The Graham Lions will hold the monthly fish, chicken and mountain oysters fry from 4:30 to 7 pm, Saturday, January 6 and the Community Building in Graham. “Missouri’s longest continuous running fish fry” features carp, catfish, chicken, mountain oysters, salad and potatoes. Cost is $15 for adults; under 12 is $5. For takeout orders, call
Print Exclusive Year-End Perspectives provided by Tim Jermain, Jefferson C-123 School superintendent; and Gina Johnson, First Christian Church, Maryville, can be found on the Front Page of the January4 edition of the NNL.
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
At the December 20 Nodaway County Senior Citizens Senate meeting, it was announced the Nodaway County Senior Center will receive a new outside LED sign from monies given by an anonymous donor. Discussion was made on preparations for the “It’s a Real Christmas” dinner held on Christmas day. Ongoing business reported the celebration committee is
By Kathryn Rice Blake Whitaker, the Nodaway News Leader layout and advertising designer, has published his first graphic novel, “Abraham,” which tells and illustrates the story of the Biblical character Abraham. The 80-page book is aimed at elementary-age children but Whitaker said everyone will enjoy it. Whitaker is a Northwest Missouri State University graphic design major. He
FBS Football National Champions, 1998-2022. “The 2024 CFP (College Football Playoff) championship game to determine the 2023 season champion will be played Monday, January 8th between Michigan, and Washington. This week’s proportional symbol map displays the National Champions since the various poll ranking ‘mythical’ champions were replaced with a Bowl Championship Series from 1998-2013 and the
Mary Frances Archer Dow, 82, Apache Jct., AZ, and formerly of Clearmont area, died Saturday, December 30, 2023, at a hospice facility in Gilbert, AZ. Funeral services will be at 1 pm, Saturday, January 6, 2024, at the Clearmont Baptist Church, Clearmont. The burial will follow in the Oak Hill Cemetery, also of Clearmont. The family
Donald Dean “Duck” Combs, 86, died Tuesday, December 26, 2023. He was born February 14, 1937, in Redding, IA, to John Edman and Freda Jameson Combs. He grew up on farms in rural Ringgold and Taylor Counties. He graduated from Clearfield High School in 1955. He received a bachelor of sciene in secondary education with
Pauline Olive Morton Jones, 97, Burlington Jct, died Friday, December 15, 2023, at Tarkio Rehabilitation and Health Care, Tarkio. She was born on July 20, 1926, in Burlington Jct., to John Willard and Crystal Bell Bartlett Morton. She received her education in the Burlington Jct. schools and lived most of her 97 years in Burlington
Betty Jean Wilson, 90, Stanberry, died Wednesday, December 27, 2023, at her home. She was born August 6, 1933, in Pickering, to Irvin Lloyd and Lois Pearl Harvey Treese. On September 18, 1951, she married Burton Wilson in Fayette. He preceded her in death May 19, 2022. Mrs. Wilson worked as a registered nurse for
