The Delta Nu alumni chapter of Tau Kappa Epsilon donated $1,000 to the Lettuce Dream Foundation June 1 as part of their Good Neighbor Program. The group plans to donate to a local nonprofit organization every quarter. Lettuce Dream was the inaugural donation. Lettuce Dream, a hydroponics facility, grows and sells varieties of lettuce and
Sarah Graham, Maryville, is working to bring the Eddie Eagle Gunsafe® Program to Northwest Missouri. Graham, a National Rifle Association member and conceal and carry instructor, undertook this project because of the rate of Missouri young children who are involved in shootings. If this program saves one child, she said it will be worth the
This year, Maryville opened its doors to all elementary students throughout Nodaway County to attend summer school at Eugene Field. Students in Kallyn Carl’s first grade summer school class have been working on engineering skills. On June 5, students discussed wants versus needs and then designed and constructed clubhouses out of building blocks. The class
The Northwest Missouri Area Agency on Aging is seeking volunteer drivers in Nodaway County to take older adults to non-emergency medical appointments. These appointments, besides medical, include dental, vision, hearing and chiropractic. Volunteer benefits include: • Mileage, currently 51¢ per mile, and parking reimbursement. • Supplemental insurance • Emergency travel kit • Volunteer recognition •
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
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,
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
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
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,
A Guilford man was found guilty of child molestation by a Clay County jury on June 8. The jury found Gerald “Rick” Pedersen, 65, guilty on two counts of Felony Child Molestation in the 1st Degree but not guilty on the third count of Felony Forcible Rape. The jury also returned verdicts assessing punishment
