The Hopkins Food Pantry will be held on Jan 9 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at 101 South Fifth Street, Hopkins. Interested individuals and families are welcome to come by to see if they qualify for Second Harvest guidelines.
The City of Maryville will accept real Christmas trees for disposals at two locations until Jan. 13. According to a news Christmas trees can be dropped off at the city’s street garage at Second Street and North Newton Street or in the lower parking lot behind City Hall at 415 N. Market St. All decorations,…
Crush Women’s Fitness plans to close the gym’s doors on Jan. 18, according to reports from News-Press Now. Members of the gym were notified via email last week and told all members will have access to the gym until Jan. 18, regardless of the last billing date. Crush Women’s Fitness opened around a year and…
The 139th Airlift Wing of the Missouri National Guard announced its Airman of the Year on Thursday. According to a social media post, Airman 1st Class Zoey Prussman was selected as the 139th Airlift Wing Outstanding Airman of the Year. The posts said Prussman is a material management customer survive specialist in the 139th Logistics…
Mosaic Medical Center – Maryville welcomed the hospital’s first baby of 2025 in New Year’s Day. Violet Lilly McMahon was born on Jan. 1 at 9:47 a.m. weighing 8 pounds, 10 ounces and measuring 20.5 inches, according to the hospital. She is the daughter of Nicholas McMahon and Samantha Baker, of Maryville.
Missouri drivers can now be ticketed for using their phones behind the wheel starting Jan. 1. The Siddens Bening Hands-Free Law, prohibiting hand-held cell phone use while driving, went into effect in August 2023, but law enforcement gave drivers a 16-month grace period, according to News-Press Now. Penalties depend on the severity of the ticket…
Community Foundation of Northwest Missouri, Inc. announced three new members of its Board of Directors, according to News-Press Now. Amy Gessert of Maryville, Tom Keedy of Unionville and Jackie Spainhower of Worth county have joined the board for the charity. Community Foundations focuses on promoting and facilitating charitable giving with regional collaboration.
Missouri Department of Transportation crews are working on emergency concrete repairs on Interstate 229 in St. Joseph. Maintenance crews will close the southbound driving lane of the bridge over Poulin Street to work on the repairs. The lane closure is tentatively scheduled to be completed by 10 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 2.
The Clarinda Regional Health Center announced plans to establish a new mental health clinic. The clinic will be possible following a donation by the owners of Azria Health Clarinda that will allow the hospital to expand its mental health services, reaching more patients and addressing critical needs in the community, according to a press release.
Mosaic Medical Center – Maryville recently named Dana Anderson as the chief operating officer at the hospital. According to a release, Anderson has served in various leadership positions, including as the president of Mosaic’s long-term acute care Hospital. Anderson joined Mosaic in 2001 as patient care associate and became an administrator in 2014. She will…