By Jacki Wood Providing a safe and accepting environment for those in the LGBTQIA+ community has been the goal of a relatively new group in Maryville. Over the past year, Common Grounds has offered a place for community members to gather where they can be their true and authentic selves without fear of reprisal or
At the November 10 Maryville Tourism Committee meeting, members voted to clean up Ordinance Number 7931, 1-23-2017 detailing the make-up of the committee. City Council member Dannon Merrill addressed the committee stating three main issues: • Expansion of committee, yes or no; • Open up to non-city residents; • At-large or organization members. He wanted
Volunteers at First United Methodist Church, Maryville, worked several days to prepare for a special Thanksgiving ChOW community meal on November 17. The church averages 280 delivery and drive-thru meals each week but were preparing 500 for the special holiday menu. Assisting with the pans of dressing were Chuck McIntosh, Christie Ross, Nathan Barnes, LeDonna
Nodaway County property owners, for the most part, will have a lower tax levy payment than last year. The highest rate is in Grant Township at $9.80 per $100 assessed valuation, which is a 25¢ increase from last year. The taxing entities and rates for taxpayers in the town of Barnard are: state, 3¢; Senate
Missouri Governor Mike Parson, along with his wife, traveled to Maryville November 13 to tour the new Northwest Missouri State University Agriculture Learning Center (ALC) and take in a Bearcat football game where he did the coin flip. As he came into the ALC, he commented: “the first thing I noticed was the fine calves
The Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art opens two new exhibitions that aim to challenge viewers’ perception of reality. Refracted Reality: The Work of Jim Cantrell and the 10th Annual Missouri Valley Impressionist Society (MVIS) Juried Exhibition will be on view Saturday, November 20 until Sunday, January 9, 2022. An opening reception will take place from 4
For the 17th straight season, the Northwest Missouri State University Bearcat football program has secured an NCAA Division II playoff bid. Northwest ranks No. 1 all-time in Division II playoff appearances with 25. Northwest, 9-1 overall, was pegged as the No. 3 seed in Super Region Three and earned a home playoff game. Northwest will
“The major college football (FBS) season is winding down and the FBS Playoff picture is coming into focus. This week’s proportional symbol map displays the AP top-ranked team (Georgia) with the largest football and #25 North Carolina State with the smallest football. The pattern displays many of the same teams that ended up on top
Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft wants Missourians to be aware of changes to opening and closing dates for candidate filing for the April 5, 2022, General Municipal Election. Candidate filing for the General Municipal Election, which includes school boards, municipalities, fire districts and other political subdivisions, has been shortened by two weeks following the passage
Maryville residents will see an increase in their water and sewer bills in 2022 after the city council approved an ordinance to change the rates during its November 8 meeting. The proposed increase establishes new rates for metered water usage beginning January 1 and is expected to generate a 13 percent increase in water revenue
