New art was installed at the beginning of the Fourth Street corridor on April 24. “Spirit Bear” is the work of artist Del Pettigrew of Kearney, NE. Pettigrew, center, was helped with the installation by Maryville High School football players, Wyatt Walker, Braxton Yount, Peyton Frueh and Jackson Bram. Pettigrew got his inspiration for the
From 10 am to 2 pm, Saturday, April 29, Maryville Public Safety and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will give the public its 13th opportunity in seven years to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their houses of potentially dangerous expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs. Bring pills for disposal to Maryville Public Safety,
A Nodaway County woman was killed in an accident April 24 on Highway 46 when her vehicle, a 2001 Chevrolet Tahoe, was hit head-on by a 2011 Case IH Steiger pulling an anhydrous applicator. Virginia C. Burns, 60, Parnell, was southbound when the tractor driven by Marlin F. Meyer, 71, Ravenwood, crossed the center line
The Maryville City Council approved the annexation of approximately 20 acres of real estate during its regular meeting April 24. The tract of 20.87 acres is owned by Randy and Susie Holtman and located along the corner of South Hester Street and East South Avenue. The city will not be extending municipal services such as
The Elmo Christian Church will celebrate the 90th anniversary of the current church building’s dedication at 8 am, Sunday, April 30 at the church. Pastor Ron Ford is asking for old photos, news articles and stories about the church for the celebration. For more information, contact Ford at 660.623.0993. Also, a revival will be held
By Kathryn Rice Weldon Tree Service is under new management, but still in the family. After her father, Kurby Weldon, died of lung cancer in July 2016, Amy Wolf talked to her mother, Vickie Weldon, and her husband, Brad Wolf, about buying Weldon Tree Service. Wolf had helped her father the last two years by
The Maryville Farmers Market is preparing to start operating at 7:30 am, Saturday, May 6 at the parking lot at Buchanan and Fourth Streets, Maryville. The weekly Saturday market will feature locally-grown food by local vendors along with homemade and repurposed items. Farmers market committee member Sam Mason is expecting asparagus, hot house tomatoes, early
The Hopkins City Council met on April 17 to reorganize and swear in the new council elected during the April 4 election. After receiving 20 write-in votes, Kelly Morrison was sworn in as mayor. Richard Moore and Brandon Kreps were sworn in as aldermen and Rick Gladman was appointed by the council to replace Morrison
The Northwest Missouri State University Board of Regents honored champions during its regular meeting April 17 in the JW Jones Student Union Boardroom, in addition to finalizing the university’s tuition and fees for the 2017-18 academic year and approving an upgrade of its laptop program. Before getting to the business agenda, Regents celebrated the achievements
Members of the Mozingo Advisory Board looked at three choices for the new monument sign being made by Indigo Designs, De Soto, KS, during its regular meeting April 17. All three sign styles featured a 20-foot vertical sign with a slight left-sided slant, which city administrators said represented the fact that most motorists would turn
