Moms Demand Action to meet
Maryville Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America will meet at 3 pm, Sunday, June 19 at Ehlers Wesley Student Center, 549 West Fourth Street, Maryville. Everyone welcome.
Pancake breakfast to be held at AL Post 464
The American Legion Post 464 will hold a pancake breakfast from 7 to 11 am, Sunday, June 19 at the post in Conception Jct. The menu includes pancakes, sausage, eggs, biscuits and gravy, juice and coffee. There is a $7 minimum donation per person. Children ages six and under are free. Proceeds will go to
‘How America Works’ comes to Maryville farm
By Kay Wilson Last January with snow and ice on the ground, the Schenkel farm, west of Maryville, welcomed a “How America Works with Mike Rowe” film crew to chronicle a corn farming operation. The show made it to the screen in early May with a repeat of the show streamed June 4. The show
State Historical Society of Missouri publishes online interactive map exploring Juneteenth and Emancipation Day in Missouri
The State Historical Society of Missouri has published a new digital interactive, Emancipation Day in the Missouri Ozarks, exploring the significance of June 19 and August 4 to African American freedom in Missouri and the United States. “The August 4 celebration of Emancipation Day in Missouri dates back to the Civil War era,” said Gary
County presents Host Lions with $10,000 in ARPA funds
On June 9, the Nodaway County Commissioners presented the Maryville Host Lions with a $10,000 ARPA grant. At the presentation were Nodaway County Clerk Melinda Patton, Nodaway County Collector Treasurer Marilyn Jenkins, Nodaway County Associate Commissioner Scott Walk, Host Lion President Rob Sparks, Presiding Commissioner Bill Walker, Associate Commissioner Chris Burns and Host Lions Treasurer
City manager updates South Main progress
On June 15, City Manager Greg McDanel released information regarding the closure of South Avenue at South Main Street. South Avenue will be closed starting on July 5 at 7 am for a six week period. VF Anderson Builders will reconstruct portions of South Avenue that require full depth subgrade and pavement replacement. Traffic signs
Skidmore closes brush pile
The City of Skidmore has closed the brush pile effective immediately through the end of July to allow the area to be prepared for the tractor pull during the Punkin Show.
Marilyn Pope
Marilyn Pope, 78, passed away on the morning of May 22, 2022, in Las Cruces, NM. Born on July 12, 1943, to William and Rebekah Botkin Ruddell in Maryville, Marilyn was active in the Burr Oak community as a 4-H sewer, flutist and farmer’s daughter. She graduated from Skidmore High School in 1961 and from
Barbara Miller
Barbara Ann Miller, 75, Hopkins, died Monday, June 13, 2022, at Mosaic Life Care, St. Joseph. She was born February 19, 1947, in Clark County to Arthur Dean and Lillie Alma Knowles Young. She attended school in Gravity, IA. On November 10, 1963, she married Gordon Green. They later divorced. On June 12, 1992, she
Lane Zimmerman
Lane K. Zimmerman, 73, St. Joseph, formerly of Maryville, died Monday, June 13, 2022, at Mosaic Life Care – St. Joseph. He was born February 1, 1949, in Maryville, to Lawrence and Ruby Pruitt Zimmerman. He was a 1967 graduate of Maryville R-II and attended Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville. Mr. Zimmerman worked his entire
