Forum Flashbacks

25 years agoMaryville Daily Forum, Dec. 8, 1998 A living tribute to the victims of Alzheimer’s Disease, as well as their family members and caregivers, was dedicated in Northwest Missouri Friday. Memory Lane will be an area at Mozingo Park to be planted with trees in honor of Alzheimer’s victims. The small forest grew out…

25 years agoMaryville Daily Forum, Dec. 6, 1998 Somewhere in Texas near Corpus Christi, the Missouri flag will be flying this week. The deal was part of the bet wagered between the mayors of Maryville and Kingsville, Texas, for Saturday’s football game. Northwest Missouri State University claimed a berth in the Division II national championship…

25 years agoNov. 24, 1998, Maryville Daily Forum Details are still sketchy about the proposed Wal-Mart Super Center in Maryville. The Maryville City Council approved three ordinances related to the business Monday night. Civil engineer Mandy Bunch attended the meeting to answer some questions. Bunch said Wal-Mart was working very quickly on the project. ……

50 years agoAn excerpt from Editor’s Omnibus, a daily column from Forum editors. This one was written by Bill Findley, Forum City Editor: UFOs, those Unwelcome Fearsome Ogres from outer space, have made the local news lately. Shades of Mario Andretti, some area persons have even chased these unpredictable objects. One State Trooper chased one…

50 years agoSightings of unidentified flying objects have filled the newspapers for years, but recently a rash of reports of such sightings has made believers of the most adamant skeptics. Several sightings in the northwest Missouri area and Maryville in particular have led many residents to believe (or fear) that perhaps this area has been…

5 years agoPicture a very old and overgrown cemetery, so dense with thorny raspberry bushes, Black Locust trees and poison ivy, it would be difficult to enter, let alone walk around. Now, imagine 31 goats being dropped off at 3 p.m. one day and returning fewer than 24 hours later to be able to traverse…

25 years agoThe Maryville Public Safety Department and Missouri Optometric Association warn parents and school officials about the possibility of eye damage to children and dangers from hand-held laser pointers. These products are generally safe when used as intended by teachers and lecturers to highlight areas on a chart or screen. However, recent price reductions…

25 years agoThe Skidmore community is not yet ready to close the doors on its school. Several residents have voiced their opposition to the bond proposal which will come before Nodaway-Holt voters Nov. 3. The $1.8 million proposal includes renovating the Graham facility for kindergarten through sixth grade and building a new addition at Maitland…

5 years agoThe overcast, rainy conditions outside weren’t enough to dampen the ebullient spirits of the community members who celebrated the dedication of the Carl and Cheryl Hughes Fieldhouse Friday afternoon. Hundreds gathered at Northwest Missouri State University on a chilly, rainy day that seemed the perfect weather to demonstrate how useful the gargantuan facility…

5 years agoThree Nodaway-Holt senior girls broke ground Friday afternoon at the site of the new high school. Just behind the current elementary and high school building, high school students gathered to celebrate the beginning of the new project with R-VII Board of Education members and Superintendent Jeff Blackford. Jadin Messner, senior student council president…