🌱 How Maryville’s student affairs leader is stepping up to a presidency

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• How Maryville’s student affairs leader is stepping up to a presidency

Also on today's calendar: Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes at Northwest Missouri State Bearcats Football.

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Freezing fog in the morning, with a high of 48 and low of 25 degrees.
• Wednesday: Increasing cloudiness, temps: high: 49, low: 35.
• Thursday: Very windy; some sun, cooler, with a high of 43 and low of 14 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

📰 News we're reading

• Emporia State turns to Mo. higher education administrator to lead university (littleapplepost.com) — Northwest Missouri State University’s longtime vice president for student affairs in Maryville, Matthew Baker, has been chosen as the next president of Emporia State University in Kansas. Baker, who has spent more than 30 years at Northwest, will start in March and says he’ll emphasize shared governance, communication, and data-driven decisions while expressing gratitude for his Maryville experience.
   

📸 Around Maryville

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Maryville

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday December 17

• Buena Vista University Beavers at Northwest Missouri State Bearcats Womens Basketball
  800 University Dr, Maryville
  5:30 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday December 17

• Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes at Northwest Missouri State Bearcats Football
  Bearcat Stadium , N Grand Ave , Maryville
  7:30 pm

Thursday December 18

• Maryville Livestock
  Maryville Livestock Auction , 22783 US-71 , Maryville
  9:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Family Reading Night
  Northeast Nodaway Elementary Ravenwood, MO 64479
  5:00 pm
• JV/Varsity Basketball @ East Atchison
  Jefferson C-123 Tarkio, MO 64491, USA
  5:30 pm
• JV/V Basketball @ home against North Nodaway. 1 Qtr JV Boys @ 5:30, Varsity to follow @ 6.
  Northeast Nodaway Co. R-v Ravenwood, MO 64479
  5:30 pm
• HS Basketball @ Northeast Nodaway
  Northeast Nodaway V School District , 126 S High School Ave , Ravenwood
  6:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• PreK-12 Mentoring Candlelight Dinner @ Tri Meadows
  Tri Meadows Conception Junction, MO 64434
• NWMSU Children's Theatre Show for PK-6th Grades in the new gym.
  Northeast Nodaway Co. R-v Ravenwood, MO 64479
  9:00 am

Thursday December 18

• PreK-12 Holiday Parade
  Jefferson C-123 Conception Junction, MO 64434
• Varsity Basketball vs Union Star (Senior Night)
  Jefferson C-123 Conception Junction, MO 64434
  5:00 pm

Friday December 19

• All School Movie @ Hangar
  North Nodaway Jr.-Sr. High Hopkins, MO 64461
  8:15 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• KBS posted a job opening for Warehouse Janitorial Associate in Maryville. Apply here.
• Sonic posted a job opening for Assistant Manager-WORK TODAY, PAID TOMORROW!! in Maryville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Maryville here.

🗞 Nearby News

Savannah

• Savannah High School Building Trade Program celebrates 50th year with 40th built house (kq2.com)
• Savannah High School student arrested for allegedly pulling a pistol out on school property (newspressnow.com)
• What's Behind U.S. Marriage Annulment Crisis Among Catholics (thefederalist.com)

Chillicothe

• Larry Gale Heisey, age 85 (kttn.com)
• New filing announced for Livingston County Dispatch Board (kttn.com)
• 2025 Missouri Football Coaches Association All-State list highlights Tri-State success (ktvo.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don't know, but April May!
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