VFW changes meeting place
VFW Post 442 will meet at 4:30 pm, Wednesday, February 7 at the National Guard Armory, 1407 North Club Road, Maryville. For more information, contact Jeremy Cobb at 573.418.1671 or sgmjacobb@gmail.com.
GNW Days set for February 6-7
As legislators begin a new session in Jefferson City, citizens from the 19-county region of Northwest Missouri, including multiple communities and representatives from business, education, healthcare and government, will come together in Jefferson City to educate legislators on Northwest Missouri counties and to discuss issues that are critical to the region. The Great Northwest Days
Health Board selects auditor
At the January 17 Nodaway County Health Center Board of Trustees meeting, Stopp & VanHoy CPAs and Business Advisors, LLC, Creve Coeur, was selected as the auditor for the 2022-23 bi-annual audit. Stopp & VanHoy was the only company that submitted a bid for the audit. The company also performed the 2020-21 audit. This time
Nelson is senior center administrator
By Kathyrn Rice Mia Nelson is the new Nodaway County Senior Center administrator as of January 1. “I debated for a while,” she said about taking the position. “I have a passion for seniors. I feel like they’re a group who are overlooked and sometimes neglected.” Her plans are “to keep the center going, keep
WN Food Pantry is in Burlington Jct.
The West Nodaway Food Pantry will be 4 to 6 pm, Tuesdays, February 6, 13, 20 and 27 at the First Christian Church, corner of Third and Ballad Streets, Burlington Jct. The food drop is at 4:30 pm, Wednesdays, February 14, 21 and 28. Numbers are given out and it is first come, first served
Youngsters can participate in storytime
The Maryville Public Library will have storytime for ages birth through five with caregivers at 9:45 am, Tuesdays, February 6, 13, 20 and 27. The evening storytime will be 5:30 pm, Tuesday, February 6.
Spoofhounds down the Thunder
The Maryville Spoofhound Girls Basketball Team hosted the Nodaway Valley Thunder on January 24, with Maryville coming away with a 53-36 victory. The two teams were not originally scheduled to play this season, but the contest was added due to recent postponements. Additional photos can be found on Page 13 of the NNL.
ESPN Top 300 Football Recruits, 2024
February 7th will be National Signing Day. Few events garner as much media attention in the life of a young person (high school senior) than Signing Day. This small sample, of the top 300 high school football recruits according to ESPN, highlights the ‘Pigskin Cult’. This region from Texas to Georgia indicates the prominent role
Senior Citizen Tax Board allocates annual tax dollars
The Nodaway County Senior Services Fund Tax Board met January 23 in the county’s Administrative Center to divide senior citizen tax monies. These monies were gathered from the 5¢ per $100 assessed valuation across Nodaway County. The tax has been collected annually since 2000, and each year, the senior services tax board designates the amount
Blood Drive presents opportunity to give
The Community Blood Center will be running the Maryville Community Blood Drive from 9 am to 3 pm, Monday, February 5 and 1 to 7 pm, Tuesday, February 6 at the First Baptist Church gym, 121 East Jenkins, Maryville. To book an appointment online go to savealifenow.org/group, use group code BL. For more information, contact
