Month: November

MHS presents ‘Seussical’ musical

Maryville High School is presenting “Seussical” a musical based on Dr. Seuss books including “Horton Hears a Who,” “Horton Hatches an Egg,” the Grinch and characters from Whoville. On November 7, the actors practiced the opening number in preparation for the 7 pm, Thursday, November 17 and Saturday, November 19 and 2 pm, Sunday, November

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Farnan wins big, marijuana gets ‘yes’ decision

The November 8 General Election results saw a Republican sweep of candidates from the top down and the legalization of marijuana as the main points. In Nodaway County, 50.01 percent of the registered voters, 6,539, cast their ballots at the polls or through absentee, which had nearly 800 voters cast an early ballot. Nodaway County

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November 10, 2022

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

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November 8, 2022

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

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Geography with Goudge

Major college football (FBS) is nearing the end of the regular season.  This week’s proportional symbol map displays the AP top-ranked team (Georgia) with the largest football and #25 Florida State with the smallest football.  The pattern displays over half (14) of the teams are from the Deep South. The SEC boasts three teams among

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Spoofhound Youth Wrestling set to begin winter season

The Spoofhound youth wrestling program will start practicing November 21, running through February 8. Kindergarten through first grade will practice on Monday’s from 6 to 7 pm at the Maryville High School multi-purpose room. Second through sixth grade will go at the same time on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. The program has over 40 wrestlers registered

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Maryville to host girls basketball jamboree

Maryville High School will welcome Northeast Nodaway and North Platte to a girls basketball jamboree on November 17. Each team will play each other once in a scrimmage made up of three 6-minute sessions. The teams will be allowed 1 time-out per sessions. Scoring and team fouls will be kept on the scoreboard, and will

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Local Elks Lodge gathers deer hides

The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks Lodge 760, Maryville, is collecting deer hides to be used for gloves for disabled veterans. Missouri’s 2022 firearm deer season is Saturday, November 12 through Tuesday, November 22. The boxes are located at the Highway 136 Roadhouse, Burlington Jct., Consumers Oil Company, 101 North Depot and the old

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Wallace recognized with signed Missouri state bill

Missouri State Representative Allen Andrews presented Nodaway County Assessor Rex Wallace with a signed copy of House Bill No. 220 which allows local communities to keep the tax revenue from wind farms. Wallace was instrumental in creating a formula to assess wind farms and for lobbying the state to allow local tax entities to benefit

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