The American Cancer Society gives these tips for early detection of breast cancer. Knowing how your breasts normally look and feel is an important part of breast health. Finding breast cancer as early as possible gives you a better chance of successful treatment. But knowing what to look for does not take the place of
It took just two sets for the Mound City Panthers to sweep the Nodaway-Holt Trojans during their senior night October 3 in Graham. That didn’t mean the Trojans went down without a fight. Both sets were within reaching distance, 22-25 and 17-25, but Nodaway-Holt just couldn’t swing the momentum its way enough. An early kill
Nodaway County Health Department Environmental Health Specialist Larry Wickersham found mold, uncovered food and dusty grates during routine inspections of various food establishments including schools throughout the month of September. Maryville Middle School, 525 South Hills Drive, high priority Routine inspection on September 5. Critical: Observed individual-sized bowl of sliced ham being held on salad
West Nodaway students in Liz Schieber’s fourth grade class no longer have to use traditional desks and chairs. Schieber was the recipient of a $500 classroom grant funded by the Missouri Retired Teachers Association. She used the funds to purchase alternative seating options for her classroom. Each morning, the 26 students pick the seating of
Judith Anne Parietti, 72, Maryville, died Tuesday, October 3, in Maryville. Services are pending at Bram Funeral Home, Maryville.
Mary V. Walter, 96, St. Joseph, formerly of Conception Jct., died Tuesday, October 3, 2017, at the Living Community of St. Joseph. Services were Thursday, October 5 at St. Columba Catholic Church, Conception Jct., with burial in St. Columba Cemetery, Conception. Memorials may be made to Conception Abbey or Benedictine Sisters of Clyde. Online condolences
The Maryville High School girls golf team, a MEC team and district champions, finished runner-up in the sectional championship held this week at Mozingo. The team qualified for the state tournament next week in Columbia. The Spoofhounds are among 1,918 girl golfers in the state of Missouri and 75,605 nationwide. North Central states lead in
Hopkins to seek bids on surplus items The Hopkins City Council decided to seek bids on surplus equipment not used by the city at its October 2 meeting. Surplus items include an old pick-up, John Deere mower, 1964 road grader and an International dump truck. All items are in need of repair. Sealed bids will
By Bob Bohlken In the more than 10 years that I have been interviewing folks, mostly military, as the subjects of this column, this is the first time that my subject has died between the interviewing process and the writing of the article. I learned so much about Bob Ceperley by attending his visitation and
On October 31, 1517, Fr. Martin Luther, Augustinian monk in the Catholic Church and university professor, publicly invited discussion and debate on several controversial theological and ecclesiastical subjects by tacking a list of 95 theses onto the church doors at Wittenburg, Germany. As a way of joining in the observance of that event and the
