Byron Eugene Stites, 83, Hopkins, died Tuesday, February 8, 2022, at his home. He was born May 20, 1930, in Topeka, KS, to Elmer and Lela Garvitt Stites. He was a graduate of Hopkins High School. On July 17, 1956, he married Norma Rea DeMott in Hopkins. She preceded him in death on December 28,
Edwin Earle Staples, 83, Mound City, died Sunday, February 13, 2022, at Tiffany Heights Nursing Home. He was born April 28, 1938, in Maryville, to Edwin Elbert and Dorothy Mae Walker Staples. He graduated from Maryville High School in 1956. On June 8, 1958, he married Shirley Ann Zion. She preceded him in death. Funeral
Sandra Rasco Gillespie, 81, Albany, died Thursday, February 10, 2022, at Mosaic Life Care in Albany. She was born September 24, 1940, to Wendell and Bette Evans Rasco in Barnard. She attended South Nodaway School in Barnard and St. Joseph Junior College and Missouri Methodist School of Nursing in St. Joseph. She married Howard Lynch.
Ronald Patrick “Pat” Wilmes, 73, Maryville, died Thursday, February 10, 2022. He was born January 6, 1949, in Maryville, to Hubert J. and Emma Marie Zimmerman Wilmes. He graduated from Maryville High School with the class of 1967. He spent most of his life in the area. Mr. Wilmes served in the US Army and
Winter Olympic Medals by State, 1924-2022. Just like the northern countries are dominating the 2022 Winter Olympic medal tally, northern states dominate this per capita map. It is based on the state where the Olympic medalists were born. To date (2/15/2022), Team USA has collected a total of 322 gold, silver and bronze medals since
Missouri State Auditor Nicole Galloway recently issued monthly reports detailing the compliance of municipalities and other political subdivisions with financial reporting laws. Within one report, City of Barnard leaders failed to file the financial state, nor an addendum, for the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2021. The report was due by December 30. The
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. Burns made a motion to approve the agenda as presented. The motion passed. Burns made a motion to approve prior commission minutes
The Hopkins City Council met February 7 to discuss the following city business. The aldermen started the meeting by approving last month’s minutes; reviewing and approving the financial reports and the February bills to be paid. Chief Operator Chris Bird reported Maguire Iron, Sioux Falls, SD, had not been able to get a crew together
At the February 7 Pickering City Council meeting, it was decided to move forward with the nuisance violations of Pickering resident Mike Moyer. The council will send Moyer a letter requesting he pick up the junk around his house and put a barrier to retain the noise from his air compressor. The city has received
Do we have the courage to be humble? That might seem like an unusual question to consider. Why would we need courage for humility? Or, why would we even want to be humble? In “Could a lack of humility be at the root of what ails America?” Frank McAndrew, Knox College psychology professor, said: “There
