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5 years ago The Maryville City Council in special session Tuesday afternoon voted unanimously to execute a change order that will allow for the demolition of a grain silo at the site of a new $4.7 million conference center and golf course clubhouse at Mozingo Lake Recreation Park and the construction of a lighted monument-style…

5 years ago Almost a year to the day after five Nodaway County Lions Clubs announced plans for construction of a “Freedom Rock” flag plaza in Franklin Park honoring veterans, law enforcement officers and first responders, the task essentially is complete. A crew from Holtman Masonry on Wednesday cemented more than 30 rectangular pieces of…

5 years ago As part of the municipal election in April, Maryville voters chose to increase property taxes to help fund the Maryville Public Library. As a result of that increase, the library created the new position of Youth Services Coordinator. As of Sunday, Elizabeth Argo will fill that position. A 1992 graduate of Northwest…

5 years ago Following the announcement this week that the City of Maryville is acquiring almost 2 acres of land near the intersection of First and Vine streets for construction of a new police and fire headquarters, Maryville Public Safety Director Keith Wood said Tuesday he couldn’t be more pleased with either the proposed facility…

5 years ago Downtown Maryville is set to finalize purchase of the future location of a pocket park at the southwest corner of 3rd and Main streets. “We’re in the final stage,” said Matt Gaarder, President of Downtown Maryville. “The closing date for that is Sept. 29th.” This is the second piece of land the…

5 years ago Skye Pournazari has joined the staff of the Maryville Daily Forum as managing editor. Pournazari most recently served as a designer with Gatehouse Media-owned Missouri Lawyers Media Group in Kansas City. Prior to that, she was the assistant news editor and designer at the St. Joseph News Press for 10 years. Pournazari’s…

5 years ago • After just over 36 years longtime Maryville Post Office employee Vickie Weldon called it a career Friday during a reception in the Fifth Street facility’s large mail-processing room attended by the coworkers she affectionately described as her workplace family. On hand for the celebration were retired Maryville postmaster Bill Adams, who…

5 years ago Nodaway County Senior Center Administrator Arnie Firavich said Wednesday that the center, located at 1210 E. First St. in Maryville, has been denied state and federal funding through the Albany-based Northwest Missouri Area Agency on Aging for the fiscal year that began July 1. Firavich said she was notified in writing July…

5 years ago The Maryville R-II School District has announced that it is canceling classes today due to concerns that darkened glasses intended for distribution to students in order to view today’s solar eclipse may be defective. According to an automated phone message issued to parents Saturday evening, the glasses, purchased from Amazon.com, are suspected…

5 years ago The small stuff counts — especially when it comes to ballot language. That’s a lesson the Nodaway County Commission and Independence Township officials learned this week after the office of Missouri State Auditor Nicole Galloway essentially invalidated voter approval last April of a road maintenance tax levy. Independence Township is one of…