The Maryville Public Library, 509 North Main Street, Maryville, will hold the following activities: • Creative Writing Oasis, 2 pm, Saturday, February 25, for patrons working on creative writing projects and a chance to meet fellow writers. • Book Nibblers, 9:45 to 10:15 am, Thursday, March 2, for infants to age three accompanied by a
The Hopkins Community Club will sponsor a beef and noodles dinner from 11 am to 1 pm on Sunday, February 26 at the Hopkins Community Building. The menu of homemade beef and noodles, mashed potatoes, greenbeans, salads and drinks costs $8 for adults and $3 for children. Proceeds support community projects.
Hopkins Community Betterment will hold its monthly meeting at 6 pm, Wednesday, March 1 at the Christian Church annex room, Hopkins. The church is handicapped accessible if entering from the east side. All interested individuals are invited to attend.
The Nodaway County Association of Retired School Employees (NCARSE) will resume its monthly meetings at 9 am, Thursday, March 2 at the Nodaway County Senior Center. Becky Albrecht, superintendent of Maryville R-II School district, will present the program. Greeters are Barbara Nelsen and Linda Girard. Sue Bennerotte will give the closing. Hospitality will be provided
The Nodaway County Republican Women will hold a meeting at 11:30 am, Thursday, March 2 at Pizza Ranch, Maryville.
Shawn Emerson was hired as Nodaway-Holt’s High School principal for the 2017-2018 school year following Ethan Sickle’s resignation. Emerson, originally from Lawson, attended Northwest Missouri State University earning a dual major in elementary education and physical education in 2001. He earned his master’s in educational leadership from William Woods University, Fulton, in 2013. “Mr. Emerson
Northwest Missouri State University’s Department of Language, Literature and Writing will host authors Jacques J. Rancourt and Robert Long Foreman during its next installment of the Visiting Writers Series at 7 pm, Tuesday, February 21 in the JW Jones Student Union Living Room. The event is free and open to the public. Kawasaki, Green Tower
Maryville’s Matt Twaddle, 170 pounds, earned third place in the state after a 10-4 match against Dalton Ward, Sullivan. He faced Ward earlier and won 5-3. He also won 7-3 against Adrian Ransom, Clinton, and 7-4 against Dawson Brandt, Eldon. He lost to Cole Lightfoot, Pleasant Hill, 7-2. For more photos, see the printed Nodaway
Sydney Marriott, West Nodaway fifth grader, is shown with some of the more than 150 items she collected for the Children and Family Center, Maryville. Sydney was inspired by a counseling class to start the week-long project to give back to the community. She also raised $104 for the center. “Everyone talks about helping, but
