May is Motorcycle Awareness Month

During Motorcycle Awareness Month, the Missouri Coalition for Roadway Safety wants to remind motorists and motorcyclists alike to “Watch for Motorcycles” in order to help prevent motorcycle crashes, deaths and injuries on Missouri roadways. “Preliminary reports indicate that 13 percent of all Missouri traffic fatalities in 2020 involved a motorcycle, with 117 motorcyclist lives lost,”

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AL sponsors fish, chicken dinner

An “All You Can Eat” fish and chicken dinner with all the fixings will be served from 5 to 7 pm, Saturday, May 15 at the American Legion Post 100, 1104 East Fifth Street, Maryville. Carryout is available. Cost is $12 for adults and $5 for children age 11 and under. All proceeds go to

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Diana Pope

Diana Lynn Leipard Pope, 69, Maryville, died Tuesday, May 11, 2021. She was born February 21, 1952, in Kansas City, to L.H. and Lila June Jeffrey Leipard. She received her bachelor’s degree in geography and geology from Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, in 2007 and then her master’s in G.I.S., Geographic Information Systems, also from

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Terry Nicholas

Terry E. Nicholas, 68, Burlington Jct, died Monday, May 10, 2021, at Clarinda Regional Health Center, Clarinda, IA. He was born August 3, 1952, in Maryville, to Robert L. and Neva L. Evans Nicholas. On June 6, 1987, he married Kay Bennett in Burlington Jct., in the old church. Service will be at 2 pm,

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David Duvall

David L. Duvall, 68, Maryville, died Friday, May 7, 2021, at the Nodaway Nursing Home. He was born August 25, 1952, in Excelsior Springs, to Lonnie and Myrtle Hunnicutt Duvall. He graduated from Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, with a master’s degree in music education. A memorial service was held Thursday, May 13 at Price

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Betty R. Baumli

Betty Rose Baumli, 85, Maryville, died Wednesday, May 5, 2021, at the Nodaway Nursing Home, Maryville. She was born October 26, 1935, in Jacksonville, FL to Sidney and Lucy Spreitzer Mickler. On April 12, 1980, she married Matthew B. Baumli in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL. He preceded her in death September 21, 2020. Mass of

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Margot Liebing

Margot Motzer Liebing, 75, Maryville, died Thursday, May 6, 2021, at Village Care Center, Maryville. She was born June 9, 1945, in Donauwörth, Germany. She graduated high school and then attended a technical school for secretaries. On September 17, 1966, she married Fred Johannes Liebing. A private family burial and celebration of life was held

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