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Top 10 Forum photo galleries of 2025
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Below are the top 10 photo galleries of 2025 as determined through a combination of the most-viewed stories on maryvilleforum.com and input from The Forum staff. 1 – DID THE FORUM FIND YOU AT THE FAIR? GEOFFREY WOEHLK The Forum found hundreds of faces over three days at the Nodaway County Fair…
Read MoreJudge Rice swears in Nodaway County officials
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Fourth District Associate Circuit Judge Robert Rice presided over a ceremony Tuesday morning to swear in recently elected and re-elected Nodaway County officials in the Nodaway County Courthouse courtroom. Raising their right hands and swearing oaths to support the Constitution of the United States, the Missouri Constitution and to faithfully demean themselves…
Read MoreHighway 46 reopens after bridges replaced
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Crews reopened State Highway 46 to traffic on Nov. 12 after the replacement of four bridges about 3 miles west of Maryville. A part of Gov. Mike Parson’s $351 million Focus on Bridges program, the Missouri Department of Transportation project not only replaced the bridges, but also widened two of them from…
Read MoreSouth Nodaway Class of 2020 turns tassels
BARNARD, Mo. — The South Nodaway Class of 2020 spent a windy Sunday walking across the school football field to a stage where each graduate turned their own tassels and celebrated the end of their high school careers with friends and family. “This might be the biggest crowd we’ve ever had,” Superintendent Johnnie Silkett said…
Read MoreLocal hospital holds transition ceremony
MARYVILLE, Mo. — With the passing of a lighted candle to commemorate the transfer of ownership to Mosaic Life Care, SSM Health St. Francis Hospital spiritually handed over the hospital on Tuesday afternoon. At the Lee and Nina Schneider Center for Performing Arts, representatives from SSM Health Ministries, the Franciscan Sisters of Mary and Mosaic…
Read MoreForum marks 150 years
MARYVILLE, Mo. — The staff of The Maryville Forum newspaper is singing a different tune at the outset of the new year. Happy Birthday to Us. Though mastheads, publishers, buildings and — perhaps most significantly — the way readers access and respond to news have all changed, the print and internet product now known as…
Read MoreLawmakers review 2018 session
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Missouri State Senator Dan Hegeman, 12th District and State Representative Allen Andrews, 1st District, spoke Tuesday morning during a post-General Assembly session legislative coffee hosted by the Greater Maryville Chamber of Commerce at the Nodaway County Administration Center. Topics addressed by the lawmakers at the coffee included the upcoming Aug. 7 vote…
Read MoreSpruced up for summer
Olivia Bolin, who rents property at 609 South Walnut Street, is the City of Maryville’s Beautification Award winner for the month of May. Bolin, shown at right standing beside Mayor Rachael Martin, has helped maintain the property, where extensive landscaping work has included shaving down the bank and reseeding the yard. Renovations and painting were…
Read MoreSaluting law enforcement
The Maryville Optimist Club recently held its annual “Respect for Law” breakfast at the First Christian Church, 201 W. Third St., in recognition of local law enforcement and first-responder professionals and volunteers. Club members Roger Prokes and Terri Stewart coordinated the event. Optimist President James Haasenkamp introduced officers and rescue workers representing several agencies. The…
Read MoreGateway to Mozingo
A crew from Holtman Masonry of Maryville works to apply a stone facing Wednesday to a new “monument” sign that, when complete, will mark the entrance to Mozingo Lake Recreation Park east of town. The sign is part of an extended branding and marketing effort designed to increase regional awareness about the 3,000-acre municipal park,…
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