Since 1950, The College World Series (CWS) has been held in Omaha. This year’s CWS is scheduled to run from June 16-26th. Mapping the Champions from the past 4 decades indicates, the further south a team is located, the greater their chances of winning the series. LSU leads the list with 6 titles, followed by
The Albrecht-Kemper Museum, St. Joseph, is opening a new exhibition in June: the (Women) Artists from the Collection, 1800-2022. Works will be on view at the Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art (AKMA) from Saturday, June 10 to Sunday, September 17. An estimated 13 percent of the artists in most American museum collections are women. With a
Author Amy Houts gave a presentation at the Gentry County Library in Stanberry May 24 for their Summer Reading Kickoff. Houts, a long-time Maryville children’s book author and publisher, talked about writing, read a few of her books, and had a book signing. Those in the photo commemorating the event were: Gemma Baker, Amanda Blessing,
The Missouri State Highway Patrol would like to remind the public that driver examination stations throughout the state will be closed on Monday, June 19 in observance of Juneteenth. Normal operations will resume on Tuesday, June 20.
At the May 17 Nodaway County Senior Citizens Senate meeting, it was announced that the Northwest Missouri State University former campus dining company, Aramark, had donated two large trucks of frozen food to the senior center. The new walk-in freezer was filled to capacity and Administrator Amie Firavich was excited about the food variety the
Colonel Eric T. Olson, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, announces the results of the Driver and Vehicle Safety Division’s 2023 annual school bus inspection program. Missouri’s 2023 school bus inspection results are as follows: • School buses rated as “approved” upon initial inspection: 9,995 • School buses rated as “defective” upon initial inspection:
The Maryville Spoofhounds had several golfers compete in the Missouri Golf Association junior event June 5-6 in a 36 hole event at Mozingo Lake Golf Course. In the 12-13 male division, Colin Hoffmann took first place from Maryville, shooting 161. Jacob Scott, coming off a successful season with the Spoofhounds tied for third in the
Carl “KR” Raymond Pierpoint, 98, Creston, IA, formerly of Maryville, died Tuesday, June 6, 2023, at Creston Specialty Care, Creston. He was born October 21, 1924, in Braymer, to Claude and Mary Miller Pierpoint. He graduated from New Point High School in 1942 and the University of Missouri in 1949. On April 23, 1944, he
Jeanne B. Reever, 98, Maryville, died Sunday, June 4, 2023, at Oak Pointe, Maryville. She was born July 3, 1924, in Beverly, MA, to Curtland and Florence Dickie Brown. She was a graduate of Simmons College. On August 7, 1948, she married Gerald F. Reever in Beverly. He preceded her in death June 18, 2006.
Gloria E. Carlson, 95, Stanberry, died Saturday, June 3, 2023, at a Stanberry nursing home. She was born December 8, 1927, on the family farm in Vermillion, SD to William Robert and Goldie E. Butler Jones. She graduated from high school in Vermillion. On June 20, 1948, she married Mayo J. Carlson in Vermillion. He
