Grant City Golf Course Releases Schedule

The Grant City Golf Course has released its schedule for 2026.

April 11th — Work Day at 9:00 am.

May 2nd — Men’s Night at 6:00 pm.

May 7th — Ladies Night.

May 24th — Memorial Day Tournament, 1:00 pm.

June 14th — Club Tournament at 1:00 pm.

June 28th — Worth County Progress Organization Tournament.

July 4th — Tournament at 1:00 pm.

July 12th — Two-Person Bags & Golf Tournament.

July 25th — Aivry Griffin Memorial Tournament.

All events are subject to change and new events may be added.

Board members are Ernie Owens (President), Dan Moyer (Vice President), Roberta Owens (Secretary/Treasurer), Nate Lewis, Jake Groom, Tiffany Huntsman, Dereck Verbick, Ben Abplanalp, Caleb Moyer, and Dale Saville.

Memberships are $230 for families, $190 for individuals, $90 for students, and $60 for social. Cart fees are $80 for electric and $75 for gas.

 

Junior High Mustang Boys Collect 16 Points at Worth County

North Nodaway’s boys collected 16 team points at Worth County Tuesday, March 31st.

Trenton Roberts was fifth in the 800 with a time of 2:40.01. Tristen Wray was third in the 1600 with a time of 5:40.60. The 4x400 team of Tristen Wray, Trenton Roberts, Gannon Stricker, and McClellan Clements was sixth with a time of 4:46.85. Gannon Stricker was sixth in the Shot Put with a throw of 9.20 meters. Stricker was third in the Discus with a throw of 26.69 meters.

For the girls, Arianna Owens was second in the 1600 with a time of 6:03.53. The 4x400 team of Marin Alexander, Zoey Pearson, Avary Volner, and Arianna Owens was sixth with a time of 5:21.14.

 

Junior High Shamrock Boys Fourth at Worth County

North Harrison’s junior high boys were fourth at the Worth County Early Bird Tuesday, March 31st with 35 team points.

Scotty Briggs won the 400 with a time of 1:01.22. Jhet Rinehart was fourth in the 100 Hurdles with a time of 19.21.

The 4x400 team of Jhet Rinehart, Hayze Pottorff, Eli Jacobs, and Scotty Briggs was third with a time of 4:34.51.

Jhet Rinehart was second in the High Jump with a height of 1.57 meters. Eli Jacobs was fifth in the Pole Vault with a height of 2.13 meters. Scotty Briggs was fourth in the Triple Jump with a height of 9.56 meters. Logan Hamilton was sixth in the Discus with a throw of 20.39 meters.

For the girls, Draylee Davis is following in the footsteps of Hali Smith and taking up Pole Vaulting. Only a sixth grader, she was third with a height of 1.68 meters.

 

Junior High Tiger Teams Sweep at Early Bird

Worth County’s teams swept the Junior High Early Bird Tuesday, March 31st.

The girls had 121 points. Stanberry had 62, NEN 58, Albany 51, Platte Valley 41, South Harrison 37, Nodaway Valley 28, North Andrew 26, Princeton 16, Craig 10, North Nodaway 9, and North Harrison 6.

The boys had 98 points. Craig had 48, Stanberry 46, North Harrison 35, Platte Valley 34, Albany 30, Nodaway Valley 30, Princeton 26, South Harrison 25, North Andrew 25, Tri-County 24, North Nodaway 16, NEN 13, Mercer 9, Union Star 4, and East Harrison 2.

For the girls, Brooklyn Smith was second in the 100 with a time of 13.54. Smith was second in the 200 with a time of 29.23. Kaydence Downing was fourth in the 400 with a time of 1:12.07. Kinley Fletchall was fourth in the 800 with a time of 2:58.90. Hadley Rush was sixth with a time of 2:59.39. Renae Gladstone was second in the 100 Hurdles with a personal best time of 18.64. Jolee Hauber was third with a personal best time of 19 seconds.

The 4x100 team of Kaydence Downing, Brecklyn Rush, Kinley Fletchall, and Hadley Rush won with a time of 57.59. The 4x200 team of Kaydence Downing, Brecklyn Rush, Renae Gladstone, and Brooklyn Smith won with a time of 2:00.42.

Kinley Fletchall was third in the High Jump with a height of 1.35 meters. Brecklyn Rush was fourth, also with a height of 1.35 meters. The Tigers were 1-2 in the Pole Vault. Hadley Rush won with a height of 2.01 meters. She edged out Renae Gladstone on tiebreaks; she also had a height of 2.01. Kylie Combs would have placed; she had a height of 1.68 meters. Only two athletes from any one school can place.

Brooklyn Smith was second in the Long Jump with a jump of 4.51 meters. Hadley Rush was third in the Triple Jump with a jump of 8.94 meters. Catelynn Moyer was fifth in the Shot Put with a personal best throw of 8.76 meters.

The Tigers were 1-2 in the Discus. Jane Hawk won with a throw of 24.05 meters. Gabbey Maudlin was second with a throw of 23.12.

For the boys, Cole Hardy won  the 100 with a time of 11.43, a personal best. Hudson Cameron was third with a personal best time of 12.11. Cole Hardy won the 200 with a time of 25.64. David Wideman was fourth in the 800 with a time of 1:08.96. Max Hiatt was second in the 100 Hurdles with a time of 17.52.

