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Fall into fun: Autumn’s crispness is in the air By Jacki Wood
Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of ‘Fall into fun’ articles.
Oliver Wendell Holmes wrote, “The foliage has been losing its
freshness through the month of August, and here and there a yellow leaf
shows itself like the first gray hair amidst the locks of a beauty who
has seen one season too many.”
New yarn shop opens near Barnard By Jacki Wood
It’s fun and it’s smart. Quirky. Even contemporary.
Barnard resident Bonny Acklin wanted to use those qualities in
picking the name of her new business, Yarnology. They not only describe
the name, though, but the business itself.
Economic development officials tout benefits of pending EEZ A representative from the Missouri Department of Economic
Development joined the Nodaway County Economic Development (NCED)
executive at a presentation on August 25 in the county’s Administration
Center to further explain the reasons to implement a county-wide
Enhanced Enterprise Zone (EEZ).
Pumpkin Center Charlie's Girl: Welcome to the wrold of the community newspaper By Kay Wilson You may have picked up a Nodaway News Leader before today or you
may recall that you received an issue about a year ago. And yes, there
are hundreds of you folks who have a wonderful habit to consume the
entire paper each week.
A strong heritage of hauling By Kay Wilson
Bud Williams, Maryville, began working for the public when he was a
young boy, a mere lad of seven years old. But that was only one strong
family trait that was passed to him by his father.
Leadership Maryville celebrates 25 years For more than two decades, a local program has been providing
education and leadership development for active, civic-minded
individuals.
Haiti: ‘one of the most life-changing weeks of my life’ By Jacki Wood
While planning a mission trip last year, Maryville resident Pip
Whitney had two purposes he wanted to achieve. He wanted to go
somewhere where the name of Jesus Christ was rare. And, he wanted to go
to a place where idol worship was prevalent.
Over $1.1 M awarded to Northwest Missouri projects The Missouri Department of Economic Development announced this week
that four projects in Northwest Missouri will be sharing over $1.1
million in new grant funds to enhance the economic and community
development of the region.
Head= Maryville student accepted into People to People academic program Keira Dougan, a student at Maryville Middle School, has been
accepted into the People to People World Leadership Forum. Dougan,
daughter of Jeremy and Marcee Dougan, will join a select group of
students in Washington, DC, July 2011, to study leadership and explore
some of the United States’ most prominent monuments and institutions.
Cardinals no match for the Bluejays By Dustin Henggeler
Coming from a third place tournament win, the Northeast Nodaway
Bluejay girls softball team hosted the North Andrew Cardinals on August
31. The Bluejays took the field first, with Taylor Dougan on the mound.
North Nodaway struggles against CFX in season opener By Dustin Henggeler
North Nodaway hosted Craig/Fairfax during both football teams’
season opening match-up on August 27, with each team looking to put up
a win to start their season.
Longhorns show promise despite 66-14 loss to Southwest Livingston By Scott Erickson
Despite improving by leaps and bounds over last season, it wasn’t
enough for the South Nodaway Longhorns as they dropped their season
opener at home to the Southwest Livingston Wildcats on August 27.
