As the 2021 college football season came to a close last week, we now have the All-Conference players per capita map. Just under eight percent, or 1,194 of the 15,341 FBS players made an All-Conference team. The region extending from Texas to the Carolinas, known as the ‘Pigskin Cult’, is highlighted containing 47% of the
Roberta A. Courtney, a former longtime Maryville resident, died Sunday, January 23, 2022. Roberta was born August 22, 1929, in Farragut, IA, to Bert Lightfoot and Gertrude Lind Lightfoot. As a child, she moved with her family to a farm in Burlington Jct. Roberta married Virgil Courtney on August 5, 1946, and they had 64
Gladys “Terry” West Winter, 99, died Friday, January 21, 2022. She was born January 23, 1922, in Manhattan, KS. She was married to Lt. Col. CV Winter, USAF. He preceded her in death in 1998. A Rosary will be held at 6:45 pm, Monday, April 18 followed by a visitation until 8 pm at Cullen
James Harold Tibbetts, 76, Newport, WA, died Thursday, January 13, 2022. He was born December 8, 1945, to Harold W. and Alma M. Wilbanks Tibbetts. He graduated from Ravenwood High School with the class of 1965. Mr. Tibbetts drove a truck for Stewart Sandwiches in Missouri and Washington. He later worked as an LPN in
The SB40 Board completed the 2021 year with a carryover balance of $41,472.24, which was announced at the January 11 quarterly meeting. Board President Larry Redford met in December with NOCOMO Industries Manager Nicki Samson who had completed the 2022 contract and was ready for the SB40 Board president and secretary to sign. Samson also
The Burlington Jct. city council heard from invited guests during its January 10 regular meeting. The council invited Suzanne Rasmussen to the meeting to discuss the alley by the Burlington Jct. Housing Corporation. She informed the council they had put in all new downspouts. The city is concerned, however, because the way they were installed
The Nodaway County Senior Services Fund Tax Board met on January 13 in the county’s Administrative Center to divide senior citizen tax monies. These monies were gathered from the 5¢ per $100 assessed valuation across Nodaway County. The tax has been collected annually since 2000, and each year, the senior services tax board designates the
The Nodaway Community Theatre Company announces upcoming auditions for students in fifth through eighth grade. This year’s play is “The Dastardly Dr. Devereaux” and auditions will be at 2 pm, Saturday, January 22 and Sunday, January 23 at The Rose Theater, 120 West Third Street. Interested individuals need to bring a prepared song of their
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. Burns made a motion to approve the agenda as presented. The motion passed. Walk made a motion to approve prior commission minutes
By Kathryn Rice There is a severe blood shortage throughout the Community Blood Center region and people are being urged to become a blood donor. The Maryville Community Blood Drive will be held from 9 am to 3 pm, Monday, January 24, and 11 am to 7 pm, Tuesday, January 25 at the First Baptist
