Month: January

Fundraiser is at Ravenwood Community Center

The Ravenwood Community Breakfast if from 8 am to noon, Sunday, January 26 at the Ravenwood Community Center. Menu is eggs, bacon, hashbrowns, biscuits and gravy and pancakes. Cost is $10 for adults and $5 for children. Proceeds will go to the Northeast Nodaway FCCLA.

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Miss Northwest Pageant set for January 25

Contestants will compete in the Miss Northwest Pageant Saturday, January 25 in Maryville, with the ultimate goal of becoming Miss America and Miss America Teen. The event will be held at 6:30 pm at the Mary Linn Theater in the Ron Houston Center for the Performing Arts at Northwest Missouri State University. Miss Missouri 2024

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Geography with Goudge

FBS Football National Champions, 1998-2024. “The 2025 CFP (College Football Playoff) championship game to determine the 2024 season champion was played Monday, January 20th between Notre Dame and Ohio State.  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

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Say You Saw It in the NNL

Shrimp Creole: A Mardi Gras memory By MaryFran Stransky, Social Media Twenty years ago, my husband attended a Mardi Gras dinner party in St. Louis, where he was served an unforgettable shrimp creole dish. The hosts graciously shared their recipe, and it was such a hit that I submitted it to the Nodaway News Leader

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Sundell siblings find success after Maryville

By Morgan Guyer Serena and Jalen Sundell enjoyed storied high school careers as Maryville Spoofhound athletes. A few years removed from their time in high school, the stellar play continues hundreds of miles from home. Serena Sundell is in the middle of her senior year at Kansas State University, where she has started since her

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Empowering independence

2024 was a busy year, 2025 to have more events By Mia Nelson, Nodaway County Senior Center administrator And just like that, 2024 comes to an end. Oh! The things we are thankful for over the past year. We celebrated our 50+ year anniversary, had two successful craft fairs, a health fair, exercise classes with

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Clearmont residents cite irregular water statements

A Clearmont resident reported he hadn’t received a water bill from the city since September, which prompted questions to the city’s elected officials. The individual who spoke to the Nodaway News Leader earlier this week noted the irregularities of water usage statements delivery seems to be town-wide. He did check with the office of the Public Water

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Skidmore Council discusses Proposition U

At the January 9 Skidmore City Council meeting, the aldermen discussed Proposition U on local use tax which will be on the April 8 ballot. The use tax is a tax on the purchase of goods by Skidmore residents on internet purchases. This tax is already being collected by the state of Missouri but Skidmore

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Maryville council advance Judah Park bridge project

The Maryville City Council approved a contract with a 4-1 vote for the construction of the Judah Park Pedestrian Bridges at their January 13 meeting. Councilman Tye Parsons voted no for the contract noting there should be more communication and involvement with the city council on the planning and design of this asset of the

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