Alzheimer’s Support Group meets November 15

An Alzheimer’s Support Group will meet at 6 pm, Wednesday, November 15 in the chapel at Oak Pointe Assisted Living and Memory Care, 817 South Country Club Road, Maryville. For more information, contact Stephanie Reed, 660.562.2799.

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NEN holds retired, senior citizen dinner

The Northeast Nodaway Community Retired and Senior Citizen Thanksgiving Dinner will be from 11 am to 1 pm, Thursday, November 16, in the NEN gymnasium. It is sponsored by the school district as a thanks for community support.

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Northwest to sponsor ‘Take Back the Night’

The Northwest Missouri State University community is invited to take a stand against violence as the university’s Green Dot initiative and Concerned Advocates for Relationship Equality (CARE) sponsor “Take Back the Night.” The event begins at 6:30 pm, Wednesday, November 8, at the JW Jones Student Union Living Room. The program will feature speakers sharing

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Bearcats design computer systems for Mozingo Conference Center

Northwest Missouri State University information systems graduate students have been designing online organizational computer programs for the Mozingo Lake and Recreational Park Conference Center. After students in the IS Captone Course were divided into groups, each group was put in charge of designing one of four projects for the conference center as their final project

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Local veterans attend Honor Flight

By Christina Rice Five Nodaway County veterans attend the Veterans Honor Flight to Washington, DC, on September 26. The flight creates a special day honoring those who have served our country. Local participants were Bob Colville, who served in the Navy, and Army veterans Robert Jobst, Richard Jobst, William Rabel and Roland Tullberg. Each veteran

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Governor Greitens appoints Joyce Estes to state board

Governor Eric Greitens has appointed 30 women to leadership positions on a number of state boards and commissions. Among these appointments was Joyce Estes to the Child Abuse and Neglect Review Board. These appointments follow First Lady Sheena Greitens’ announcement on October 3 that the administration would appoint 25 women in the subsequent 25 days

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Prosecutor teaches law enforcement classes

In an effort to help Nodaway County law enforcement agencies provide their officers continuing training required by the state with limited budget resources, Robert L. Rice, Nodaway County prosecuting attorney, is hosting a series of trainings in November on common legal issues in law enforcement at the Nodaway County Administration Center conference room. Trainings are

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Nodaway Township to vote in November election

Residents of Nodaway Township will have the opportunity to vote on a ballot issue during the elections on November 7. The ballot will read “Shall Nodaway Township, Nodaway County, Missouri, incur indebtedness and issue its general obligation road bonds therefore in the amount of $200,000.00 for the purpose of road improvement?” The three-year bond was

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MAC search for leak continues

Maryville Parks and Recreation is continuing the search to find and repair a leak at the Maryville Aquatic Center, 504 North Laura Street, Maryville. The park board has given Director Aaron Dobson and his staff the direction of finding the leak and making the necessary repairs to ensure the aquatic center is operational. On October

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Pumpkin Center Charlie’s Girl: Bullying rears its head

There has been much verbiage and study about bullying in our children’s classrooms and on the playground. It is a problem today, but not a new challenge for children. It is one I witnessed firsthand on the merry-go-round during my elementary years at Guilford. Recess is meant to be a time for children to exhale,

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