St. Gregory’s student gives for her birthday

Hattie Nielson, daughter of Betsy and Scott Nielson, Maryville, celebrated her ninth birthday recently by hosting a party for her friends. Instead of receiving birthday presents, she requested her friends to bring pajamas for those children who might be in-shelter at the North Star Advocacy Center, Maryville. Hattie also made several blankets to give to

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Rescuers give to cancer care

Members of the Nodaway County Ambulance District, Nodaway County Rescue Squad, 11 Nodaway County fire departments, Northwest Regional Emergency Communications Center and Mosaic Medical Center – Maryville emergency department joined together recently to support local breast cancer patients. They sold over 300 apparel items that generated $1,215 to the breast cancer patient assistance fund at

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Christmas Parade calls for floats, walker entries

Downtown Maryville will be hosting the annual Lighted Christmas Parade at 6 pm, Friday, December 2. The parade route will begin on North Main Street at Franklin Park and end at the Downtown Pocket Park, Third and Main. This is the second year that Downtown Maryville has hosted the parade since its inception in 2014.

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Dinosaurs come to the library

The Maryville Public Library is having a dinosaur event for children in pre-kindergarten through sixth grade from 10 to 11 am, Monday, November 21 in the library basement. Dr. John Pope, professor of geoscience at Northwest Missouri State University, will speak on bones, rocks and minerals and take questions. There will be a dino coloring

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Geography with Goudge

This week’s map, NCAA Div. I Field Hockey, 2022 Field Hockey is a good example of a regional sport. This weekend the NCAA Div. I Field Hockey Final Four is being played in Storrs, Connecticut. This player production map, based on where the 2,008 players attended high school, indicates a strong regional concentration in the

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