The first ever Maryville Turkey Trot took off, Thanksgiving morning, November 24, from the archway over Fourth Street to run/walk 2.9 miles. The idea of the Downtown Maryville committee, the trot went through the university to 16th Street and back. Turnout was good for the run with 133 people. Bradley Deering took first place in
Makers Monday, November 28, brought crowds of holiday shoppers and families to enjoy the Christmas atmosphere. Duncan Carriages of Savannah took happy Maryville families around the square in its lighted wagon. The Nodaway Chorale delighted its audience with Christmas songs on the west side of the Nodaway County Courthouse. The next chorale performance was at
Momoko Usami Cotter, Barnard, has produced a solo art show, Lachrymalia, at the Habitat Contemporary Gallery, 2012 Baltimore Avenue, Kansas City which will be on display until Friday, December 16. She will be presenting an artist talk at 5 pm, along with art residency musicians playing music inspired by her work at 7 pm for
The evening of November 23, the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks Lodge 760, Maryville, served its Thanksgiving dinner to the Northwest Missouri State University Bearcat Football Team as they advanced in the playoffs. Elks Tim Eckstein, Shelly Sybert, Evan Townsend and James Mattson dish out the food to the 88 football players. Hy-Vee donated the
The Greater Maryville Chamber of Commerce announced Cindy Lemar as the winner of its Grinch Contest to kick-off a Very Merryville Christmas. This year’s voting total of $2,446.02 goes to Lemar’s nonprofit, the North Star Advocacy Center. Grinch Cindy made her public debut November 28 at Makers’ Monday when she lit the Nodaway County Courthouse.
During the November 16 Nodaway County Health Center board meeting, Administrator Tom Patterson reviewed the budget. The health center has received less income than the budget for the year due to not needing and receiving COVID-19 funds compared to the previous year. Expenses are also less than the budgeted amount because of less COVID-19 expenses.
The Northwest Missouri Cooperative Mental Health Board of Trustees decided on leadership positions at their November 17 meeting. The positions are Anglea Brook, chair, Holt County; Judy Hood, vice-chair, Holt County; Sarah Marsh, secretary, Nodaway County and Julia Schmitz, treasurer, Nodaway County. Other activities of the gathering will be in a future article.
High school band students from several county schools attended the festival from the 275 Conference at Northwest Missouri State. After a day of workshops and learning opportunities, they performed in the Mary Linn Performing Arts Center. Dr. Katy Strickland was the director.
Shoe Sensation, 1412 South Main Street, Maryville, is collecting socks for the seventh annual socks for troops and veterans. The Maryville Shoe Sensation will be donating the socks to the Cameron’s Veterans Home. The store has military approved socks for customers to purchase and donate in-store. Customers will receive 20 percent off the socks purchased
The Business of the Month award exists to recognize and honor businesses demonstrating community involvement, outstanding customer service and professional relationships. Because it is a great example of all these, the November Business of the Month is Ace Westlake Hardware. The nomination form for Westlake complimented the business for its outstanding customer service which starts
