These Nodaway County ladies who lead PEO chapters attended the annual state convention. They were Stacy Bundridge, Chapter L president; Bing Boettner, Chapter DU in Rock Port, Karen Patterson and Karen Pfost, Chapter KP president and vice president of KP, respectively and Collette Null, Chapter K in Hopkins.
July 1-31 – Nodaway County Summer Reading Program at the Maryville Public Library, 509 North Main. Library cards for children from birth through sixth grade who reside outside the Maryville city limits will be funded by the Nodaway County Commissioners through the ARPA fund. Prizes are provided with funding from the Maryville Pride Lions Club. Library is open
The annual Parnell Duck Race and Festival is Saturday, July 9 and Sunday, July 10. Events start at 5:30 pm, Saturday. Sunday has the free Show and Shine, the “As American as Cherry Pie” parade, the duck race and many more activities. Bring lawn chairs, the festival is held rain or shine.
The Nodaway County Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) collection site will be open from 8 am to noon, Saturday, July 9. The HHW collection site is located at the Nodaway County Maintenance Barn, 1516 East Halsey Street, Maryville. Brochures are available at the Nodaway County Administration Center and the Regional Council office or online at nwmorcog.org.
The Rolla Dicks American Legion Auxiliary will have hamburgers and hot dogs beginning at 5 and continuing to 7 pm, Friday, July 8 at the Burlington Jct. AL post. Also included with the meal are salad, dessert and drinks. Adults are $10; children five and under are free.
Take us along on your summer travels… we’d love to join you. And then send us the photo so our readers can share in the fun, too!
The Nodaway County Federated Republican Women and Men Associates will meet at 11:30 am, Thursday, July 7 at Pizza Ranch, Maryville. The guest speakers will be Alan Bennett who is running for sixth district representative and Nodaway County Commissioner Bill Walker.
The Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) will be hosting Big Lake Crossover: Crayfish Crawl at 6 pm, Thursday, July 7. This event is free and open to the public, which will be at the Big Lake State Park’s Scout Island. Jr. Naturalists will learn to do the Crawfish Crawl at the lake by taking
The Maryville Tourism Committee met June 22. The committee will be reviewing wayfinding signage so City Manager Greg McDanel can put the proposal out for bid. He emailed the proposal to members which showed the positioning and wording of each of the signs. Some of the signs will be covered under the South Main corridor
The story hour for ages two to six will be 9:45 to 10:45 am, Thursday, July 7 at the Sisson Eck Park on West Lincoln Street, Maryville. Sponsored by the Maryville Public Library, this one-time event will have a Maryville Public Safety officer with a patrol car for the children to look at.
