Sammy Davis will miss Freedom Fest 2008 — the first time in many years.

Being diagnosed with cancer can be devastating. It is a completely different thing to be diagnosed a second time.

The Greater Maryville Chamber of Commerce’s 7th Annual Maryville Festival of the Arts will be held Friday, September 12 from 3 – 9 p.m. and Saturday the 13th from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. in downtown Maryville.

With Labor Day weekend and Northwest Missouri State University back in full session, area law enforcement agencies report an increase in crime or violations.

Balancing classes, homework, term papers, finals, jobs, friends and family is hard enough by itself, but add the fact that military veterans return from combat and almost immediately start as full-time students again, and things can become difficult.

Phil Duncan learned to play harmonica from his grandfather when he was only seven years old. He wanted to carry on a family tradition and that's why he continues to play harmonica today. He played through college. And he played while he served our country in Vietnam.

Nodaway County taxpayers won’t see a taxing increase from county commissioners who opted to hold the line on taxes for next year.

The name has changed, but the purpose of the St. Francis Hospital Auxiliary has not.

There are hundreds of programs all over the country that try and aide children of underprivileged families, and the Toys for Tots program in Nodaway County aims to do just that for Christmas.

There are not many people in our world today who have not been affected by cancer. In fact, one in three people will be diagnosed with cancer during their lifetime.

Nodaway County schools aren’t necessarily in the mix with other districts identified to have "significant weaknesses" in safety policies, programs and procedures by a recent education audit.

Freedom Fest will honor military men and women at annual celebration.

Not only is Northwest Missouri State University’s President Dr. Dean L. Hubbard the longest tenured president at Northwest, but according to him, he is actually in the top seven of longest presidencies in the nation.

City council members are still torn whether stricter guidelines for merchant licensing would protect residents or erode small town wholesomeness.

Eric Romig appeared before Judge Roger Prokes Monday waiving his right to trial by jury and entered a plea of guilty to felony involuntary manslaughter in the first degree.