Last March, Jefferson 4-H club requested and received a Liberty Tree, one of 30 bud-grafted tulip poplars from the original Maryland Liberty Tree. The tree was received with a plaque and authenticity papers on September 29 and club members planted it at the Conception Community Park. The tree was generously donated by Crader Distributing and

The Maryville Pride Lions Club announced the winner of its 2016-17 peace poster contest. St. Gregory’s sixth grade student and winner Gabe Baldwin, son of Jon and Kelley Baldwin, is congratulated by his teacher Betsy Nielson, Pride Lions President James Pedersen and poster chairperson Carol O’Riley. Baldwin’s poster will be submitted to the Missouri Lions

In competition with 20 other schools, Maryville High student Hannah Townsend earned first place in informative speaking at the Rockhurst Invitational, October 20-21. After winning first place at Blue Springs the week before, Townsend again dominated the final round, placing 1, 1, 2 with three judges. Her speech is about the Stockholm Syndrome and features

On November 4, West Nodaway students supported Weston Carter and his coach, Colton Blay, as they ran a lap around the school during a pep rally sending them to state. Carter placed 121st at state in cross country. “I am very excited. It has been my goal since I was a freshman to make state,”

On November 4, fourth grade students at St. Gregory’s gave informational presentations about Missouri.

For the third consecutive year, Northwest Missouri State University will commemorate Veterans Day by placing wreaths at each of its military markers in tribute to the men and women who served our country. University leaders will place the wreaths at 10:55 am, Friday, November 11. Military markers on the Northwest campus consist of the Memorial

Sons of the American Legion honored veterans on November 5 at the Maryville High School Performing Arts Center. Veterans listened to the Jefferson High School band play patriotic music and watched a slide show of Washington, DC, monuments. Lynn Richabaugh and his father, Lavelle, pause before the festivities begin. Lavelle served in the Navy during

The 56th annual Nodaway County Farm-City banquet was November 7 at the JW Jones Student Union Ballroom on the Northwest campus. The event, hosted by the Maryville Chamber of Commerce’s Agriculture Committee, recognized many Nodaway Countians who have devoted their lives to agriculture. Over 275 people attended. The Outstanding Farm Family award was presented to

The Hopkins City Council approved to amend ordinance No. 385 by adopting subsection U that authorizes the city to impose a lien upon real property served by public sanitary sewer services for non-payment of sewer account received after its third reading at the November 7 meeting. Judy and Don Crane, Hopkins Community Betterment, discussed a