Lewis and Clark State Park hosts Wowls! Program

  Lewis and Clark State Park team members invite the public to join them from 7 to 8 pm, Saturday, August 5 for an educational program about Missouri’s owls. Missouri has a wonderful diversity of owls. Join park staff in the park office’s Keelboat Room to learn about the different species of owls and what

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Parents, students, districts begin preparations for upcoming school year

  As summer vacation speeds toward an ending, parents and students everywhere are preparing for the looming school year. Below is a list of the registration dates for schools in the area. South Nodaway R-IV School District will have preschool through 12th grade registration from 3 to 7:30 pm, Thursday, August 10. To make an appointment

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Downtown Maryville Market’s variety blooms

The Downtown Maryville Market, located in the Nodaway Valley Bank parking lot on the corner of Fourth and Buchanan, has expanded its selections to include over 35 vendors selling produce, craft items, jams, jellies and baked goods. In support of the 24th annual National Farmers Market Week, August 6 to 12, the Nodaway News Leader is featuring

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Cliff Friend

Clifford “Cliff” Eugene Friend, 55, Hopkins, died Monday, July 31, 2023, at his home. He was born July 14, 1968, in Dighton, KS, to Gerald O. and Thelma L. Suttle Friend. He was a 1986 graduate of Dighton High School. Mr. Friend was a truck driver and worked at Kawasaki. Mr. Friend’s body has been

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Chris Mackey

Christopher Allen “Chris” Mackey, 66, Maryville, died Friday, July 28, 2023, at his home. He was born August 26, 1956, in Maryville, to Russell L. and Helen Jean Dawson Mackey. He graduated from Maryville High School, class of 1974. Mr. Mackey worked for many years with his brother, Mike, at Mackey Heating and Cooling and

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Bobby Horn

Bobby Dean Horn was born February 11, 1928, to Loring and Lorene Simmons Horn in Grant City. He was the third of five children: Betty, Bill, Bob, Bonnie, and Gary. Bobby grew up in Missouri, attended school, and worked until he turned 18, and then he enlisted in the United States Navy the day after

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MPR offering fall youth baseball

Registration for the fall youth baseball league with the Maryville Parks and Recreation department is open now until August 11. A coaches meeting will be held at 6 pm, Thursday, August 17 at the MCC, with the league officially starting August 20. There will be two age divisions, 7-10 age group and the 11-13 age

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Commissioner’s Minutes August 1, 2023

Presiding Commissioner Bill Walker called the meeting of the Nodaway County Commission to order at the commissioner’s office. In attendance: Walker, Chris Burns and Scott Walk, associate commissioners and Melinda Patton, county clerk. Burns made a motion to approve the agenda as presented. The motion passed. Walk made a motion to approve prior commission minutes

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Maryville Rotary sponsors annual golf tourney, 50/50 raffle

The Maryville Rotary Club is sponsoring their annual golf tourney Friday, September 29 at Mozingo Lake Golf Course. The event will have a shotgun start at 12:30 pm with a “grab ‘n go” box lunch included in the golfer’s fees. Proceeds from the annual golf tourney help in funding several scholarships of Nodaway County students,

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Maryville council approves contract for water and sewer rate model update

At the July 24 Maryville City Council meeting, a contract with NewGen Strategies & Solutions, Richardson, TX, was approved to perform a formal update to the city’s water and sewer rate model. The new model will take into account rate adjustments, pandemic impacts, customer consumption trends and updated plant costs. NewGen provided a quote for

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