Month: July

Optimist Club hosts youth fishing tournament

The Optimist Club will hold the annual fishing tournament with registration starting at 8 am, Saturday, July 5 at the City Boat Ramp Mozingo Lake. Fishing starts at 8:30 am and ends at 11 am. There are two age divisions: birth to 10 years old and 11 to 15 years old. First place goes to

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Farmers Market is in Graham

The Farmers Market sponsored by the Graham 4-H Club will be from 8 to 11 am, Saturday, July 5 at the Nodaway-Holt High School’s north parking lot in Graham. Cost per booth is $5. For more information, contact Joni Everhart at 816.886.8842.

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Big Lake State Park heats up with summer fun

Looking for something to do now that school’s out? Check out these events at Big Lake State Park, 204 Lake Shore Drive in Craig. • Saturday, July 5, at 8:30 pm: Star Gazing at the Lake at Big Lake. Join the park team as they gaze into the night sky. Find out how people traveled

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Council approves new Thompson trail project contractor

At the June 23 Maryville City Council meeting, a construction assignment agreement with JD Bishop Construction, St. Joseph, was approved for the East Thompson Street Trail Project. On February 24, the city accepted a contract with Legacy Underground Construction, Harrisonville, for construction of the project, which includes approximately 1,650 linear feet of concrete trail along

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Donna Dailey

Donna Lee Turnipseed Dailey, 83, Maryville, formerly of Ravenwood, died Tuesday, July 1, 2025, at Maryville Living Center. She was born April 19, 1942, to Russell and Elizabeth Barger Kemery in Worth County. She graduated in 1960 from Northeast Nodaway High School as the class valedictorian. On February 18, 1962, she married Willard Turnipseed at

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Willa Auffert

Willa Mae Nally Auffert, 89, Ravenwood, died Monday, June 30, 2025. She was born January 19, 1936, to Norvel Olin and Alice Mae Runyon Nally in Sheridan. She was a graduate of Worth County R-II High School. She was married to Herbert Sheets in 1953. In 1977, she married Leo Auffert. He preceded her in

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Stephanie Rucker

Stephanie Ann Rucker, 64, Hopkins, died Tuesday, June 24, 2025, at Mosaic Life Care – St. Joseph. She was born November 24, 1960 to Merrill Edwin and Anita Dougherty in Maryville. She was a graduate of North Nodaway High School Mrs. Rucker dedicated 25 years of her career as a factory laborer at Energizer Battery

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Midwest Data named June Business of the Month

Midwest Data is the Greater Maryville Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors May Business of the Month. Midwest Data provides reliable computer support and services to the Maryville community, as well as the entire Northwest Missouri region. Midwest Data is a local leader in a wide variety of IT areas: security, backup and disaster recovery, Microsoft 365

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Laughlins’ farm has been home to Angus cattle for 66 years

By Amber Wahlgren, American Angus communications assistant The American Angus Association® posthumously honors Kenneth and Macil Laughlin with a Historic Angus Herd Award. The Association’s Historic Angus Herd Award recognizes breeders and immediate families who have been in continuous production of registered-Angus cattle for 50 years or more. Growing up, Kenneth Laughlin watched his father

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Maryville Mosaic named semi-finalist for Missouri Main Street Connection Premier Partner Award

Mosaic Medical Center – Maryville has been named a semi-finalist for the Premier Partner Award by Missouri Main Street Connection, a statewide honor recognizing outstanding partnerships that support the revitalization and sustainability of Missouri’s downtown districts. Maryville Mosaic was nominated by Downtown Maryville, an affiliate member of Missouri Main Street Connection. Downtown Maryville nominated Mosaic

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