Schools

                        Platte Valley basketball hosted DeKalb February 3, with the girls coming away with a 60-12 win, and the boys winning 77-27.

The 100th day of school is celebrated by Nodaway County elementary schools. You can find the print exclusive photos on page 3 of the NNL. More to come next week!

Maryville Middle School was the site of the February 6 Nodaway County Spelling Bee. Two students from Maryville Middle School, Jefferson, West Nodaway, Horace Mann, Northeast Nodaway and St. Gregory participated. After five rounds, Tessa Mayne, MMS, was the winner with the word, “trilby,” and the championship word was “bookworm.” Alantin Cromer, Horace Mann, placed

Blake Bohannon, the son of Ray and Tobie Bohannon, and Morgan Wilmes, the daughter of Norbert and Tammy Wilmes are the Nodaway-Holt King and Queen.Xander Kent, the son of Robert and Amy Kent, and Emma Young, the daughter of Rich and Melissa Cook are the West Nodaway King and Queen.

Mustang Seniors Damian Dailey and Jacquelyn Cline were announced as king and queen during the North Nodaway vs Platte Valley games on January 20 in Hopkins. The senior candidates were Ryver Wolf, Braya McGinness, King Damian Dailey, Queen Jacquelyn Cline, Jeremiah Dobbins and Ellaina Renfro.

Nodaway-Holt High School Principal Mike Hollingsworth will become the district’s new superintendent starting July 1. Hollingsworth has been the high school principal and athletic director since July 2018. He has past experience in the Fairfax R-III School District as a business teacher, technology director, at-risk coordinator and administrative assistant. He will replace Jeff Blackford who

On a typical school day, students are busy with learning opportunities in Nodaway County schools. From grade school to high school, we have examples of students in their school environments. Pictured: At South Nodaway on January 20, Nicco LaBryer is practicing to take part in the four-state honor band at Northwest Missouri State University on

Lunch at Eugene Field Elementary in Maryville Missouri was extra special on January 10. The third grade class was treated to a surprise visit from Chester Cheetah and the Frito Lay team from Topeka, KS. Jake Breeding, along with close to 100 other third graders, had been working on  informative writing projects all second quarter. Jake,

Spoofhounds Working as a Team or SWAT delivers meals to the Maryville homebound twice a month. The Eugene Field Elementary students who recently delivered the meals are second graders, Aurora Stetter and Hinton Hamilton, and third graders, Korbin Aley, Reese James and Jaydon Blanton. SWAT is EFE’s student leadership team.

North Nodaway Middle and High School has a new Leo Club. The induction ceremony was performed December 19 at the Pickering Community Building. The new Leos are, front: Leo Sponsor Lion Bethney Pederson, Neveah Smith, Wyatt Emery, Nevaeh Rowland, Secretary Lily Blane, President Morgan Pope; back: Ty Moyer, Matthew Sturgis, Sam Morrow, Mya Hansen, Treasurer