Today’s Civic Women is collecting children’s coats from sizes 3T to small adult. TCW is hoping to acquire coats from summer garage sales for use by school children this fall and winter. The Koats for Kids program has been an ongoing enterprise for the organization. Coat collection points in Maryville are the Nodaway News Leader,
Nodaway County youth will be taking the stage this weekend for the Maryville Young Players (MYP) performances. Performances will be at the Ron Houston Center for the Performing Arts on the Northwest Missouri State University campus. They will be at 2 and 7 pm, Saturday, June 10 and Sunday, June 11. MYP is an opportunity
Anticipation and excitement is higher than ever as aspiring country music artists prepare to compete for the 36th annual Country Showdown. Local radio Pick-up Country, KNIM, will again hold the Country Showdown preliminaries at 7 pm, Saturday, June 10 on the square in Maryville. This year’s local contestants are Shelby Bever, Guilford; Tammy Dredge Hickman,
At the June 5 meeting of the Hopkins City Council, it was decided not to pursue a procedure to remove a dangerous, substandard building. To pursue building removal, City Attorney Taryn Henry had compiled a guide and necessary forms. Upon review, the council decided it would be cost prohibitive. The information Henry gathered will be
On June 3, country band Big Time Grain Co. made a big-time splash as the first act of the June concert series held at the Donaldson Amphitheater, Maryville. The band presented a $250 donation to Maryville Young Players as their way of supporting local art. Accepting the check from the band were Briley Henggeler, Annika
At the June 5 meeting of the Pickering City Council, discussion was held on three blocked tubes on Sixth and Railroad Streets which are causing problems for traffic. The streets lie on the outskirts of town. Mayor Charles Smith thought that one of the tubes was on a township road, so it was decided that
On June 3, concrete was poured around the Nodaway County Freedom Rock located in Maryville’s Franklin Park. Smoothing the concrete are Jerry Allen, American Legion Post 100, and Lion Jonathan Scott; standing are Lions Ken Barnes, WR O’Riley and Harold Spire. Andy Spire Construction provided the forms, knowledgeable layout and help while Brad Florea of
If your father or grandfather has enough ties this Father’s Day, the Nodaway News Leader has a selection of books by local authors that will suit almost every taste. Books about Maryville and Nodaway County include “Nodaway County Missouri: A Pictorial History 1910-1994,” edited by Opal E. Eckert; “Images of America: Maryville” and “Images of
Members of the Burlington Jct. City Council discussed contracting the maintenance department staff instead of hiring their own personnel during their regular meeting May 30. Bart Downing, division manager with Alliance Water Resources, Columbia, and Chris Gutschow, director of business development, People Services, Omaha, NE, presented their companies’ service plans to the council. Mayor Justin
Nodaway County Health Department Environmental Health Specialist Larry Wickersham found expired medicines and baby formula for sale during routine inspections of various food establishments and schools throughout the month of May. North Nodaway R-VI Middle/High School, 705 East Barnard Street, Hopkins, high priority Routine inspection May 1. Critical: None observed. Non-critical: Observed paint in disrepair
