The Maryville Boys and Girls Basketball Teams participated in the 4th Annual 12 Courts of Christmas at Hy-Vee Arena in Kansas City on December 17. Over 200 teams from across Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Illinois, Colorado and Florida are expected to play. Maryville faced off against Odessa, with the boys winning 64-50, and
Donald James “Jim” Kraft, 90, Maryville, and formerly of Devil’s Lake, ND, died on Tuesday, December 17, 2024, at Oak Pointe, in Maryville. Services are pending at the Gilbertson Funeral Home, Devil’s Lake, ND. Arrangements were under the direction of Bram Funeral Home, Maryville.
Roger L. Florea, 78, Hopkins, died Tuesday, December 17, 2024, at home in Hopkins. Mr. Florea was born in 1946 to Orlin and Margaret King Florea, Hopkins. After starting his elementary school education in a one room schoolhouse, he graduated from North Nodaway R-VI High School in 1964. He was drafted into the military and
Billy “Bill” Gene Egbert, 65, died Sunday, December 15, 2024, at Mosaic – St. Joseph. He was born August 12, 1959, in Fairfax, to Harold Keith and Carol Marie Wardlow Egbert. He graduated from Tarkio High School in 1977. He was a lifelong resident of the area. On August 26, 1985, he married Rebecca Haer.
Georgia “Jo” Fisher, 79, Maryville, died Sunday, December 15, 2024, at Maryville Living Center. She was born January 12, 1945, in Olney, TX, to “G.I.” George Irvin and Elsie Thorpe Guenther. She was a 1962 graduate of West Nodaway High School and graduated from Nursing School in 1966. On January 25, 1969, she married Lorace
Caroline Ann Middagh Keever, 75, Maryville, died Saturday, December 14, 2024. She was born November 7, 1949, to Clyde Middagh and Caroline Zemanick Middagh in Grand Island, NE. She was raised in Council Bluffs, IA, graduating from Thomas Jefferson High School in 1968. She attended Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, where she earned a bachelor
Gary M. Parshall, 81, Clearmont, died Sunday, December 15, 2024, at the Pleasant View Nursing Home in Rock Port. He was born December 8 at the St. Francis Hospital, Maryville, to Melvin C. and Clara L. Crockett Parshall. He graduated from West Nodaway High School and took some mechanic training in Kansas City. He was married
Richard William “Rick” Smith, 82, Maryville, died Thursday, December 12, 2024, at Mosaic Life Care – St. Joseph. He was born October 25, 1942, in Cheyenne, WY, to Adrian B. and Lenora Ethel Gaddis Smith. He had lived in the Braddyville, IA area, and in Skidmore, then moved to Maryville in 1979. He was a
Two amendments to grant agreements with the Missouri Department of Economic Development were approved by the Maryville City Council on December 9. The first was an amendment to a grant agreement through the Missouri ARPA Local Tourism Asset Development Grant Program for the Downtown Pavilion Project. The project constructs a covered pavilion in downtown, with
The filing dates for Nodaway County’s seven public school boards are Tuesday, December 10 through Tuesday, December 31 at each school’s superintendent’s office while school is in session. A special opening with varying hours will be held at each school on Tuesday, December 31. For more information, contact the school. Board members who are coming
