E. Willis Walker, 82, Maryville, died Tuesday, October 17, 2017, at Parkdale Manor, Maryville. Funeral services will be at 10 am, Friday, October 20 at Laura Street Baptist Church, Maryville. Burial will follow at Nodaway Memorial Gardens, Maryville. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 pm, Thursday, October 19 at Bram-Danfelt Funeral Home,
Mark Benedict Lager, 57, Maryville, died Tuesday, October 17, 2017, at his home. The family will receive friends and relatives from 5:30 to 7:30 pm, Friday, October 20 at St. Gregory’s Catholic Church. The rosary will be said at 7:30 pm. Memorials may be made to Nodaway County Special Olympics and SSM Hospice. Online condolences
There is lots of turnover in college football rankings as we approach the midway point of the season. This week’s proportional-symbol map displays the AP Top 25 Football Poll. Top-ranked Alabama with the largest football and #25 Memphis with the smallest football. The pattern of southern dominance picks up where last week’s FBS player map
Streets around the square will be closed for the 22nd annual Downtown Trick or Treat event from 5 to 7 pm, Monday, October 30 in Maryville. Just before 5 pm, the Maryville Street Department will block the downtown square area, similar to the closed streets during the Nodaway County Fair. The annual event is for
The 57th annual Farm-City Banquet, hosted by the Greater Maryville Chamber of Commerce, will be held at 6 pm, Monday, November 6 at the JW Jones Student Union Ballroom on the Northwest Missouri State University campus. The evening will begin with an invocation and dinner, followed by speaker Chris Chinn, Missouri director of agriculture. Chinn,
The Greater Maryville Chamber of Commerce is excited to present the third annual Christmas parade. The parade is set for 6:30 pm, Friday, December 1 and will follow its traditional route, from Second and Main Streets, north to Franklin Park. The Chamber is asking for non-profit organizations to nominate a Grinch to represent their group.
Northwest Missouri State University has announced details for a bell ringing ceremony to remember a student who died on the campus earlier this month. The university will host the bell ringing for David Nkenchor at 11 am, Thursday, October 19, at the Bell of ’48. The ceremony is open to the public. Nkenchor, 18, a
Lorrie Schatz, Missouri Community Betterment Regional Director Teresa Keller and Donna Spalding are holding the Missouri Community Betterment Category II first place award that the Hopkins Community Betterment organization received in October. The award was for projects undertaken in the Hopkins community including the walking trail at the Hopkins City Park, the barn quilt trail
On October 15, the Miss Northwest Scholarship Pageant in the Mary Linn Auditorium at Northwest Missouri State University saw 13 ladies compete for crowns. Winners at the end of the evening were 2018 Miss Maryville Angela Luna, 22, from Wentzville, who attends Northwest Missouri State University; 2018 Miss Northwest Outstanding Teen Faith Whatley-Blaine, 17, from
The Northwest Missouri State University community will celebrate its Homecoming this week with “Bearcats Around the World.” The week began October 15 with the hanging of the banners at the JW Jones Student Union. The festivities close Monday, October 23 with the presentation of awards in the Charles Johnson Theater. Highlights include the Homecoming parade
