Northwest Bearcat football routs Missouri Southern

Northwest Missouri State University Bearcat football stays in first place in the coaches poll after its 63-0 win over the Missouri Southern Lions on September 23. The Bearcats, 4-0 for the year, hold the national winning streak with 34 games. Caleb Mather, a defensive tackle and former Spoofhound, was credited with one solo and one

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Lady Spoofhounds earn district championship

The Maryville ladies golf team won the district championship September 25. The team was tied with Tarkio until their fifth score, pulling them into the lead. Members pictured are Laurelle Wickersham, who placed tenth with 101, Rylie Mundorf, seventh with 98, Coach Brenda Ricks, Kylee Dougan, tenth with 101, Jessica Sheil, fourth with 96, and

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Northeast Nodaway BOE

The Northeast Nodaway R-V Board of Education conducted the following business during its regular meeting September 20: Kawasaki donated $3,000 to the school. The money was used to purchase Chromebooks for the classrooms. Abbie Groomer presented the assessment program, ELL program and the homeless program to the board for evaluation. The board approved the board

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October fall activities abound in Nodaway County

Following are Nodaway County October events: • October 1-14 – Family Pumpkin decorating contest, turn in pumpkins at Maryville Public Library, 509 North Main Street. Judging October 17, ribbons awarded. For more information, call the library at 660.582.5281. • October 1 – Santa Cops 4 Kids golf tournament, Mozingo Lake Recreation Park golf course, 25055

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Jefferson BOE

The Jefferson C-123 School Board conducted the following business during its regular meeting September 20: Charlea Lewis gave the board members a demonstration of the new 3D printer. High school attendance was 98.9 percent and elementary attendance was 98.69 percent. The board continued to discuss the possibility of becoming the fiscal agent for ACES for

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School events for the week of October 1 to 7

Sunday • Jefferson NHS meeting, 5:30 pm Monday • Eugene Field Fundraising University Kickoff • North Nodaway JH/HS picture retakes • Jefferson 8th DARE, 3rd hour • MHS Pep Assembly, 2:45 pm • Horace Mann Bearcat Choir, 3:15 pm • MHS F VB at Falls City, 3:30 pm • MHS V SB vs North Platte,

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Geography with Goudge

Once again, the Bearcat football team is ranked #1 and looking forward to their Arrowhead showdown with Central Missouri. There is a similar pattern regarding state emphasis. The Midwest tends to dominate. The index of emphasis for each state is derived by dividing the number of Division II teams a state has by its population.

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Maryville leaders approve $34.4 M budget

The Maryville City Council approved the balanced 2018 budget which begins Sunday, October 1, during its regular city council meeting September 25. The revenue equals the expenses for a total budget of $34,422,986. The budget includes a 2.5 percent cost of living adjustment for employee wages. However, there will be no merit increases. One of

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Work set to begin on intersection improvements

The intersection of US Route 71 and Main Street on the southern edge of Maryville will soon see improvements. On Monday, October 2, Chester Bross Construction Company and MoDOT plan to begin the intersection improvement project. As part of the intersection improvements, northbound and southbound traffic will be divided around the intersection. Signals for southbound

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