Church gives away bread, sweets
The Pickering Christian Church is conducting an outreach mission. Free bread and sweets may be picked up from 4:30 to 6:30 pm, Monday, August 20 at the east basement door.
Post 464 to host pancake breakfast
American Legion Post 464 will sponsor a pancake breakfast from 7 to 11 am, Sunday, August 19 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 benefit Cameron Veterans Home.
Geography with Goudge
Major college football, the FBS, will soon get underway. This week’s proportional symbol map displays the coaches preseason top-ranked team, Alabama, with the largest football and #25, Oklahoma State, with the smallest football. The pattern of southern dominance picks up where last year’s map left off, with 13 of the Top 25 teams from the
Rodeo draws folks to southern Nodaway County
The 12th annual Dakota “Bronc” Sisk Memorial Rodeo drew rodeo devotees from all over the midwest to participate in and view the events.
Area schools receive bronze standings from US News
US News & World Report released the 2018 Best High Schools ranking and Jefferson, Maryville, Northeast Nodaway and South Nodaway received national bronze standings. These Nodaway County schools are part of 133 Missouri and 3,237 US public high schools to receive the bronze standing. “We are honored to receive the Bronze level award from US
Platte Valley kicks of school year with early football practice
The Platte Valley football team started-up practice August 6 as it prepares for the grind of the upcoming season.
Mozingo Lake water levels better than they appear
Maryville City Manager Greg McDanel informed the public via Facebook that while the levels at Mozingo Lake are lower than average, they have not yet reached critical conditions. McDanel said the city does regular testing of the water levels at the lake and as of August 7 the lake levels were at 16.9 feet, slightly
Nodaway County voters choose incumbent, say no to Prop A
Nearly 32 percent of Nodaway County voters cast ballots in the August 7 Primary Election which saw one local contested race as well Proposition A, the Missouri right-to-work issue. In the Nodaway County circuit clerk race, incumbent Elaine Wilson defeated Jackie Cochenour by a margin of 1,901 to 874 on the Republican ballot. Wilson will
Former Spoofhound turned pro gives pep talk to softball squad
Maryville High School Softball Coach Chandra DeMott treated her team to a special preseason event to kick off their 2018 season. The squad met up with former Spoofhound softballer Taylor Gadbois, whose post-high school career included stints with Division I Mizzou and professional fastpitch team Dallas Charge. Gadbois announced her retirement from the game of
Route W to close near Parnell
The West Fork Grand River Bridge on Route W east of Parnell in Worth County is in need of routine maintenance. Crews from the Missouri Department of Transportation plan to close Route W to all traffic at between Route B and Evergreen Avenue from 7 am and 3:30 pm on Monday, August 13 to complete the necessary
