The registration deadline for the Downtown Maryville Pumpkin Growing Contest has been extended to August 15. This extension provides more time for local growers to participate in the popular contest, which culminates at the annual Fall into Fun event on Sunday, September 28, in downtown Maryville. “We want to ensure as many people as possible
Now through the month of July, the Greater Maryville Chamber of Commerce is taking nominations for its annual awards. These awards will be presented at the Chamber’s Annual Banquet on September 18. Anyone, regardless of Chamber affiliation may make nominations by emailing chamber@maryvillechamber.com with the following information: nominator’s name and contact information, the award name, the nominee’s
A record number 113 Missouri 4-H clubs and FFA chapters received $500 Shaping Rural Missouri Grants from FCS Financial for community improvement projects this summer. Projects include landscaping fairgrounds, painting bleachers, building picnic tables and improving community parks. In Nodaway County, the 102 River Hounds 4-H Club, for landscape work around the County Community Building
2025 FSA county committee nomination period open The Nodaway County Farm Service Agency Committee (FSA) election for the Local Administrative Area (LAA) of Independence, Jackson and Polk Townships will be held this year with the nomination period opening from June 16 until they close August 1. Eligible voters have the right to nominate candidates of
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reminds the public that driver examination stations throughout the state will be closed on Friday, July 4 in observance of Independence Day. Normal operations will resume on Monday, July 7.
The Burlington Jct. City Council met in open and closed sessions June 12, and approved the FY 25 budget. It was approved at $545,800, which is $34,500 higher than FY 2024 due to inflation. The next sewer increase is set for July 1 for a total of $5 each hook up. City Manager Jo Anna
Summer hits its stride with fun July activities in Nodaway County. Events submitted to the Nodaway News Leader can be found in our print exclusive article on Pages 1 & 14 of this week’s paper.
The 55th anniversary of the Miss Missouri competition culminated with the crowning of a new Miss Missouri and she is Courtney Rowe, a Kansas City native June 14. Rowe, the daughter of Michele and Mike Rowe of Kansas City, is a graduate student of Northwest Missouri State University where she studied journalism. She is working
MoDOT has contracted Herzog Contracting Corp., St. Joseph, to resurface a section of US Route 136 from Missouri Route 46 to Nodaway County Route J near Conception beginning Monday, June 23. Crews will overlay the pavement in 2-mile sections beginning just south of Ravenwood and work toward the intersection of Route J. Traffic impacts include
At a recent AseraCare Hospice monthly Vet-to-Vet Café at Oak Pointe, several guests from American Legion Post 100 joined the veterans for conversation and camaraderie. A highlight of the morning David Dredge, Post 100 commander, presented a certificate of continuous membership to Bob Bohlken, a Oak Pointe resident, recognizing an incredible 70 years of dedication
