Jeanette Van Baren
Mary Jeanette Van Baren, 69, Maryville, died Wednesday, October 24, 2018, at Maryville Living Center, Maryville. Mass of Christian burial was Saturday, October 27 at St. Gregory Barbarigo Catholic Church. Interment was in St. Patrick’s Cemetery, Maryville. Memorials may be made to the Parkinsons Foundation, 200 SE First Street, Suite 800, Miami, FL 33131. Online
Northwest’s Owens Library to host 18th annual Brick & Click conference
Northwest Missouri State University’s BD Owens Library continues its focus on supporting student learning by hosting the 18th annual Brick & Click Academic Library Conference on Friday, November 2. The one-day conference draws library professionals from throughout the nation to discuss and explore cutting-edge technologies, practical solutions and peer-reviewed presentations about student engagement, next-gen catalogs, collection
MHS soccer wraps up MEC co-championship with 8-2 win over Lafayette
The Maryville High School Spoofhound boys soccer team triumphed over the Lafayette Irish with an 8-2 win on October 18. The team has been named the Midland Empire Conference 2018 co-champions along with St. Pius X. Both teams have a 5-1 record. The Hounds wore pink socks for Breast Cancer Awareness.
Spartan passing game too much for Muskets in regular season finale
All eight of South Holt/Nodaway-Holt’s touchdowns were from passes as the Spartans’ passing game dismantled the North-West Nodaway Muskets on October 19 in Oregon. The 54-6 win that ended the game midway through the third quarter allowed the Spartans to move to 4-5 while the Muskets finish the regular season 0-8. Spartan quarterback Andrew Quinlin
South Nodaway
The South Nodaway R-IV Board of Education met in open and closed session on October 17 to handle the following school district business. After the closed session, the board approved the use of the Launch online program from the Springfield school district as the SN alternative school. The 2019 senior class trip to Denver, CO,
Nodaway-Holt board discusses camera systems
Nodaway-Holt Nodaway-Holt R-VII board of education accepted a bid for cameras at its regularly scheduled meeting October 17. The school board voted to accept a $30,708.70 bid from Northwest Audio Visual, Maryville for new security cameras in the district. Also during the meeting, the board heard from Graham Lions Club representative Kurby Kenny about Lions
Maryville Board makes multiple staffing changes
Maryville Maryville R-II School Board filled vacancies and announced events at its regularly scheduled meeting October 17. Several staffing changes were made by the board of education at the meeting. Resignations were accepted from Youth Development Worker Keston Oltman, effective October 25, and Evening Custodian Alyssa Carmichael, effective November 16. Former Bearcat quarterback Jonathan Baker
Beef Producer Seminar speaks to extreme drought management, recovery
The 2018 Beef Producers Seminar will be held on Thursday, November 8 at the St. Peter Catholic Church Parish Hall in Stanberry. Registration begins at 5 pm, with the seminar to start at 6:30. Eric Bailey, beef nutritionist for MU Extension, will be discussing some of the feeding and management concerns and opportunities for the
Emergency responders hold training session
The Nodaway County Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) met for its yearly training with a focus on severe weather preparedness. The committee consists of representatives from Maryville Public Safety, Nodaway County Sheriff’s Department, University Police, St. Francis Hospital and the Nodaway County Ambulance Department. It was hosted at the public safety facility and ran by
