Month: January

Pride Lions make donations at Christmas

The Maryville Pride Lions Club recently celebrated Christmas at the Nodaway County Historical Society Museum. As part of the festivities, the Lions donated $750 to the historical society to use for winter utilities.

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Maryville Wrestling hosts quad

The Maryville Spoofhounds girls and boys wrestling teams hosted Savannah, Cameron and Lafayette on January 6 at Maryville High School. The Spoofhounds fell to Cameron 18-61, and to Lafayette 36-46. The Spoofhounds did not wrestle the Savannah team.

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Elmo fund raises with fish fry

The Elmo Fish Fry will serve from 5 to 7 pm, Saturday, January 14 at the Elmo Community Building. The menu is fried fish, chicken, potatoes, salads and drink. There is indoor seating and carryout is available. Cost is $12 for ages 12 and up; $5 for children, age 11 and under. Funds raised go

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Platte Valley teams get off to hot start at Stanberry Invitational

By Morgan Guyer Both the Platte Valley Girls and Boys Basketball Teams took care of business in their opening games of the Stanberry Invitational Basketball Tournament January 10. The girls team kicked off the action as the number one seed facing Albany, and would go on to win in blowout fashion, 65 – 13. That

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Community invited to annual MLK Celebration Week activities at Northwest

Northwest Missouri State University will commemorate the work of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. with its annual Celebration Week, beginning Monday, January 16. “Dr. King was and is a very influential figure in our history,” Dr. Justin Mallett, the assistant vice president of diversity and inclusion at Northwest, said. “It is important for

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Maryville leaders announce city hall hours

Beginning Monday, January 30, Maryville City Hall will be open to the general public between the hours of 8 am to 4 pm, Monday through Friday each week. These hours are subject to change in relation to observed federal, state and local holidays. The change is aimed at increasing the efficiency of public services while

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Harmon Kennedy

Harmon A. “Shine” Kennedy, 89, Stanberry, died Tuesday, January 10, 2023, at a St. Joseph hospital. He was born June 19, 1933, in Guilford, to Edward and Eva Buckingham Kennedy. On August 22, 1953, he married Betty Winter in Stanberry. She preceded him in death April 2, 2014. Mr. Kennedy served in the United States

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Gary Lincoln

Gary Wayne Lincoln, 59, Burlington Jct., died Monday, December 26, 2022, at the Village Care Center, Maryville. He was born May 24, 1963, in St. Joseph, to Glen Leroy and Charlotte Emily Brandon Lincoln. Mr. Lincoln was in meat marketing for over 30 years. Mr. Lincoln’s body has been cremated. A celebration of life will

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