December 8 Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of Mary mass, 8 am and 7 pm, St. Gregory’s Catholic Church, Maryville. 44th annual Yuletide Feaste, 6:30 pm, also on Saturday, December 9, JW Jones Student Union. Tickets must be purchased in advance and are $31.50 each. Check or cash may be used in Room 101 of
Maryville R-II School District has been accused of excluding an elementary student with Down Syndrome from participating in a school event. According to the student’s grandparents, James and Alma Clodfelter, who posted on social media, the child’s parents received a letter from the school district one week before the Thanksgiving program informing them she was
Rod Couts was named the Christmas parade Grinch. He and his grandson, Dawson Couts, playing Max the Dog, lead the annual Christmas parade on December 1 in Downtown Maryville. For more information, see the printed Nodaway News Leader.
For Christmas cards and packages to arrive by Saturday, December 23, the adage “the sooner, the better” applies. The following list are the United States Post Office cut-off dates: Military Mail: • December 11 – First class and priority mail service to most APO/FPO/DPO addresses • December 16 – Priority mail express military service to
The purchase of a 2015 XL Ford Pickup was approved at the December 4 Hopkins City Council meeting. The truck will be purchased for $28,000 from Walton Motors, Savannah. It has an extended cab and eight-foot box, 21,000 miles and two years left on the warranty. The council plans to keep the city’s current Chevy
Looking for something unique and thoughtful for family members and friends on your Christmas gift list? The Nodaway News Leader has an assortment of books by local authors suitable for all ages and all proceeds go directly to the authors. Books recommended for children are: “Isabelle’s Search for God” by Sherry Nieting; “The Boy who
Crowds gather around the live nativity performed by Laura Street Baptist Church members December 2 in the Westlake Hardware parking lot. Attendees were able to interact with the actors, pet the animals, enjoy refreshments and hear the story of Jesus’ birth. Daniel McKim, portraying a wise man delivering gifts to baby Jesus, led his camel
It was announced at the December 4 Pickering City Council meeting that Mid-America Road Builders, Platte City, was able to patch potholes on city streets. The company used the city’s previously purchased cold patch mix which should keep project costs down. This will also help the streets to weather better during the winter months. The
The Maryville City Council passed an ordinance to lease one acre of land from the Maryville Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) to build a monument sign for the Mozingo Lake and Recreational Park during its regular meeting November 27. MIDC purchased nearly 21 acres on the corner of Liberty Road and Highway 136. The city wants
By Christina Rice Graham residents Kevin and Michelle Rosenbohm welcomed their second intern from Ireland this fall. In 2010, Kevin was invited to speak at the Irish Tillage Land Use Society Conference about the use of genetically modified grain (GMO). The Rosenbohms own Graham Seed, Graham, where they have dealt with GMOs since Roundup® ready
