Forum Flashbacks

25 years agoMaryville Daily Forum, Feb. 19, 1999 Even though a stop light is not yet warranted at the intersection of Route V and U.S. 71 Business one will be installed if the need develops. The Missouri Department of Transportation made this promise to the City of Maryville in an informal meeting Thursday morning. MoDOT…

25 years agoMaryville Daily Forum, Feb. 7, 1999 Two members of the Board of Directors for the Nodaway County Senior Center and Rose Vance, administrator of the center, made a presentation Jan. 13, to the Nodaway County Commission, requesting they place a 5 cent property tax levy on the April 6 ballot. … House Bill…

25 years agoMaryville Daily Forum, Feb. 7, 1999 Laurent Vermeulen, originally from Belgium, arrived in the United States just over two years ago on Jan. 2. He is passing through the Maryville area, headed for Canada with a team of Belgian draft mules and a wagon he built himself. Vermeulen travels at a speed of…

25 years agoMaryville Daily Forum, Jan. 29, 1999 The once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see the pope was not missed by several area youth. Nodaway County teens were among the thousands who participated in the historic papal visit to St. Louis this week. For members of St. Columba’s and St. Gregory’s youth groups, the experience was almost…

50 years agoMaryville Daily Forum, Jan. 12, 1974 The mercury dipped Friday night and early today . . . and dipped . . . and dipped . . . and dipped . . . In fact, according to weather records, it dipped farther than it ever has before in Maryville, all the way to 32…

50 years agoMaryville Daily Forum, Jan. 11, 1974 With the exception of a few snow-crazy individuals, Maryville residents have had just about enough of the wintry weather which seems to be unending. One group of city residents are especially uncomfortable because they have virtually none of the protection enjoyed by other city dwellers. They live…

50 years agoMaryville Daily Forum, Jan. 10, 1974 Miss Holly Michel Whittington, Fairfax, has been named 1973’s first baby in the Maryville trading area by the Daily Forum. Born on New Year’s Day at 7:45 a.m., Miss Whittington is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Michael Whittington. She entered the year weighing in at…

25 years agoMaryville Daily Forum, Dec. 29, 1998 The Human Resources Task Force of the Maryville Citizens for Community Action (MCCA) sponsored “It’s a Real Christmas” again this year. The annual dinner began in 1990 and was previously held at the Maryville High School building. It has been held at the Senior Center in Maryville…

25 years agoMaryville Daily Forum, Dec. 24, 1998 Happy Birthday Baby Jesus Dear Jesus, I like Your presents. I like Your mom. I like Your dad. I like Your birthday on Christmas.Love, Molly Stiens Dear Jesus, I like You. Happy birthday. Thank You for giving us trees.Love, Kelsey Stiens Dear Jesus, Please make my kitty…

5 years agoMaryville Daily Forum, Dec. 20, 2018 Nancy Rickabaugh must have misheard the phrase “it takes a village to raise a child,” because during the past 32 years, she’s raised enough children to fill a mid-size suburb. An overflow crowd packed into the new SSM Health Preschool and Child Care Center last Thursday to…