Month: March

Elmo fund raises with fish fry

The Elmo Fish Fry will serve from 5 to 7 pm, Saturday, March 11 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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Museum holds 2nd Saturday Coffee

The Nodaway County Historical Society Museum is holding its second Saturday Coffee from 9 to 11 am, Saturday, March 11. The museum is located at 110 North Walnut, Maryville.  

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Jefferson art students exhibit at AKMA contest

For over 40 years the Albrecht Kemper Museum Art, St. Joseph, has been showcasing the talent of high school artists in Northwest Missouri and Northeast Kansas. Entry into the Regional High School Exhibition is by invitation only and extends to high schoolers in Northwest Missouri, Northeast Kansas, Kansas City and in the surrounding areas. This

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Spoofhounds fall in district final thriller

By Morgan Guyer The Maryville Spoofhound Boys Basketball team saw their season come to an end at Benton High School in St. Joseph on March 3, losing to Lafayette 46 – 51. The game was everything a spectator would want from a district final that didn’t disappoint. The Spoofhounds started the game well, taking a

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61st Farm-City celebration sees several recognitions

The 61st Farm-City awards breakfast saw agriculture business leaders, Northwest Missouri State leaders, Maryville city leaders join the farming community at the Northwest Missouri State Ag Learning Center March 3. The event organizers of the celebration were the Maryville Chamber Agriculture Committee members: Rod Barr, Colton Coffelt, Randa Doty, Eric Henry, Trent Nally, Chad McCollough,

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BJ AL hosts soup supper

The Burlington Jct. Rolla Dicks American Legion Auxiliary is hosting a soup supper from 5 to 7 pm, Friday, March 10 at the AL. The menu is beef stew, chili, cornbread, relish plate, dessert and drink. Adults are $10. Children five and under are free.

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Peggy Wellington

Peggy Ann Newberg Wellington, 81, Ozark, formerly of Maryville, died Saturday, March 4, 2023, at her home. She was born May 9, 1941, in Maryville, to Paul and Evelyn Newberg. She was a graduate of Fillmore High School and a 1962 graduate from Northwest Missouri State College, Maryville. On November 22, 1961, she married Ronald

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Sr. Mary Huppe

Sr. Mary Susan Huppe, 85, Clyde, died Monday, March 6, 2023, at Our Lady of Rickenbach, Clyde. She was born October 23, 1937, in Kansas City, to Frank and Juanita Holton Huppe. She attended St. Peters Catholic School, Hogan High School and Ursuline Academy. Sr. Huppe entered the Benedictine Convent on February 10, 1953. Her

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Geography with Goudge

Men’s Basketball AP Top 25 Rankings, 2019-2023. March Madness is upon us. This proportional symbol map displays the NCAA Div. I Basketball teams that have amassed the highest AP Top 25 Rankings over the past five years. The maximum points possible would be a #1 ranking for each of the five years garnering 25 pts

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Platte Valley basketball teams punch tickets to state semifinals

Both the Boys and Girls Platte Valley Basketball Teams will be playing in the Class 1 Show-Me Showdown Championship in Springfield after quarterfinal victories. The boys team faced off against Green City on March 3 at the Civic Arena in St. Joseph, in what proved to be a tough test. Platte Valley came away with

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