Month: October

National Drug Take Back Day set

Maryville Police is partnering with the US Drug Enforcement Administration from 10 am to 2 pm, Saturday, October 26 for the annual Drug Take Back Day. The event is designed to prevent pill abuse and environmental contamination by ridding homes of expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs. The drop off location will be the Maryville

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Elmo United Methodist Church to celebrate 75th Lord’s Acre

On Saturday, October 26, the members of the Elmo United Methodist Church will be celebrating their 75th Annual Lord’s Acre Day. The Elmo UMC was established in 1859 when the Methodist Church in LaMar Station was moved to Elmo. For the past 75 years, the members have offered this event to their congregation and the

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Application deadline for the GRM Networks® Community Improvement Grant is Nov. 1

The deadline for applications for the GRM Networks Community Improvement Grant Program is November 1. Applications may be downloaded by visiting grm.net/about-us/grants. Grant amounts vary, with a minimum of $500 and a maximum of $1,500 awarded to successful applicants. Questions regarding grant applications should be directed to Amy Davison at 888.748.2110 or adavison@corp.grm.net. The cooperative’s board of

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Bluejays fall in district semifinal

By Morgan Guyer The Northeast Nodaway Bluejays saw their season end in dramatic fashion in Rosendale on October 19, losing 4-5 against North Andrew. Northeast Nodaway entered the Class 1 District 7 tournament as the one seed following a regular season where they won 15 games and lost 4, their highest win total since 2021.

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Memory Café is for caregivers

The Memory Café is for caregivers of those with dementia and alzheimers and will begin at 10 am, Friday, October 25 in the gathering space at the First United Methodist Church, 102 North Main, Maryville.

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Museum hosts dramatic retelling

The Nodaway County Historical Society Museum is having a program at 7 pm, Friday, October 25 featuring Dr. Theophil Ross’ dramatic retelling of the sordid life and 1884 death of Omaha Charley. Admission is free and open to the public. Donations are welcome. Visitors 21 and over can enjoy a Bloody Mary bar.

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Charles Goodson 

Charles Elwood Goodson, 101, Ravenwood, died Monday, October 21, 2024, at Pine View Manor in Stanberry. He was born August 21, 1923, on his parents farm in northwest Gentry County to George and Jesse Hern Goodson. He completed the eighth-grade course of study at the McClanahan School, a one-room schoolhouse located near Alanthus Grove, and

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Robert Barmann

Robert Joseph “Tug” Barmann, 90, Maryville, died Monday, October 21, 2024, at his home. He was born on January 17, 1934, in Maryville, to Charles and Veronica Fisher Barmann. He was a graduate of Maryville High School. On November 9, 1957, he married Alice T. Farnan in Clyde. She preceded him in death on September

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Linda Pearce

Linda Pearce, 59, St. Joseph, formerly of Kirksville, died Sunday, October 20, 2024, at St. Joseph Manor. She was born July 17, 1965, in Kirksville, to James and Joyce Fitzpatrick Pearce. She was a graduate of Schuyler R-I High School Mrs. Pearce had worked as a housekeeper in Council Bluffs, IA. Mrs. Pearce’s body has

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