Month: January

Mosaic Trivia Night approaches

Which fictional city is the home to Batman? Which country gifted the Statute of Liberty to the United States? Questions like those will challenge participants at 7 pm, Saturday, January 15 at the Mozingo Conference Center as the Mosaic Hospice and Home Health Board hosts its annual Trivia Night. Teams of eight members will gather

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Health department announces COVID-19 cases

Numbers from the January 3 Nodaway County Health Department daily report indicated 40 people residing in Nodaway County have tested positive on that day for the novel coronavirus. There are currently nine people hospitalized with 126 active cases in the county. There have been 37 deaths since April 2020. The age breakdowns for positive cases

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MPR receives $91,000 Rickard Trust grant for Splash ‘N’ Play park

Maryville Parks and Recreation Director Jeff Stubblefield announced the department received a $91,000 grant from the Gladys Rickard Trust during the MPR board meeting on December 20. The funds will be used for the Thomson Splash ‘N’ Play park restroom project. He said the park will also receive American Relief Plan Act funds in the

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County residents file for April election seats

The April 5 Municipal Election will feature several Nodaway County school board races as well as one Maryville City Council seat. Residents who have filed to run for these positions follows. Maryville R-II, Seat is up: Josh McKim and Rob Sparks. Filed to run: Josh McKim, Mitch Coffelt and Isaiah Korthanke. Nodaway-Holt R-VII, Seat is up: Haily Randall and Mike Rosenbohm. Filed

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Elmo holds fish fry

The Elmo Fish Fry will be held from 5 to 7 pm, Saturday, January 8 at the Elmo Community Building. The menu will include fried fish, chicken, potatoes, salads and drink. Carryout is available; social distancing is recommended. Cost is $12 for ages 12 and up; $5 for ages 11 and under. Proceeds go to

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2022 brings first babe on January 2

Christian William Ledford, son of Kendall Moad, Gentry, arrived at 4:19 am, Sunday, January 2 at Mosaic Medical Center – Maryville. The nursing staff, Justine Davison, Kathy Brand and Tama Jenkins, welcomed him as the first baby of 2022. Christian has five siblings.

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Doyle Reed Gray

Doyle Reed Gray, 70, Burlington Jct., died Monday, January 3, 2022, at Mosaic Medical Center, Maryville. He was born May l, 1951, to Joseph and Ferne Reed Gray in Maryville. He graduated from West Nodaway High School in 1969 and earned a bachelor of science in economics at the University of Missouri. He later earned

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Jerry Kimmel

Jerry Kimmel, 83, Overland Park, KS, died Monday, January 3, 2022, in Overland Park. He was born October 12, 1938, in St. Joseph, to Paul and Helen O’Dell Kimmel. He graduated from Maryville High School in 1956 and went on to major in math and physics at Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville. On September 1,

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Lewis Dyche

Lewis Arthur Dyche, 91, Maryville, died Friday, December 31, 2021, at Parkdale Manor, Maryville. He was born August 3, 1930, on a farm northwest of Auburn, KS, to Arthur M. and Lulu Dickson Dyche. He was a 1949 graduate of Auburn High School. He graduated from the College of Emporia, now Emporia State University, in

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Darla Hynes

Darla Hynes, 58, Olathe, KS, formerly of Barnard, died Thursday, December 30, 2021, at her home. She was born October 12, 1963, in Albany, to Roy David and Mary Lou Beattie Short. She was a 1982 graduate of South Nodaway High School and received her bachelor’s degree from DeVry Institute of Technology. On June 22,

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