January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month and Meghann Kosman of the North Star Advocacy Center is explaining fair trade items on Facebook each Friday, in Fair Trade Fridays. What is Fair Trade? It is a movement that promotes trading policies that benefit small-scale producers by ensuring they are treated fairly and paid properly for their
The Greater Maryville Chamber of Commerce announced the upcoming event to celebrate the local agricultural community with a country breakfast for its 63rd annual Farm-City Banquet. The event will be Thursday, March 6 at Northwest Missouri State University’s Agricultural Learning Center on the RT Wright Farm, north of Maryville. Breakfast will be served at 7:45
Already experiencing cabin fever? Mosaic Medical Center – Maryville and Northwest Missouri State University are joining forces once again this winter to offer an opportunity to get the family out of the house to stretch those legs and win some great prizes to promote wellbeing. The team hopes individuals can join the fun at the Carl
The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC), the US. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), the Missouri River Bird Observatory (MRBO), and the Missouri Conservation Heritage Foundation (MCHF) invite both new and experienced birders to join the first ever Missouri Birding Challenge on May 1-15. Missouri Birding Challenge participants will compete alone or on a team in
Northwest Missouri State University’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion will commemorate the work of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with its annual Celebration Week, beginning Friday, January 17, and concluding Friday, January 25. The activities, which are free and open to the public, launched with Northwest’s annual Peace Brunch from noon to
The Bridge is starting Bridge Recovery for anyone in the community who’s looking for support and healing through a Christ-centered approach. It meets at 6 pm, Sunday, January 19 and continues on Sundays in the sanctuary. It is open to everyone. Bridge Recovery is based on the Celebrate Recovery program.
The exclusive annual feature ‘By the Numbers’ takes a look at the past year in Nodaway County compared to previous years. This ‘print only’ feature can be found on Page 3 of this week’s NNL.
The Platte Valley Boys and Girls Basketball teams got wins in their first games in the Stanberry Invitational on January 13. The girls defeated Stanberry 46-27, while the boys won in overtime against North Nodaway, 47-43.
The Maryville Spoofhound Wrestling Squad competed against Cameron and Savannah on January 9.
The Northwest Missouri Rural Democrats are sponsoring a Women’s Parade at 10 am, Saturday, January 18. It will be held on the sidewalk in front of the Nodaway County Courthouse. All are welcome to come and support the United States.
