Month: December

Christmas Card Tour starts at Laura Street Baptist Church

The second annual Maryville Christmas Card Tour starts Saturday, December 10 and runs through Christmas Day, Sunday, December 25. Sponsored by the Laura Street Baptist Church, there is a map and a scavenger hunt information available at the church. Completed hunts can be returned to the church office for a prize. There are 21 cards

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December 6, 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. Walk 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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Darrell Keever

Darrell Wesley “Buzzy” Keever, 82, Burlington Jct, died Monday, December 5, 2022, at Worth County Convalescent Center in Grant City. He was born June 22, 1940, in Shenandoah, IA, to Dillard and Mable Irene Neal Keever. He attended school in Quitman and later enlisted in the United States Army. Mr. Keever owned and operated Big

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Dr. Scott Bell

Dr. Richard Scott Bell, 50, Maryville, died Monday, December 5, 2022. He was born in 1972 in Sedalia to Karen Ritchey Bell and Gregory Bell. He graduated from Smith-Cotton High School. He earned a bachelor of science degree in geological engineering and an master of science in computer science, both from the University of Missouri

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Clinton Durham

Clinton L. Durham, 86, Ravenwood, died Friday, December 2, 2022, at Parkdale Manor, Maryville. He was born September 28, 1936, in Warsaw, to Hubert and Thelma Byrum Durham. He was a graduate of Warsaw High School. On June 21, 1958, he married Merilyn S. Reynolds in Maryville. They were married for 64 years. She preceded

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Maryville business owners attend national convention

Dakota and Jim Beemer, owners of Beemer Accessories and Glass, East First, Maryville, traveled to the Specialty Equipment Marketing Association (SEMA) 22 in Las Vegas, NV. Two of the Beemer’s customers’ vehicles were placed in the Liberty Forged Wheels booth. Dakota is shown with the two builds in the photo. Tyler Little, owner of a

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‘Alibis’ to be presented at The Rose Theatre

“Alibis,” a murder-mystery by Peter Kennedy, will be presented at 7 pm, Thursday, December 8 and Friday, December 9 and 2 and 7 pm, Saturday, December 10, with dessert served at each performance. The play takes place at The Rose Theatre, Maryville. Cast members are, front: Clint Rowen playing aristocrat Sir Tanley Fraude;  Scott Lance, playboy

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Northwest celebrating graduates during commencement ceremonies

Northwest Missouri State University will celebrate the achievements of its most recent graduating students during winter commencement ceremonies Friday, December 9, in Bearcat Arena. Northwest will host three ceremonies, beginning at 10 am, 2 pm and 6 pm in Bearcat Arena at the Lamkin Activity Center. To accommodate guests who cannot attend, Northwest also offers

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Missouri Quilt Museum

The annual Christmas Creche Exhibit at the Missouri Quilt Museum in Hamilton is now on display.   “This year we have over 350 nativity sets on display,” said Dakota Redford, curator at the museum. “This is one of the largest displays in the Midwest, and we are happy to be able to make it available

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MDC offers free prescribed burn workshops

The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) will offer free prescribed burn workshops on December 7 at Brookfield and December 15 at the Lake Paho Conservation Area near Princeton. Prescribed fire can help landowners reduce unwanted vegetation, and the burns can boost native grasses and wildflowers that enhance wildlife habitat. Prescribed burns can also be used

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