at EFE. SWAT works

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Common Grounds gives safe space to gather

By Jacki Wood Providing a safe and accepting environment for those in the LGBTQIA+ community has been the goal of a relatively new group in Maryville. Over the past year, Common Grounds has offered a place for community members to gather where they can be their true and authentic selves without fear of reprisal or

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Tourism committee votes to clean up ordinance

At the November 10 Maryville Tourism Committee meeting, members voted to clean up Ordinance Number 7931, 1-23-2017 detailing the make-up of the committee. City Council member Dannon Merrill addressed the committee stating three main issues: • Expansion of committee, yes or no; • Open up to non-city residents; • At-large or organization members. He wanted

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