The Burlington Jct. City Council voiced the need for a city clerk during its regular meeting July 10. A city clerk takes minutes during the city council meetings. Those interested may pick up an application at the city hall. The council approved contracting the city’s propane through MFA, Maryville. The city contracts 1,000 gallons. It
Maryville High School golf team practice their chipping and putting skills during the first day of summer golf camp. Emily Long, Jessica Shiel, Hadley Mundorf and Rylie Mundorf watch and listen as Northwest State University golf players, Maddie Propst and Gia Zupancic, and Northwest golf alumni Brook Byland conduct a lesson on chipping. The collegiate
Submitted by Lesley Schulte NW Force 10 and under travel softball team competed in the USSSA Missouri State Softball Championship July 8-9 in Kansas City. The team went 4-0, staying in the winners bracket the entire tournament and taking the championship Saturday evening. In game one, NW Force faced the Dirt Devils Black out of
The Maryville R-II School Board addressed personnel during a special meeting July 5. The Maryville School Board did not accept the resignation of Hannah Erspamer, visually impaired teacher, however, they did accept her resignation as high school assistant volleyball coach. Alex Gallagher was approved for hire as an elementary school paraprofessional. Andrew Spire Construction, LLC,
Hadley Cline, Maryville, received first place at the state level of the Letters About Literature contest. Hadley is the daughter of Keely and Bradley Cline and is a Horace Mann Laboratory School fifth grader. Letters About Literature is a national reading and writing contest for students in grades four through 12 sponsored by the Library
Sidney Leeper, Nodaway-Holt sophomore, earned a silver at the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) state competition with her STAR project in the junior recycle and redesign category. Leeper designed and made a dress from sheet music and melted crayons. “Music is important to me; I sing at church,” Leeper explained about her
Edward Dakan, a 1941 Nodaway-Holt graduate, left the Nodaway-Holt R-VII School District Education Foundation $917,000 when he died at the age of 93 in March 2016. The money is to be used to provide education success and positive experiences to the students. The foundation will have meetings in the future to determine the best use
Students enrolling in kindergarten, eighth grade or twelfth grade are required to be up to date on their vaccinations. All students must show a record of their vaccinations to their school nurse before they can attend classes. New this year, incoming seniors will be required to have two doses of the meningitis vaccine. If they
Jeffery Force Dery, Sr., 62, Maryville, died Wednesday, July 5, 2017, at St. Francis Hospital, Maryville. Services were July 9 at Laura Street Baptist Church, with Reverend Paul McKim officiating. Burial will be at a later date in the state of Oregon. Memorials may be made to the Andrews-Hann Funeral Home, PO Box 147, Grant
Mary Elizabeth “Betty” Parker, 87, Savannah, died Tuesday, July 11, 2017, at LaVerna Village Nursing Home, Savannah. Services will be at 10 am, Friday, July 14 at St. Gregory Barbarigo Catholic Church, Maryville, with burial following in St. Patrick’s Cemetery, Maryville. Online condolences may be left at pricefuneralhomemaryville.com. Arrangements are under the direction of Price
