Month: November

Mosaic Medical Center – Maryville announces DAISY Award winner

Mosaic Medical Center – Maryville’s Sharla Abbott, LPN, Mosaic Specialty Care – West, was honored with The DAISY® Award for Extraordinary Nurses on November 8. The award is part of the DAISY Foundation’s programs to recognize the super-human efforts nurses perform every day. Abbott was recognized by a patient’s family member for providing exceptional care.

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Local star signs for the Bearcats

Platte Valley Senior Maggie Collins has had a decorated basketball career, and will continue it at Northwest Missouri State University next year. Collins averaged 16 points and almost 10 rebounds per game throughout her career, and has been a part of two state championship teams in 2021 and 2022, as well as playing in the

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Nodaway County earns Agri-Ready designation 

Nodaway County has applied for and been granted Agri-Ready County designation by Missouri Farmers Care (MFC), a coalition of more than 40 leading Missouri agricultural groups. This designation was celebrated with the presentation of six signs for highways when travelers enter the county. Several county agriculture leaders were present on the Nodaway County Courthouse steps

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Geography with Goudge

This week’s map: NCAA Field Hockey Players, 2023 Field Hockey is a good example of a regional sport. This weekend the NCAA Div. I Field Hockey Final Four is being played in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. This player production map, based on where the 2,008 players attended high school, indicates a strong regional concentration in

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Library announces 1,000 Books graduates

The Maryville Public Library Youth Services Coordinator Elizabeth Argo recently announced the graduates from the library’s 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten program. Each child received a T-shirt and a certificate sponsored by the Friends of the Library

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Thanksgiving Day dinner to be served at Senior Center

  The Sixth Annual Thanksgiving Day Dinner will be served from 11 am to 1 pm, Thanksgiving, Thursday, November 23 at the Nodaway County Senior Center, 1210 East First Street, Maryville. Besides dine-in, pick up and home-delivery is available for the full Thanksgiving meal. For home-delivery, call 660.562.3999 to reserve a meal. If a large

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American Legion in Maryville hosts Veterans Day Ceremony

The American Legion Post 100 held the annual ceremony on November 11. After the ceremony, a free ham and bean lunch was served for those in attendance. 1SG Rob McKinney was the guest speaker. McKinney shared stories of his time as a recruiter, and was recognized as the top recruiter in the state in 2003.

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Turkey Trot returns to Downtown

The second annual Downtown Turkey Trot in Maryville will get underway at 8 am, Thursday, Thanksgiving, November 23 at the corner of Fourth and Buchanan Streets. To register, go to downtownmaryvillemo.com/tickets. Tickets and a T-shirt are $30 for adults and $20 for children. Just the entry fee is $15.

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Nodaway County earns Agri-Ready designation 

Nodaway County has applied for and been granted Agri-Ready County designation by Missouri Farmers Care (MFC), a coalition of more than 40 leading Missouri agricultural groups. This designation was celebrated with the presentation of six signs for highways when travelers enter the county. Several county agriculture leaders were present on the Nodaway County Courthouse steps

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