Spoofhounds hone basketball skills at camp this week

Maryville girls ramp up for camp The Maryville girls basketball team geared up at their Spoofhound camp June 5-7. The team also spent time each day teaching younger children the fundamentals of basketball. Molly Renshaw picks up speed as she comes in for a layup. For more photos see the June 8, 2017 Nodaway News

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TCW collects children’s coats over summer

Today’s Civic Women is collecting children’s coats from sizes 3T to small adult. TCW is hoping to acquire coats from summer garage sales for use by school children this fall and winter. The Koats for Kids program has been an ongoing enterprise for the organization. Coat collection points in Maryville are the Nodaway News Leader,

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Local Little Leaguers to be featured in commercial

By Christina Rice Members of the Tri-C Little League team will be featured in a baseball commercial by Russell Athletics in its “Dear Coach, Dear Dad” campaign. It will air beginning the second week of June, which is National Little League week. The short film will focus on the impact coaches have on their players

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Maryville Young Players to perform ‘Honk! Jr.’ this weekend

Nodaway County youth will be taking the stage this weekend for the Maryville Young Players (MYP) performances. Performances will be at the Ron Houston Center for the Performing Arts on the Northwest Missouri State University campus. They will be at 2 and 7 pm, Saturday, June 10 and Sunday, June 11. MYP is an opportunity

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36th annual Country Showdown schedules preliminaries

Anticipation and excitement is higher than ever as aspiring country music artists prepare to compete for the 36th annual Country Showdown. Local radio Pick-up Country, KNIM, will again hold the Country Showdown preliminaries at 7 pm, Saturday, June 10 on the square in Maryville. This year’s local contestants are Shelby Bever, Guilford; Tammy Dredge Hickman,

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Beth Richards

Mary Elizabeth “Beth” Richards, 58, died May 28, 2017, in Maryville. Services will be held in Maryville at a later date. Online condolences may be left at pricefuneralhomemaryville.com. Arrangements are under the direction of Price Funeral Home, Maryville.

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Geography with Goudge

This map displays the 2017 Kansas City Royals current active roster of 25 players by birthplace. Over one-third of the players are from outside the US. The Royals are made up of players from the south, 36 percent, California and Latin America, 32 percent, accounting for the highest concentration. Nine of the 25 were on

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Maryville Garden Club invites exhibitors

The Maryville Garden Club is excited and preparing for a flower show. Every other year, during the Nodaway County Fair, the club holds a show at the First Christian Church, Third and Buchanan Streets. The show is open to the public, free of charge, from 1 to 8:30 pm, Friday, July 14 or from 8

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