University of Missouri Extension will hold virtual training for commercial pesticide applicators interested in Category 1A Plant Agriculture recertification. “This training is due to the high demand for follow-up recertification training,” said Samuel Polly, pesticide safety education program coordinator. “Previously, MU Extension could only offer in-person training, but applicator feedback and post-surveys indicated the need
The Platte Valley boys took down Northeast Nodaway 80-39 February 24 at Mound City, while North Nodaway fell 33-48 to Worth County. In girls action, on February 25 at Jefferson High School, Northeast Nodaway lost 33-43 to Stanberry, and Platte Valley defeated North Nodaway 43-14. Full coverage with photos can be found on Page 13
The Missouri State Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating a fatal residential structure fire that occurred early Monday morning in Maryville. At approximately 3:51 am, the Maryville Fire Department was dispatched to a structure fire at 1405 Chick Avenue after a passerby reported seeing flames coming from the residence. Upon arrival, fire crews encountered heavy smoke
The Skidmore Food Pantry will be from 4 to 5:30 pm, Friday, February 28 at Newton Hall, Skidmore. Participants are to line up going East on Highway 113. It is for Nodaway-Holt School District residents. Senior Boxes will be available to pick up.
Memory Café will be from 10 to 11:15 am, Friday, February 28 at the First United Methodist Church, 102 North Main Street, Maryville. It is for caregivers of loved ones with memory loss.
Grace Marie McClurg Carmichael, 69, Maryville, and formerly of Columbia, died Thursday, February 20, 2025. Arrangements are pending at the Bram Funeral Home, Maryville.
Ruth Maxine Eckstein, 90, Maryville, formerly of Parnell, died Wednesday, February 26, 2025, at the Nodaway Nursing Home, Maryville. She was born June 23, 1934, to Carl Emmett and Ethel May Fry Foley in Tarkio. She graduated from Parnell High School and received her teaching certificate from Northwest Missouri State Teachers College, Maryville. On April
Jase Wilmes Jase Michael Wilmes, 19, Clarinda, New Market, IA area, died Monday, February 23, 2025, in rural Page County, IA. He was born on February 1, 2006, to Michael Jay Wilmes and Amy Elizabeth Steeve Wilmes in Shenandoah, IA. He was a 2024 graduate of Clarinda High School. He continued his education at Northwest
Martha “Mardy” Jean Ingels Buckridge, 93, died Tuesday, February 25, 2025. She was born September 17, 1931, to William “Bill” H. Ingles and Thelma Orme Ingels, in Hopkins. She attended elementary school in Hopkins and Horace Mann in Maryville and graduated from Maryville High in 1949. She received a BS degree in education in 1953
Audria L. Humphrey, 86, Clearmont, died Monday, February 24, 2025, at the Village Care Center in Maryville. She was born May 9, 1938, to Paul R. and Aileen I. Brown Ferguson in Hopkins. She graduated from Clearmont High School. She was a lifelong resident of the area. On December 27, 1955, she married William F.
