With 30 entries, the Maryville Optimist Club recently awarded the top three winners in the Optimist Essay Contest. Using the theme, “Reaching Your Dreams by Using Optimism,” students submitted a 700-800 word essay. The essays were judged by a panel of five judges. Winners included Leanna Roush, first place; Grace Ozanne, second; and Garrett Dumke,
Northwest Missouri State University concluded its commemoration of Women’s History Month March 31 by recognizing three individuals as “Influential Women of Northwest” and six others as outstanding nominees. The Northwest community is annually invited to nominate female students, faculty and staff at the university who have positively influenced lives and made outstanding contributions to the
Abigail Seipel, a Maryville High School sophomore, has been accepted to participate in the 2021 Missouri Scholars Virtual Academy. Due to COVID-19, the academy activities will be virtual. Seipel, along with 300-plus other students can choose her course preferences from the 26 classes. Due to lack of state and institutional funding, Missouri Scholars Academy must
April is Child Abuse Awareness month and on April 6 a ceremony was held outside of the new Maryville Public Safety facility. Pinwheels were set out to commemorate the 808 children who had received therapy or forensic interviews during 2020 in the Northwest Missouri nine county area. Jill Gockel, Maryville, brought her four children to
The Nodaway Holt Ag Mechanics team qualified for the State FFA Convention Ag Mechanics contest on March 27. The members of the team were: Trent Smock, Isaac Johnson, James Herr, all juniors and Parker Prettyman, freshman. More students’ accomplishments can be found in the printed edition, 4.8.21.
“This weekend is the Final of the 2021 NCAA Men’s Div. I Ice Hockey ‘Frozen Four’ being held in Buffalo, NY. This proportional symbol map displays the team champions over the last 30 years. Boston College leads with four, followed by Denver, Minnesota-Duluth and North Dakota with three each. Massachusetts, Minnesota-Duluth, Minnesota State and St.
A business celebration will be held at the new office of Mullock Health Care at 2332 S Main, Maryville. Northwest Missouri Enterprise Facilitation, along with the Maryville Chamber, is hosting the event at 2 pm, Thursday, April 8. The public is invited to meet Dr. Dallas Mullock, who has started a private practice medical clinic
“March Madness culminated with the Final Four this weekend and the Championship Game last night with No. 1 seed Baylor beating No. 1 overall seed Gonzaga 86-70. Four teams (Duke-5, Connecticut & North Carolina-4 each, and Kentucky-3) have won a total of 16 titles in the past 30 years. Once again, as in previous college
By Nate Blackford, Mosaic Medical Center – Maryville president Championship cultures are incredibly difficult to build and even more difficult to maintain. In Maryville and the surrounding areas, we have been fortunate to witness a number of sustained championship programs, teams and organizations. Frankly, I think sometimes we forget just how fortunate we are and
Active Minds and the Behavioral Science Association at Northwest Missouri State University will host “I Will Listen,” an event aimed at reducing stigmas surrounding mental illness and promoting discussions about mental health disorders. The event, which is free and open to the public, is 1 to 3 pm, Wednesday, April 7, in the JW Jones
