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New owners hope to see growth at The Plant House
MARYVILLE, Mo. — With around 10,000 plants already stocked in pots and two greenhouses teeming with greenery, a local couple is bringing back to life The Plant House, a local garden center and plant nursery located just north of Maryville on Business Highway 71. Tim Janousek and Kelsey Bowlin purchased The Plant House from previous…
Read MoreCommunity donates in memory of Hilsabeck
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Two years after the death of Baylee Nicole Hilsabeck, her family members honored her memory with donations to the New Nodaway Humane Society. Monday, Feb. 4, marks the second year that Grady, Lisa and their daughter Malainee Hilsabeck have collected items and funds to help the shelter. The family organizes a drive…
Read MoreDads and daughters dance the night away
MARYVILLE, Mo. — In its 15th year, the Maryville Parks and Recreation Daddy Daughter Dance delighted children of all ages and their fathers with fun, food and games on Friday night at the Maryville Community Center. From one dad really getting into lip syncing to “Let It Go,” and perhaps embarrassing his daughter, to daughters…
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 MoreChamber Christmas Parade provides chilly holiday cheer
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Around 30 floats and entries took part in the 4th annual Greater Maryville Chamber of Commerce Christmas Parade on Friday night. Leading the way up Main Street to Maryville Parks and Recreation’s Winter Wonderland, was Grinch Marshal Nick Sowards and his Boy Scout Troop, who were more than happy to “sneeze” fake…
Read MoreHumane society offers seasonal adoption deals
MARYVILLE, Mo. — With the goal of finding all animals at the animal shelter a home for the holidays, Wendy Combs, shelter director and professed animal lover, said Tuesday, that the New Nodaway Humane Society Board of Directors will be offering up a few specials this holiday season. The shelter currently has around 30 dogs…
Read MoreElks’ deer hide collection aids disabled vets
MARYVILLE, Mo. — With the return of deer season, Maryville Elks Lodge 760 is once again mounting its annual effort to collect donated deer hides so that they can be turned into high-quality leather gloves for use by U.S. military veterans confined to hand-propelled wheelchairs. Hunters wishing to donate hides to the drive can do…
Read MoreMore than 1,300 kids attend Haunted Campground
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Incredibles superheroes, several Little Red Riding Hoods, Minions, dinosaurs, Waldos and more made their way around seeking candy at the Haunted Campground at Mozingo Lake Recreation Park on Saturday. In its 11th year, the RV Park event saw more than 1,300 children said Nodaway County D.A.R.E. Officer Rick Smail. He along with…
Read More9/11 service honors first-responder sacrifice
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Nearly 100 people, many of them firefighters, police officers, rescue workers and uniformed U.S. Army soldiers, gathered at the Freedom Rock Plaza veterans’ memorial in Franklin Park on Tuesday for a ceremony honoring firefighters and other first responders killed during terrorist attacks in New York City, Washington. D.C., and rural Pennsylvania on…
Read MoreOffenders work dirt to give back
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Located just inside the eastern city limits of Maryville rests a garden in what some may consider an unlikely place. In what once was a Catholic girls school, a group of men plant seeds, pull weeds and harvest produce while serving time at Maryville Treatment Center. The 4,000-square-foot garden hosts a number…
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