Burlington Jct. council handles city affairs in August meetings

The Burlington Jct. City Council met for their regular meeting on August 12, and also had special meetings on August 26 and 30. At the August 12 meeting, the city approved minutes from the July meetings. Several citizens were in attendance to ask the board about the ordinance violation letter they had received from the

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Geography with Goudge

FBS College Football Player Origins, 2024 The FBS or Football Bowl Subdivision consists of 134 teams that have been known as ‘Major College’ through the years.  This player production map, based on where the 15,820 FBS players attended high school, indicates a strong regional concentration in the ‘Deep South’.  This area, known as the ‘Pigskin

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Spoofhound tennis opens the season

The Maryville Spoofhound Girls Team opened the season with two team victories at home, beating Richmond 9-0 on September 2 and East High School, Kansas City, 9-0 on September 3.

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Nodaway Chorale starts fall rehearsal season

The Nodaway Chorale will launch its fall rehearsal season at 7 pm, Monday, September 9 at First Christian Church, Third and Buchanan Streets, Maryville. Rehearsals, in preparation for a December Holiday Concert, will continue each Monday from 7 to 9 pm at the same location. The Nodaway Chorale is a non-profit, non-audition, secular mixed voice

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Area schools receive MRTA $500 grants

The Nodaway County Retired School Employees (NCARSE) recently delivered four $500 grants to area schools to help employees for the 2024 school year. There are two kinds of grants, classroom grants and PEER grants for support staff that is for secretaries, cooks, custodians, bus drivers, and nurses. The PEER grants are named the Maggie Elder

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Beebusters to meet

The Northwest Beebusters will meet from 7 to 9 pm, Monday, September 9 at the Laura Street Baptist Church, 120 South Laura Street, Maryville.

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St. Francis Classic raises funds for respiratory therapy

The St. Francis Foundation supporting Mosaic Medical Center – Maryville, hosted more than 200 golfers at the 2024 St. Francis Classic, presented by Northwest Missouri State University athletics, on August 23, at the Mozingo Lake Golf Course. The event was a great success for the medical center, as well as the community. This year’s tournament

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