Forum Flashbacks

25 years ago Maryville Daily Forum, July 8, 1999 Dr. Wanda Walker Smith of Maryville, who is stricken with arthritis, was assisted in a recent accident situation by her 23-month-old great-grandson Edward Thomas Strade IV. Smith and her great-grandson were in the bathroom, and it was unclear what actually happened, whether a throw rug slipped…

25 years ago Maryville Daily Forum, June 29, 1999 Maryville’s first open container ordinance was amended, then unanimously approved by the City Council Monday night. … The law will make it illegal to carry open containers of alcohol in the passenger area of vehicles. The containers can be transported in locked trunks, glove boxes or…

10 years ago Maryville Daily Forum, June 20, 2014 A groundbreaking Thursday at Mozingo Lake Recreation Park provided a surge of excitement for local golf fans as the Tom Watson Junior Course moved a step closer to reality. The nine-hole course project, headed locally by Dr. Bruce Twaddle, is now officially under construction and scheduled…

25 years ago Maryville Daily Forum, June 17, 1999 Legendary Northwest Missouri State University athlete, coach, athletic director and supporter Ryland Milner once said, “I’m not scared of death. I think when the Good Lord wants me He’s going to take me — that’s between the two of us!” Milner’s time came Wednesday morning, when…

25 years ago Maryville Daily Forum, June 9, 1999 It can’t hurt to be prepared. That’s what the Church of the Nazarene in Maryville believes as they — along with the rest of the world — prepare for the dawn of the new millennium. “We’re trying to take a no-nonsense approach to do what we…

10 years ago Maryville Daily Forum, June 4, 2014 Developers and local officials officially broke ground Tuesday on a major project in Maryville that is projected both to create jobs and provide an assisted living environment for the community’s elderly. ARCO Construction Co. crews have already started building the foundation of the Oak Pointe assisted…

10 years ago Maryville Daily Forum, May 29, 2014 Just a little more than a year after its decades-old predecessor collapsed from structural failure, the new Rolla Dicks Post No. 315 American Legion building in Burlington Junction — designed to do double duty as a community center — is completed and has already hosted several…

25 years ago Maryville Daily Forum, May 20, 1999 It was a moment devoted followers had been anticipating for over 16 years. For most, it more than lived up to their expectations. The unveiling of the new “Star Wars” prequel Wednesday was a momentous occasion for fans all over the world. Maryville was no exception…

50 years ago Maryville Daily Forum, May 11, 1974 She drank 36 glasses of milk a day, bathed in commercial bleach, met an astronaut and didn’t see herself in a mirror for six weeks. This strange regimen is not, as it might sound, a fraternity initiation. It was life for Natalie White, 14, Quitman, while…

50 years ago Maryville Daily Forum, May 7, 1974 Tune into Channel 10 at 4:30 p.m. Monday and Friday, and be prepared for a fresh, new approach to the dissemination of daily news. Not only is the focus of the news different than that in most newspapers and other broadcast media, the newscasters are out-of-the-ordinary…