This Week's News

25th Crime Victims Awareness tree planting takes place at Mozingo

The ceremonial planting of a Royal White Eastern Redbud tree to commemorate National Crime Victims Rights Week, April 23-29, took place at Mozingo Lake Recreation Park, April 25. Preparing to dig are Michael Mullock, Maryville Treatment Center functional unit manager; Sgt. Tom Ziegler, Missouri State Highway Patrol; Jamie Liakos, assistant division director Western Region Probation

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Maryville Optimists name ‘Just Say No’ drug-free poster contest winners

The Maryville Optimist Club sponsored their annual “Just Say No” Drug-Free Poster Contest, with fourth grade students in Nodaway County schools, including Eugene Field Elementary, Horace Mann, Jefferson, Nodaway-Holt, Northeast Nodaway, North Nodaway, St. Gregory,  South Nodaway and West Nodaway. Each student was given poster paper measuring 11” x 14”, to express their views on the

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Davison completes first year as tourism, Downtown Maryville director

By Kathryn Rice As of April 4, DeAnn Davison completed her first year as director of both the Maryville Tourism Committee and Downtown Maryville organization. Davison has spent a lot of her charter year attending training meetings and conventions to make connections with others in the industry and learn how to best promote both organizations.

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Skidmore doesn’t swear-in new elected officials

At the April 13 Skidmore City Council meeting, the council decided to table the swearing in of the April 4 elected aldermen until the May 11 meeting. Alderman Teresa Carter, who was re-elected to the council seat, was at the April meeting. Steve Day, a write-in candidate, was not. Alderman Marvin Sumy was thanked for

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Eagle Scout to refurbish Freedom Fest Flag

Skidmore resident Cheryl Huston has been sheltering a piece of Nodaway County history in her garage. It is a 4×8 foot wooden American flag painted in the mid-80s to honor veterans, the missing-in-action and the killed-in-action during the Freedom Fest celebration and the Moving Wall events held in Skidmore during this time. Knowing this piece

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Stiens Memorial Scholarship gives 3 awards

Lori and Steve Sears presented the first three scholarships for $1,500 each to Northwest Technical School graduating seniors, James Jathan Ungles, Madelyn Swinford and Mia Roush, in the memory of their son, Cody Lee Stiens. Roush plans to attend North Central Missouri College, Trenton, to study nursing. Ungles plans to attend Southeast Community College, Milford,

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Burlington Jct. swears in new aldermen

Michael Goff and Martha Greeley were both sworn in as new aldermen at the April 12 city council meeting. Kenzie Wallace reported that the Farmer Fall Festival Committee wants to place a tube for drainage down at the park using their funds for the project if the city could help with the labor, and the

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Cares Coalition’s youth brainstorming session sees good representation

The Northwest Community Cares Coalition held a youth brainstorming session at The Hangar, April 12, to reduce the trend of electronic cigarettes substance abuse among youth populations. The Cares Coalition, who fear teens rarely hear the truth about the popular Juul that contain nicotine, was started approximately a year and a half ago when the

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Maryville names beautification award winner

Joni Sheridan, owner of the property located at 604 South Fillmore Street, is the April winner of the Beautification Award Program. She was presented her award by Maryville Mayor Tye Parsons. Every month from April to October, Maryville awards a property owner for the continued beautification or improvements made to their home or business. The

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Chamber’s Business of the Month goes to Tri-State Ford

Tri-State Ford Lincoln is the Greater Maryville Chamber of Commerce April Business of the Month. Located at 2117 South Main Street, Tri-State has a great selection of new and used, pre-owned vehicles and an outstanding automotive service department. Nominated for its outstanding community support, Tri-State President Todd Hill was noted for his investment into the

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