Nodaway-Holt High School Principal Mike Hollingsworth will become the district’s new superintendent starting July 1. Hollingsworth has been the high school principal and athletic director since July 2018. He has past experience in the Fairfax R-III School District as a business teacher, technology director, at-risk coordinator and administrative assistant. He will replace Jeff Blackford who
Contestants will compete in the Miss Northwest Pageant Saturday, January 28 and Sunday, January 29 in Maryville, with the ultimate goal of becoming Miss America and Miss America Outstanding Teen. The event will be held at 6 pm, Saturday, and 2 pm, Sunday, in the Ron Houston Center for Performing Arts at Northwest Missouri State
On a typical school day, students are busy with learning opportunities in Nodaway County schools. From grade school to high school, we have examples of students in their school environments. Pictured: At South Nodaway on January 20, Nicco LaBryer is practicing to take part in the four-state honor band at Northwest Missouri State University on
Through January 27, the Nodaway County University of Missouri Extension Council will be holding their annual council election. Any Nodaway County resident who is voting age is eligible to vote. Individuals can vote online on the Nodaway County Extension webpage at: bit.ly/3KGV8LS or they can vote at the Nodaway County Extension office located in the Nodaway County
Shirley F. Wedlock, 90, Mesa, AZ, formerly of Maryville, died Sunday, January 15, 2023, at a care center in Chandler, AZ. She was born March 6, 1932, at the old St. Francis Hospital in Maryville, to Dr. Roy V. and Veda Hull Canon. She attended school in Maryville and graduated from Maryville High School in
Virginia Marie Kelley Lett, 95, Maryville, died Sunday, January 22, 2023, at the Nodaway Nursing Home, Maryville. She was born on October 16, 1927, in Pickering, to Orlen Oliver and Mattie Marie Clayton Kelley. She graduated from Pickering High School, and took business classes in St. Joseph. On October 6, 1950, she married Lincoln James “LJ”
Dale Eugene Wray, 67, Pickering, died Saturday, January 21, 2023, at Mosaic Life Care – St. Joseph. He was born in Clarinda, IA, to Henry and Goldie M. McNeese Wray. He had lived all his life in the area. On May 31, 1976, he married Donna Sue Auffert at St. Gregory Catholic Church, Maryville. Mr.
Ella Mae McGinness, 90, died Thursday, January 17, 2023, at Oak Park Senior Living, Oak Park Heights, MN. She was born October 27, 1932, in Sidney, IA, to Arlie and Florence Noakes Shelman. She graduated from high school in Grant City. On April 20, 1951, she married Bill McGinness in Maryville. Funeral services will be
Thomas Ross Hinton, Jr., 58, Maryville, died Friday, January 20, 2023, at his home. He was born July 19, 1965, in Modesto, CA, to Tommy R. and Hazel L. Caldwell Hinton, Sr. He was a graduate of Martin Luther King, Jr. High School, Modesto. Mr. Hinton worked for Burger King in Modesto; after moving to
Native wildflowers and grasses can add beauty to winter gardens and benefit wildlife such as songbirds. The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) will offer a free virtual Native Plants Winter Beauty class from 10 to 11 am, Saturday, January 28. Natives can add subtle colors and bold textures during winter to landscape gardens and lawns.