The 4x100 team of Hudson Cameron, Max Hiatt, Silas Brown, and Cole Hardy won with a time of 49.11. The 4x200 team of Max Hiatt, Gunnar Smith, Jarrett Gilland, and Hudson Cameron won with a time of 1:51.14.

Silas Brown was sixth in the High Jump with a height of 1.47 meters. Jarrett Gilland was second in the Pole Vault with a height of 2.32 meters. Max Hiatt was third, also with a height of 2.32 meters.

Silas Brown won the Long Jump with a personal best of 5.08 meters. He won his third event in the Triple Jump with a personal best of 11.21 meters. Jace Mullock was sixth with a personal best jump of 8.62 meters. Gunnar Smith was fourth in the Shot Put with a throw of 9.62 meters.

 

Junior High Bluejay Girls Third at Worth County

Northeast Nodaway’s junior high girls placed third at Worth County Tuesday, March 31st.

Emma Wilmes was fourth in the 100 with a time of 13.95. Ellie Jackson won the 200 with a time of 29.20. Emma Wilmes won the 400 with a time of 1:07.16. Aubrey Wilmes was third in the 800 with a time of 2:52.97. Kiley Yost was sixth in the 100 Hurdles with a time of 21.48.

The 4x100 team of Bexlie Busby, Kenzley Yost, Khloe Burns, and Ellie Jackson was fifth with a time of 59.05. The 4x400 team of Ellie Jackson, Kenzley Yost, Aubrey Wilmes, and Emma Wilmes was second with a time of 4:52.31.

Emma Wilmes and Kenzley Yost tied for sixth in the High Jump with a height of 1.30 meters. Khloe Burns won the Shot Put with a throw of 10.63 meters, running away with the competition. Burns was third in the Discus with a throw of 19.36 meters.

For the boys, Gracin Runde was second in the 800 with a time of 2:27.58. Runde was sixth in the 1600 with a time of 5:49.86.

The 4x200 team of Jaxen Taylor, Brody Jackson, Cooper Jackson, and Noah Cordell was fifth with a time of 2:08.35.

Gracin Runde was fifth in the Triple Jump with a jump of 8.85 meters.

 

Helen Plymell 1933-2026

Helen Maxine (Daniel) Plymell, age 92, of Roach, MO peacefully passed away on March 29, 2026 at Hermitage Nursing Home. Helen was born on April 26, 1933 to Everett and Mary Lou (Hooper) Daniel. She married Kenneth N. Plymell on January 1, 1951 at Oak Ridge Church. To this union three children were born.

Helen worked on the farm with Kenneth, took care of a home and their three children. She worked for several years at the cap factory in Pattonsburg and the Best Western in Bethany. In 1984, she and Kenneth moved to Pompano Beach, Florida. While there Helen worked as a clerk at Hertz Auto. Upon returning to the Lake of the Ozarks in 1993, Helen began working for Walmart in the office and then as a cashier. She retired from Walmart after 19 years at the age of 80.

Helen was an active member of Heath United Methodist Church, Harper Chapel United Methodist Church, Rebekah Lodge, Amicitia Society and was an active 4-H Club Leader.

As a young adult at home, she and her family enjoyed music and performing on Sundays with her uncles, brothers, mother and neighbors. She played softball and rode horses before her children became active and needed her attention and help. While still living on the farm, she enjoyed crafting ceramics and even purchased her own kiln to fire her creations. Some of her work was sold in a Columbia and a Jefferson City craft shop. While living at the Lake of the Ozarks, she took a floral and wreath arrangement class which she thoroughly enjoyed. You would find at least one wreath in almost every room of her home and she gifted others to family and friends. She enjoyed sewing, quilting, crocheting and cooking for family. Each of her family members had at least one afghan. Helen loved feeding and watching the hummingbirds. At one location at the Lake of the Ozarks, she had so many hummingbirds that she was using 10-15 pounds of sugar a week. Helen enjoyed planting and caring for pots of flowers. Even though she had her favorites (red geraniums especially), she was always on the lookout for something new and interesting.

Helen is survived by her husband Kenneth, daughter Beverly, sons Rick (Christi) and Gary (Debbie), 4 grandchildren: April (John) LeJeune, Luke (B J) Plymell, Gwynne (Brad) Allen, Jennifer (Tim) Turner, 11 great grandchildren, 6 great, great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, her three brothers, Gene, John R and Max Daniel, grandson-in-law Chad Hawk and great grandson Caden Hawk.

A visitation was held at Hedges-Scott-Millard Funeral Home in Macks Creek on Thursday, April 2 from 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. A second visitation was held at Roberson Funeral Home in Pattonsburg, MO on Friday, April 3rd 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Services followed at 11:00 a.m. with burial at Salmon Cemetery north of Pattonsburg.

The family requests memorials to the Salmon Cemetery. Donations may be sent to Roberson Funeral Home, P.O. Box 152, Pattonsburg, MO 64670.

Online condolences may be left at www.robersonfuneralhome.com.

 

John Stegmayer 1936-2026

John Jack Stegmayer, 89, of Eagleville, Missouri, passed away on Wednesday, April 1, 2026 at Crestview Care Center in Bethany, Missouri.

John was born on October 23, 1936. He moved to Eagleville with his wife Shirley in the 1990’s where he worked for the hog farms. He and Shirley raised Siberian Husky dogs and he very much enjoyed gardening.

John was cremated under the direction of Roberson Funeral Home. There are no services scheduled.