The National Football Foundation announced the 2018 College Football Hall of Fame class on January 8. This week’s map looks at the 187 players who played since 1980 and have been inducted. This per-capita map based on where the hall of famers went to high school indicates predominately rural states led by Nebraska and Mississippi
January is National Blood Donor Month and there is an urgent need for blood donors of all blood types to give now and help address a winter blood donation shortage. Severe winter weather has had a tremendous impact on blood donations already this year, with more than 150 blood drives forced to cancel, causing more
An Alzheimer’s Support Group will meet at 6 pm, Wednesday, January 17 in the chapel at Oak Pointe Assisted Living and Memory Care, 817 South Country Club Road, Maryville. For more information, contact Stephanie Reed, 660.562.2799.
The Maryville Public Library, 509 North Main Street, Maryville, will hold the following activities: • Sign up is underway through Saturday, January 13 for the Children’s Business Fair for youth age eight through high school. It’s for youth interested in creating a product or service and earning a profit. • Story Hour, “Snow White and
The Crosswinds Chapter of the Christian Motorcycle Association will meet at 7 pm, Monday, January 15 at Pizza Hut, 732 South Main Street, Maryville. Freedom of Road Riders, Local 26, will meet at 6 pm, Tuesday, January 16 at Pizza Hut. All interested motorcyclists are invited to attend the meetings.
American Legion Post 464 will sponsor a pancake breakfast from 7 to 11 am, Sunday, January 14 at the legion post, Conception Jct. Pancakes, sausage, eggs, biscuits and gravy, juice and coffee will be served. Cost is a $7 minimum donation per person; children six and under are free. Proceeds will benefit the Jefferson High
The Elmo Fish Fry is from 5 to 7 pm, Saturday, January 13 at the Elmo Community Building. Besides fish there will be fried chicken, potatoes, salads and drink. Cost is $9, children 12 and under is $5. Gift certificates are available. Proceeds go towards community service projects and is sponsored by the Elmo Community
The Skidmore Library will be open from 10 to 11 am, Saturdays, January 13 and January 27 in Newton Hall. The library is requesting donations of non-fiction and biographies.
The Burlington Jct. American Legion Post will hold a supper featuring ham and beans, corn bread, chicken noodle soup, drink and dessert from 5-7 pm, Friday, January 12 at the American Legion Building in Burlington Jct. Cost is $8, children 10 and under are free. Proceeds will go to the BJ City Park cook shack.
Mary Nelle Adkins, 80, died Wednesday, January 3, 2018, at Community Hospital, Fairfax. Funeral services were held Monday, January 8 at Rupp Funeral Home, St Joseph with Pastor Scott Jensen officiating. Burial was in Memorial Park Cemetery. Arrangements were under the direction of Rupp Funeral Home.
