Nodaway Chorale presents ‘Holiday Tapestry’ choral concert

The Nodaway Chorale will present a concert of holiday vocal music at 4 pm, Sunday, December 11, at Schneider Performing Arts Center, Maryville High School, 1501 South Munn Street, Maryville. The theme of the concert is “Holiday Tapestry.” Chorale Music Director Jim Rash explains, “With thousands of holiday music titles of every type and taste,

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Fish Fry is in Elmo

The Elmo Fish Fry is being served from 5 to 7 pm, Saturday, December 10 at the Elmo Community Building. The menu is fried fish, chicken, potatoes, salads and drinks. Cost is $12 for ages 12 and up; $5 for children 11 and under. Proceeds go to community service projects.

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Very Merryville Christmas sees winners

Nicole Falcone, Maryville, was thrilled to win $25 in Chamber Bucks as she dropped by the Maryville Chamber of Commerce to claim her prize as one of the many numbers drawn during the A Very Merryville Christmas shop local giveaways.

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Children’s Business Fair returns to library

The Maryville Public Library will once again offer the Children’s Business Fair (CBF) for Nodaway County children age eight up to high school senior. The first CBF meeting, which is informational, will be at 5:30 pm, Thursday, December 15 at the library. The participants will create a business idea, then develop the idea from concept

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Nodaway Valley teams play in PVI 1st place games

By Morgan Guyer Both the girls and boys Nodaway Valley Thunder Basketball Teams were able to play in the first place games of the Platte Valley Invitational at Bearcat Arena December 2. The boys came away with the first place trophy, beating Stewartsville/Osborn 53 – 46. The Thunder were in command throughout, but the WildCards

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Maryville boys fall short in Savannah tournament

By Morgan Guyer The Maryville Spoofhounds Boys Basketball Team lost  55 – 51 against Hogan Prep in the championship game of the Savannah Tournament on December 3. It was a close game throughout, as both teams struggled to gain any sort of substantial lead. Caden Stoecklein led the way for the Spoofhounds, scoring 21 points and

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Library has gingerbread fun in December

The Maryville Public Library, 509 North Main Street, is hosting gingerbread fun for students in pre-kindergarten through sixth grade. The “disguise a gingerbread” contest is in the library lobby. This project uses brown kraft paper, not actual gingerbread. Project and judging will be due, Thursday, December 15. For all of December, an in-house gingerbread fact

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Christmas Card Tour starts at Laura Street Baptist Church

The second annual Maryville Christmas Card Tour starts Saturday, December 10 and runs through Christmas Day, Sunday, December 25. Sponsored by the Laura Street Baptist Church, there is a map and a scavenger hunt information available at the church. Completed hunts can be returned to the church office for a prize. There are 21 cards

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December 6, 2022

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. Walk made a motion to approve the agenda as presented. The motion passed. Burns made a motion to approve prior commission minutes

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Darrell Keever

Darrell Wesley “Buzzy” Keever, 82, Burlington Jct, died Monday, December 5, 2022, at Worth County Convalescent Center in Grant City. He was born June 22, 1940, in Shenandoah, IA, to Dillard and Mable Irene Neal Keever. He attended school in Quitman and later enlisted in the United States Army. Mr. Keever owned and operated Big

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