Month: November

NN provides Thanksgiving meal to community

The North Nodaway National Honor Society and family and consumer sciences class combined forces to serve a Thanksgiving meal, November 18 to community members. The students and teachers gathered behind the serving line at the beginning of the lunch. The meal was ham, turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, gravy, green beans, rolls and different kinds of

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Christmas fills the air at community events

  Holiday events sparkle throughout Nodaway County, as Christmas activities abound. Tour of Lights, Maryville The Tour of Lights in Maryville grand prize has been donated by Dr. Stan and Debbie Snyder. This year’s lucky winner will get December’s electric bill paid. Judging will begin promptly after sign-up ends and the winner will be announced

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Christmas Shopping Treasures in Nodaway County

LaChic features thoughtful, useful Christmas gifts in the handbag room. Owner Jennifer Gillespie shows off the many different handbags and jewelry available for personal use or as gifts. LaChic located at 108 East Third Street is a boutique salon that specializes in cut and color. Gillespie hosts three shopping events per year. Besides the handbags

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County’s Christmas shopping treasures

By Kathryn Rice Maryville Florists has turned into a winter wonderland of Christmas gifts and decorating items. Located at 214 North Main Street, the shop features a wide variety of gifts and floral arrangements. Owner Keitha Clapp laughs about the wide selection of gnomes currently waiting for purchase. If looking for a small stocking stuffer,

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Chamber, NCED partner to promote shopping local with the Shop Merryville

As part of the Very Merryville Christmas, Shop Merryville this Christmas is going on now. Over 45 local businesses have donated gift cards and merchandise to give away in weekly drawings held Monday afternoons. In addition, the Chamber and NCED have donated $500 for a grand prize giveaway on December 19. Winners will be posted

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Skidmore has more sewer woes

Circuit Rider Mary Calcagno with Missouri Rural Water Association attended the November 10 Skidmore City Council meeting. She reviewed the steps the city has taken on the sewer project which she doesn’t think is enough to keep the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (DNR) from taking the next step to get the city’s sewer system

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November 17, 2022

North District Commissioner Chris Burns called the meeting of the Nodaway County Commission to order at the commissioner’s office. In attendance: Burns and Scott Walk, associate commissioner, 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 dated

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Spoofhounds fall in the quarterfinals

By Morgan Guyer The Maryville Spoofhound Football Team had their season end after a 43 – 28 loss against Pleasant Hill at the Hound Pound on November 19. Maryville started the game just as they planned, as Junior Derek Quinlin found Delton Davis for a reception, and the junior wide receiver made multiple Rooster defenders

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North Central Missouri College Savannah campus opens

The North Central Missouri College Savannah campus is opening for phase one of the two-phase construction and remodeling efforts at their newest location in Savannah. This fall, NCMC is launching a “soft opening” for robotics courses, and faculty and staff are moving into their offices. Construction and installation work will continue through the fall 2022

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Cotter publishes new comic

By Kathryn Rice Joshua W. Cotter, Barnard, has self-published a new comic, “Thee Infinite©,” a satire dealing with current world issues. Cotter took a new approach to this comic. His earlier graphic novels, “nod away, volume one and two,”  “Driven by Lemons” and “Skyscrapers of the Midwest,” have been hard cover books. He carefully plotted and

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