Month: May

SouthPaws Veterinary Clinic named May Business of the Month

SouthPaws Veterinary Clinic, Dr. Sally Hayes, owner is the Greater Maryville Chamber of Commerce May Business of the Month. Located at 2211 South Main Street, SouthPaws is a full service facility committed to promoting responsible pet ownership and preventive pet healthcare. Nominated for its outstanding customer service, its nomination reads, “Dr. Sally has been taking

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Sign-up underway for Sharks Swim Team

Youth age six and older as of June 1, who can swim a minimum of 25 meters unassisted, can register for the 2023 Maryville Sharks Summer Swim Team. Online registration is open now through Sunday, May 21 at sites.google.com/site/maryvillesharksswimteam/home. Swimmers must register with both the Sharks Parent Board and Maryville Parks Recreation. The swim team runs

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May 9, 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. Also present: Angie Cordell, Deputy Clerk. Walk made a motion to approve the agenda as presented. Burns seconded the motion. The motion passed by vote: Walker (Yes); Burns (Yes);

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‘Aging Unbound’ is 2023 theme of Older Americans Month

Older Americans Month is observed annually every May in the United States. It’s primarily observed to recognize the contributions of past and present older persons to the country, particularly those who defended the country. A Salute to Older Americans and special messages can be found on Pages 16-18 of this week’s NNL.

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William Pitts

William Lee Pitts, 61, Maryville, died Monday, May 8, 2023, at his home. He was born August 30, 1961, in Maryville, to Billy Lee and Letha Kathryn Rogers Pitts. He was a 1980 graduate of West Nodaway High School and received his bachelor’s degree in management and data processing from Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville.

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Tess Godsey

Tess Ann Godsey, stillborn, was born Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at a Kansas City hospital. Tess was the daughter of Jerry Godsey and Alyssa Beattie. She was preceded in death by her maternal great-grandparents, Vancil and Joyce Icke, Donald Protzman, and Donna Beattie; paternal great-grandparents, Martin and Teresa Jensen, and Barbara Godsey. In addition to

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Sharon Hart

Sharon May Hart, 76, Maryville, died Thursday, May 4, 2023, at Mosaic Life Care, St. Joseph. She was born March 28, 1947, in Coldwater, MI, to William Weddle “Bill” and Margaret Elmira Goodwin Blackford. She attended school in Sheridan, and moved to Maryville in the early 1960s. On August 22, 1965, she married Larry Pearl

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Alva Pierson

Alva Pierson, 94, Maryville, died Thursday, May 4, 2023, at Maryville Living Center. He was born July 13, 1928, in Burlington Jct., to Jay and Fleta Smith Pierson. On October 25, 1953, he married Geraldine Kempf. She preceded him in death on October 17, 2019. Graveside services were held Monday, May 8 at Nodaway Memorial

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Shirley Hanna

Shirley Illene Hanna, 87, Maryville, passed from this life on Sunday, May 7, 2023, at the Nodaway Nursing Home, Maryville. Shirley was born in Unionville on December 17, 1935, to Bob and Mildred Hill Moore. She moved to Maryville in 1941 and graduated from Maryville High School in 1954. She graduated with honors from Northwest

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Wendell Palmer

Wendell F. Palmer, 97, Barnard, passed from this life on Friday, May 5, 2023, at the Nodaway Nursing Home, Maryville. Wendell was born on March 28, 1926, in Maryville, to Theodore F. and Esther (Neidel) Palmer. They preceded him in death. He graduated from Central High School, St. Joseph. He served in the US Army

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