For more than 40 years, the Albrecht Kemper Museum of Art, St. Joseph, has been showcasing the talent of high school artists in Northwest Missouri and Northeast Kansas. The 2022 Regional High School Exhibition features artwork of 121 students from 19 schools. Their art will be on view at the AKMA now through Saturday, April
The Platte Valley girls basketball team defeated Mercer, 39-33, in the Class 1 Quarterfinals on March 5 at Missouri Western to advance to the state semifinals which will be played at Missouri State University in Springfield. Platte Valley (27-1) faces Leeton (24-2) in the semifinals at 4 pm, Friday, March 11 at Hammons Student Center.
Maryville High School freshman Raymond Zhao continues to challenge himself mathematically. He recently earned first place in the ninth grade MathLeague.org contest which will allow him to compete at the state level in Columbia on April 23. If he qualifies, he will then move on to a national competition in May. He has competed in
On a rather blustery February day, tractors manned by Northeast Nodaway FFA Chapter members pulled into the school driveway for the annual Drive a Tractor to School Day.
The Maryville High Dazzlers came home from the Missouri State Dance Team Championships in St. Charles with trophies from their February 26 performance: third place in lyrical, fourth in pom and fifth overall in the state. They are: front, Kensley Wood, Kiah Bennett, Anna Adwell, Maggie Webb and Kaylee Harkrider, manager; back, Emma Nolte, Teagan
The Platte Valley girls defeated South Holt 50-22 in the Class 1 District 16 Championship on February 25 at Mound City. They followed that up with a sectional win over St. Joe Christian 53-40 on March 1 at the St. Joseph Civic Arena. Platte Valley advances to the quarterfinals where they will face the Mercer
The Maryville Spoofhounds will take part in the Class 4 District 16 basketball tournament from February 26 to March 4. The Hounds host their opening round games with the semifinals and finals being played at Benton. The No. 4 seed Maryville girls beat No. 5 seed Cameron Saturday, February 26. The Spoofhounds will play No.
Blake Casteel, Maryville High School senior, signed his National Letter of Intent on February 11 to play football and attend Benedictine College, Atchison, KS. Surrounding him are: front, his mother, Cortney Casteel, and his father, Travis Casteel; back, grandparents, LuAnne McDonald and Don McDonald from Grand Island, NE. Blake plans to major in kinesiology and
Maryville High School senior Cleo Johnson signed her National Letter of Intent to play soccer and attend Wayne State College in Wayne, NE, on February 11. She is surrounded, in front, by her sisters, Lacy Gallagher and Sam Johnson, her mother, Alex Gallagher, and her father, Jared Gallagher; in the back are her friends, Athena
Hayden Ferry, a South Nodaway senior and Platte Valley football player, signed his national letter of intent to play football at Baker University in Baldwin City, KS. At the ceremony were: front, his mother, Shawna Davis, Hayden, Platte Valley Head Football Coach Johnnie Silkett, and his father, Eric Ferry; back, brother, Dylan Carden. Hayden plans
