The Hopkins City Council met in open and closed sessions on March 11 to take care of the following business: In open session, the council tabled the water and sewer improvements discussion until Chief Operator Jack Baldwin returns. Baldwin is recovering from an earlier surgery. A resident requested the waiver of a $49.48 sewer fee
Stanberry eighth grader Grace Mattson has started a project, Giving Grace, to help homeless women and girls in the Northwest Missouri area gain access to feminine hygiene products. “This is such a basic need,” Grace’s mom, Cara, said. “It’s hard to imagine having to choose between feminine hygiene products and food.” They had seen a
The Parnell United Methodist Church will hold a fish fry from 5 to 7:30 Pm, Friday, March 22 in the church basement which is handicapped accessible. The free will donation meal will feature white pollock fish, baked potato, green beans, baked beans, corn, cole slaw, hot rolls, desserts and drinks.
The Maryville Public Library, 509 North Main Street, Maryville, will hold the following activities: • Preschool Story Time, “That’s What Friends are for,” 5:30 to 6:30 pm, Tuesday, March 19. • Book Nibblers, 9:45 to 10:15 am, Thursday, March 21. For infants to age three, must be accompanied by a parent or caregiver. • Lego
A Lenten Pause for Prayer will be held each Wednesday from 12:10 to 12:25 pm through April 10 in the chapel at SSM Health – St. Francis Hospital. The brief time of devotion will be led by a pastor of one of the participating congregations in the Maryville Area Ministerial Fellowship. The chapel is easily
Update: the event has been postponed. Marion Blumenthal Lazan, a Holocaust survivor and author of the children’s book “Four Perfect Pebbles,” will share her experiences at 7 pm, Tuesday, March 19. The event will be in the Charles Johnson Theater in the Olive DeLuce Fine Arts Building and is sponsored by the college of arts
The deadline to RSVP for the 2019 Lincoln Day Dinner is Monday, March 18. The dinner is sponsored by the Nodaway County Republican Committee and will be at the Country Side Bistro, 33618 State Highway H, Skidmore. Featured speaker is Lieutenant Governor Mike Kehoe. Registration begins at 5:30 pm, buffet at 6 pm and program
The Pickering Christian Church is conducting an outreach mission. Free bread and sweets may be picked up from 2 to 4 pm, Monday, March 18 at the east basement door.
The Masonic Lodge Nodaway 470 will meet at 7:30 pm, Monday, March 18 at the lodge in Maryville.
The Maryville City Council heard the city’s audit report at the March 11 council meeting. Mike Williams, partner at Hochschild, Bloom & Company, LLP, Chesterfield, presented the audit findings of the 2018 business year of Maryville. For fiscal year 2018, the firm’s fee is $40,150 which is split among various funds. Williams gave a review
