Area youth qualify for state trapshoot

Students from Maryville High School and Nodaway-Holt High School qualified to compete at the state level of trapshoot May 6. TrapNH: Right: Nodaway-Holt students who qualified for the state trapshoot contest were, front: James Chesnut, Zachary Abrams, Cole Alloway, Tad Smock; back: Brody Day, Treyton Plummer, Kaiden Vance, Derick Thorton. Not pictured: Eli Sloniker and

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St. Francis announces DAISY Award winners

In recognition of National Nurses Week, May 6-12, SSM Health St. Francis Hospital announced recent winners of the DAISY Award For Extraordinary Nurses. Linda Myers, RN, Ali Ackman, RN, and Pat Giffin, RN, have all earned the DAISY Award recognition for their dedication to patients.  Myers’ nomination was from the family member of a patient

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Events for the week of May 14 to 20

Sunday • Jefferson Graduation, 1 pm • Maryville High Graduation, 2 pm • North Nodaway Graduation, 3 pm • West Nodaway Graduation, 3 pm • South Nodaway Graduation, 4 pm Monday • Maryville High V soccer – Districts begin at home • Maryville Middle 8th Finals • Maryville Middle 8th to Beal Park • Nodaway-Holt

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NNL honors 2016-17 Students of the Month

The Nodaway News Leader highlighted elementary to high school students as students of the month for the 2016-17 school year. The students were nominated and selected based on criteria including character, attitude, leadership and example. The nine students chosen throughout the year are being recognized once again for their excellence. Each recently took the time

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Geography with Goudge

Ohio State won its second consecutive NCAA Men’s Volleyball Championship this past weekend. There are 22 Division I men’s volleyball programs resulting in 456 players. The per-capita production of Division I men’s volleyball players is greatest in the West and Big Ten States with Hawaii leading followed by California, Illinois and Pennsylvania.  California produces 165

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MHS tennis wins MEC

MHS tennis wins MEC The Maryville Spoofhounds tennis team won the Midland Empire Conference on May 4 after going 9-1 in conference action. The conference champions include, front: Managers Maggie Kempf and Lauren Macali; back, Mason Walk, Blake Clements, Corby Roush, Brady Archer, Peter Kempf, Chance Hermelink and Blake Schreck.

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Northeast Nodaway graduates nine seniors

Salutatorian Andrew Freemyer gives a rose and a hug to his father, Jared Freemyer, during the NEN graduation ceremony on May 7. All nine of the graduates took the opportunity to thank their loved ones. A special tribute was paid to Caleb Adwell, their classmate who died as a freshman. Roses were presented to Adwell’s

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Nodaway Holt graduates seniors

Nodaway-Holt High School held commencement on May 7. Margaret Fuhrman was named as the class valedictorian. She spoke to her classmates during the ceremony, urging them to follow five “rules for life.” 1: Make an impression so people remember you. 2: Be ambitious and work hard. 3: Be nice and respect each other. 4: Make

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ARB brings festivities to downtown square

The second annual Art, Rhythm and Brews (ARB) will be from 7 to 11 pm, Friday, May 19 on the Maryville Downtown Square. Sponsored by the Maryville Public Arts Committee (MPAC), the festivities include three stages of live music with at least six performers and bands. Attendees will be able to sample food from local

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CRHC celebrates National Hospital Week, National Nurses Week

Clarinda Regional Health Center (CRHC) commemorated National Hospital Week May 7-13. “Clarinda Regional Health Center has profoundly, positively impacted the health and well being of communities in southwestern Iowa and northern Missouri,” Chris Stipe, CRHC CEO, said. “While National Hospital Week celebrates our institutions, the most deserving honorees are the dedicated women and men who

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