Month: April

Bob Alford

Bob Alford, 92, Barnard, died Sunday, April 2, 2023, at the Nodaway Nursing Home, Maryville. He was born March 25, 1931, in Kodoka, SD, to John and Emily Duba Alford. He was a graduate of Maryville High School, Maryville. On August 14, 1949, he married Beverly J. Wooten. They celebrated 73 years of marriage last

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Mary Jane Miller

Mary Jane Miller, 65, Maryville, died Wednesday, March 29, 2023, at her home in Maryville. She was born December 30, 1957, in Cameron, to Charles L. and Betty A. Tilson Baird.  She graduated from Maryville High School in 1976. Ms. Miller worked several years at the Maryville Daily Forum, then at Northwest Missouri State University, and had

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Lawrence Ginther

Lawrence Joseph Ginther, 91, Stanberry, died Saturday, April 1, 2023, at a Stanberry, nursing home. He was born December 9, 1931, in Clyde, to Edward and Marie Steinhauser Ginther. On May 7, 1955, he married Viola Meyer at the Conception Abbey Basilica, Conception. She preceded him in death June 2, 2020. Mr. Ginther was a

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Carl Eckert

Carl Lester Eckert, 69, Parnell, died Thursday, March 30, 2023, at his home. He was born February 10, 1954, in Stanberry, to Lawrence F. and Gwendolyn M. Hammonds Eckert. He was a graduate of Sheridan High School. Mr. Eckert was a machine operator for Energizer in Maryville. Services were Tuesday, April 4 at Price Funeral

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Carol Evans

Carol Jean Evans, 87, Stanberry, died Sunday, March 26, 2023, at a Maryville care center. She was born October 20, 1935, in Stanberry, to Ross and Viola Marie Shanks Cooper. On January 10, 1954, she married Georgie Lee Evans. He preceded her in death January 24, 2019. Mrs. Evans was a homemaker and farm wife

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April 4, 2023

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. Walk made a motion to approve prior commission minutes

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KXCV-KRNW invites public to participate in virtual run/walk

Northwest Missouri State University’s National Public Radio affiliate, KXCV-KRNW, is inviting all people to participate in the station’s fourth annual virtual 5KXCV-KRNW Run for Radio. The 5K run/walk to support the radio station, will take place Saturday, April 15, through Saturday, April 23. Individuals are invited to participate; anytime, anywhere  by clocking their times and then

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DAR to meet

The Nodaway Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will hold a business meeting at 1 pm, Saturday, April 8 at the First United Methodist Church, 102 North Main Street, Maryville. An honors and awards program will be held at 2 pm the same day. Attendees are requested to enter the south door on

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Tourism Committee elects officers

The Maryville Tourism Committee, March 15, the first meeting since December 2022, elected officers for the upcoming year. Josh McKim was re-elected president. Jordyn Greenhaw was elected vice-president. Neither was at the meeting. University representative Greg Hansen had been approached by the Maryville High School after-prom committee about renting Hughes Fieldhouse. The after-prom committee is

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Senior Center didn’t pursue acquiring a spring intern

At the March 15 Nodaway County Senior Citizens Senate meeting, board members questioned why the Administrator Amie Firavich had not obtained a spring intern from Northwest Missouri State University. Because of the turnover of staff and the need to train the new staff, Firavich had not applied for a new intern. She plans to look

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