encounter in the early 1980s with Ken Rex McElroy, the brutish thug who terrorized residents of Northwest Missouri for many years. Early one morning, Margaret was getting into her car to drive to ...

These last few weeks have been an emotional roller-coaster to say the least. With the sadness of saying goodbye to a good friend, the final edition of the NNL has rolled off the press. There has been ...

Daniel Nelson has been declared the 2025 Grinch of Maryville by the Greater Maryville Chamber of Commerce. As the Grinch, Daniel will serve as Grand Marshal of the Downtown Maryville Yuletide Magic ...

Mosaic Medical Center – Maryville’s Outreach Specialty Clinic will be moving to a new location to better serve patients and enhance accessibility. Beginning January 12, 2026, the clinic will operate ...

Robert Lee “Bob” Johnson, 65, Barnard, died Monday, July 21, 2025, at KU Medical Center. He was born September 4, 1959, to Helen Ruth Johnson and Larry Johnson in Maryville. He earned his BS degree in ...

Mosaic Medical Center – Maryville and Mosaic Life Care – Philanthropy hosted a groundbreaking ceremony November 18 for a new women’s health clinic. The new space will offer services including ...

Missouri Department of Education and Secondary Education has announced the 34 Regional Teachers of the Year who have been selected to represent their regions in the 2026 Missouri Teacher of the Year ...

This Christmas season, the Nodaway News Leader is featuring local restaurants, with the owners sharing Christmas memories, tips and a recipe that can be made by readers at home. These restaurants are ...

Recently, Maryville Pride Lions and Host Lions Clubs had members gather at the 100th Anniversary celebration of the Jefferson City Host Lions Club. The Lions are Lewis and Kathy Rice, Past ...

The sports cooperative agreement between Jefferson and South Nodaway will be used for all sports beginning with the 2019-20 school year and will continue to be known as Platte Valley. In addition to ...

Five players were inducted into the Major League Baseball’s Hall of Fame this past weekend in Cooperstown, New York. Let’s look at where the best (283 Hall of Fame players) of all time, call home.

As summer is starting, the Nodaway News Leader wants to alert everyone to upcoming fairs, festivals and events in Nodaway County. NNL will publish more information about each event in the weeks before ...