Forum Flashbacks

5 years ago Construction of a long-awaited hotel at Mozingo Lake Recreation Park officially got under way Thursday afternoon as local officials, along with representatives from developer Boulders Inn & Suites, picked up a dozen gold-painted shovels and turned over a few pounds of ceremonial earth.The 40-room hotel — a key component in the park’s…

5 years ago Beginning Monday the Northwest Missouri Regional Airport will face a 105-day closure for a $3.4 million rehabilitation project of the 4,600-footlong concrete runway as well as the northernmost of two connecting taxiways.“During the duration of those 105 days, no airplane traffic will occur,” Assistant City Manager Ryan Heiland said. “Staff will be…

Dec. 12, 2013 Bringing it all back home Maryville ownership returns to Forum A new dawn broke for community journalism in Nodaway County early Wednesday as the reconstituted staff of the Maryville Daily Forum arrived at the newspaper’s offices at Main and Jenkins for what promised to be a long, hectic day. Long and hectic…

25 years ago Two new stop signs will be added along Buchanan Street this week, after the Maryville City Council approved an ordinance after its second reading. The intersection of Fifth and Buchanan streets was indicated to have been the site of many accidents over the last several years.Ironically, the Council discovered the fact this…

25 years ago The City of Maryville received $54,000 worth of damage to its vehicle fleet, following the recent hail storm. The city has a $2,500 deductible on its insurance.City Manager David Angerer said the city would not spend a lot of money pounding out dents on these vehicles.“We are going to make repairs to…

25 years ago Once again the Maryville Parks and Recreation Department will provide reduced-price season passes to Village Youth Foundation to the Maryville Aquatic Center give to children who complete a community service project.Peggy Schieber, representing Village Youth Foundation, made a proposal to the board, which was very similar to last year’s. Village Youth Foundation…

25 years ago A petition was filed last Monday in the Nodaway County Circuit Court Division I, asking the Court to order a new election take place for board members of the Public Water Supply District No. 1, because the April 2 election was defective.The petition was filed on behalf of PWSD No. 1 and…

25 years ago After hearing from a large faction of citizenry against hunting at the Mozingo Recreational Area, the Mozingo Recreation Advisory board voted 5-3 last night on a motion which would forbid hunting, except at the discretion of the city manager with approval by the City Council … Members of the Mozingo Recreation Advisory…

25 years ago At a recent joint meeting, the board of directors of Nodaway Worth Electric Cooperative, Inc., Maryville, and Northwest Missouri Electric Cooperative, Inc., Savannah voted unanimously to support a consolidation of the two electric utilities.The cooperative member-owners will vote on the consolidation at their respective 1996 annual meetings (Nodaway Worth Electric, Aug. 1…