Forum Flashbacks: Nov. 14-20

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FIVE YEARS AGO: Northwest players gather to raise the 2014 MIAA Championship trophy after defeating Washburn, 31-14 Saturday, to clinch a share of the title. Pittsburg State also won Saturday, and with both teams finishing 10-1, it’s a shared conference title.

25 years ago

• What was originally called a farm accident has resulted in murder charges being filed against a 37-year-old Maryville man in connection with his wife’s death.
  Authorities announced late yesterday second-degree murder charges were filed against William Taylor, 37, of rural Maryville, in the death of his wife Debra Jo Taylor, 38.
  Debra was killed when she was run over by a combine, driven by William, as he backed it out of a shed at about 5 p.m., Nov. 10. The incident occurred at the Taylor farm some six miles south of Maryville. Debra was declared dead at the scene by Nodaway County Coroner Earl Siebert.
• Otis Taylor has a childhood story he likes to tell.
  “When I was little, I was a momma’s boy and of course some neighborhood bullies made fun of me and picked on me,” Taylor says. “All I could do well was run, so when they started picking on me, I would just run away. My momma would see me comin’ and just open the door so I wouldn’t have to stop.” …
  Taylor, 52, an All-Pro wide receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs from 1965 to 1975, was in Maitland in conjunction with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City and Farm Bureau.

15 years ago

• A company specializing in plant-made pharmaceutical production will be relocating to Maryville through a partnership with Northwest Missouri State University.
  The “down to the wire” deal was finalized Thursday evening when Ventria Biosceince of Sacramento, Calif., announced they would move their entire operations to Maryville.
  “This really is a moment in time that will have an enormous impact on our area,” university president Dean Hubbard said at a news conference yesterday. “We were competing with several other states right down until 4:30 (p.m. yesterday).”
• The theft of over $29,000 from the Maryville R-II School District has been turned over to the district’s insurance company, according to a press release issued Thursday. The theft occurred last fall, and the press release stated the money was taken by a former employee.
  A special audit had been commissioned by the school district to investigate the theft. The audit was completed this week and presented to the Maryville R-II Board of Education on Wednesday at their meeting.

5 years ago

• The Nodaway County Commission recently enacted an ordinance adding a $4 surcharge for each criminal case ending in a conviction in Nodaway County Circuit Court with proceeds to be used in support of a local domestic abuse shelter.
  The surcharge raises offender-paid court costs in criminal cases from $116.50 to $120.50, with the added revenue earmarked for the Children and Family Center of Northwest Missouri.
  After the legislation passed, Bob Rice, prosecuting attorney of Nodaway County, approached the commission and asked for support in enacting the surcharge.
  “The commission supported it overwhelmingly and immediately,” Rice said. “It passed as soon as I presented it to them, and I’m proud of it. I couldn’t be more excited about creating a revenue stream for our shelter.”