Month: May

Spoofhound tennis duo competes at state

Juniors Kason Teale and Jaxson Staples competed in doubles at the state tennis tournament in Springfield from May 18-20.  Sophomore Kristian Mendez also competed in singles. Teale and Staples pose with their sixth place medals.

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MSHP says, ‘Have A Safe Memorial Day Weekend!’

Got plans Memorial Day weekend? Missouri has a lot to offer with its state parks, lakes, sporting events and attractions. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reminds everyone to include safety when they plan their holiday weekend. Expect more travelers on Missouri’s roadways and an increase in boating traffic on the state’s lakes and rivers. Drivers

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Platte Valley advances in sectionals

By Morgan Guyer The Platte Valley Boys Baseball Team took care of business against Gilman City on May 22 at Missouri Western, winning 5-1 in the first round of sectionals. For the majority of the season, Platte Valley has ridden the pitching talent of Seniors Wyatt Miller and Memphis Bliley. That didn’t change against Gilman

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Teams compete at Class 1 state track

Platte Valley, Northeast Nodaway, Nodaway Valley and North Nodaway had athletes at the Class 1 State Championship meet in Jefferson City from May 19-20. Full coverage and photos can be found on Page 18 of the NNL.

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Commissioners Minutes May 23, 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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Commissioners Minutes May 18, 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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Local track teams compete at sectionals

Nodaway Valley, Platte Valley, North Nodaway and Northeast Nodaway all had athletes compete at the Class 1 Sectional 4 meet May 13 in Plattsburg. Photos of all participants can be found on Pages 16-17 of the NNL.

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Geography with Goudge

American Cornhole League, Ranked Singles – 2023 Cornhole or ‘bag toss’ is seen often these days on ESPN.  The per capita production of this year’s Top 1,000 ranked singles players of American Cornhole League (ACL) results in a spatial distribution that highlights the Mid-Atlantic and Midwestern states. Delaware leads, followed by Idaho, New Hampshire, Maryland,

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Commissioner’s Minutes May 16, 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. Burns made a motion to approve prior commission minutes

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Memorial Day ceremony is at AL Hall; Posts hold cemetery functions

The annual Memorial Day ceremony will be held at 11 am, Monday, May 29 at the American Legion Post 100 Hall, 1104 East Fifth Street, Maryville. Members of Post 100 will conduct the ceremony starting with Commander David Dredge doing the welcome. The posting of the colors will be done by the honor guard under Commander

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