County athletes compete at Worth County Early Bird
The track season officially got underway in Northwest Missouri on March 28 at the Worth County Early Bird which hosted 23 area teams.
Platte Valley baseball defeats Nodaway Valley
In the first battle of the valleys on the baseball field, Platte Valley defeated Nodaway Valley 14-4 on March 28 at Guilford.
Northwest’s Tower Choir to present concert at Conception Abbey
Northwest Missouri State University’s Tower Choir will return to the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception at Conception Abbey to present a concert on Sunday, April 3. The Tower Choir is under the direction of Dr. Stephen Town, a professor of music at Northwest who is retiring this spring after 36 years of service at the
AL breakfast is at Parnell Post
American Legion Post #528 will hold a freewill donation breakfast from 8 am to noon, Sunday, April 3 at the AL Post. The menu includes pancakes, biscuits and gravy, eggs made to order, bacon, sausage, coffee and orange juice.
New maps of county’s businesses promote ‘Eat, Play, Shop, Stay’
The Nodaway County Commissioners, with the aid of Collector Treasurer Marilyn Jenkins, printed a new guide to Maryville and Nodaway County as a resource for travelers arriving in the county. With the theme of “Eat, Play, Shop, Stay,” the tourism brochure was created by Diane Leight, a local designer, and printed by Rush Printing Co.
Candidates file for offices on August Primary ballot
Candidate filing for those seeking election of county and state offices closed on March 29. Individuals who filed to run are listed with their party affiliation. The Primary Election, where voters choose only one party ballot to vote from, is August 2 and the General Election is November 8. Nodaway County Presiding Commissioner Republican: Bill
Lions Club hosts fish, chicken, mountain oysters fry
The Graham Lions Club will host a fish and chicken fry from 4:30 to 7 pm, Saturday, April 2 at the Community Building in Graham. The menu features carp, catfish, chicken, mountain oysters, salad and potatoes. Adults are $12 and ages 11 and under are $5. For takeout orders, call 660.254.0448.
‘Cats make history with third consecutive NCAA National Championship
The Northwest Missouri State University men’s basketball team made NCAA Division II history by becoming the first program to produce three consecutive national championships with a 67-58 victory over the Augusta University Jaguars at the Ford Center in Evansville, IN. The Bearcats, 34-5 overall, captured their fourth championship in five years, 2017, 2019, 2021 and
Mustangs suffer baseball game defeat
By Morgan Guyer North Nodaway baseball fell to 0-2 on the season after a 14-4 loss against Osborn-Stewartsville on March 28. The Mustangs got behind early after a 3-0 first inning for the WildCards, but North Nodaway bounced back with two runs of their own in the bottom half. The teams went back and forth,
Geography with Goudge
March Madness will crown a champion this week. Four teams (Duke-5, Connecticut & North Carolina-4 each, and Kentucky-3) have won a total of 16 titles in the past 33 years. Once again, as in previous college basketball maps the eastern half of the country is dominating the sport. Baylor added themselves to the map in
