The Platte Valley girls basketball team defeated Mercer, 39-33, in the Class 1 Quarterfinals on March 5 at Missouri Western to advance to the state semifinals which will be played at Missouri State University in Springfield. Platte Valley (27-1) faces Leeton (24-2) in the semifinals at 4 pm, Friday, March 11 at Hammons Student Center.
The Missouri State Beekeepers Association will hold its 2022 Spring Conference on March 11 and 12 at the Truman State University Student Union building, 901 South Franklin Street, Kirksville. The conference is both in person and online. Register at mostatebeekeepers.org. The March Beebusters meeting will be from 7 to 9 pm, Monday, March 14 at the
“The Bearcat men’s basketball team rose five spots to a #10 ranking in the most recent National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Poll after compiling a 28-5 record and winning the MIAA Post-Season Tournament in Kansas City this past weekend. They are the #3 seed heading into Central Regional play in Sioux Falls this weekend.
The Rolla Dicks American Legion Auxiliary in Burlington Jct. has cancelled the potato bar on Friday, March 11 due to forecasted weather.
Bryan K. Arnold, 45, Maryville, passed away on Wednesday, March 2, 2022, at Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph. Bryan was born on May 24, 1976, in Maryville to Keith F. and Sarah J. Woodruff Arnold. He was a 1995 graduate of Maryville High School. Bryan was the owner and operator of Arnold’s Plumbing &
Tanya Sue Birkenholz Wilson, 62, died Tuesday, March 8, 2022. She was born June 21, 1959, to Alice Jean Mires and Vilas Earl “John” Birkenholz. She spent her entire life in the Maryville area. On December 31, 1985, she married Mark Wilson in Maryville. Mrs. Wilson worked at Terry’s House of Heartburn for many years
Dennis “Denny” Heath Mock, 47, Maryville, formerly of Kansas City, died Wednesday, March 2, 2022, at Mosaic Medical Center, Maryville. He was born June 25, 1974, in Kansas City. He was a 1992 graduate of Clinton High School, Clinton. Mr. Mock had worked security for the Cerner Corporation corporate headquarters before moving to Maryville. Funeral
Theodore “Teddy” Warren Lang, 28, Naples, FL, died Monday, March 7, 2022. He was born October 21, 1993, in Kansas City, to Dan Lang and Julie Bram Lang. He graduated in 2012 from Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie Village, KS. He went on to study business at the University of Kansas. Mr. Warren worked
Anita Louise Keown, 74, Maryville, formerly of Kansas City, died Saturday, March 5, 2022, at the Maryville Living Center, Maryville. She was born November 28, 1947, in Kansas City, to William and Juanita Spinharney Malott. She was a high school graduate. She worked for many years at the Kansas City Star newspaper in the collections
Kenneth Wayne Strauch, 81, Skidmore, died Saturday, March 5, 2022, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Kansas City. He was born December 23, 1940, in Maryville, to Leland and Edith Smith Strauch. He graduated from Skidmore High School in 1959. Mr. Strauch was employed by Shipps Grain Elevator for several years before going to work for Woodruff
