Entertainment
Marshall Tucker Band to headline Maryville festival
MARYVILLE, Mo. — This year’s Northwest Missouri Moon Festival committee is planning to knock Maryville’s socks off with some legendary musicians on Saturday Oct. 7, starting with headliner The Marshall Tucker Band and Ned LeDoux, son of legendary musician Chris LeDoux, along with regional favorites like Steven Bankey & The Flatland Band, Dirt Road Addiction,…
Read MoreMDC introduces youngsters to fishing during summer school
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Waking up bright and early to go to summer school doesn’t sound like much fun, but on Monday, Jefferson students were very excited to wake up early. Thanks to a partnership with the Missouri Department of Conservation, the school and local former MDC official Ed Higdon, around 40 students took part in…
Read MoreBrownville Concert Series presents Tim Connell
BROWNVILLE, Iowa — The Brownville Concert Series announced it will present critically acclaimed actor, singer, storyteller, Tim Connell alongside Musical Director, James Followell. According to a news release, the evening’s program will invite the audience to take a journey with him as he celebrates his Irish heritage and his ancestors who ventured to America. Then…
Read MoreHeart of America Tractor Cruise set for this weekend
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Each year the Heart of America Tractor Cruise raises funds for a number of youth and special-needs charities, including Special Olympics and camps for young people coping with muscular dystrophy and autism and this year is no different with the event scheduled for Friday, June 23 and Saturday, June 24. In year’s…
Read MoreTourin’ Bearcats accepting reservations for Spain experience in spring 2024
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Northwest Missouri State University’s Tourin’ Bearcats, a travel program for alumni and friends, is now accepting reservations for its next tour to experience “Spain’s Classics.” Highlights of the excursion, which is scheduled for May 24 through June 4, 2024, will include visits to the cities of Madrid, Toledo, Córdoba, Seville, Granada, Valencia…
Read MoreRose Theatre prepping for 1920s-style ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’
MARYVILLE, Mo. — This summer, The Rose Theatre’s high school and junior high performance will feature flapper dresses, 1920s music, mafia undertones and the words of William Shakespeare. The play the cast has chosen to produce is “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” a comedy written by Shakespeare. The original play, which contains several plots surrounding the…
Read MoreLocal fishing guru, son take a ‘fish of a lifetime’
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Featured in this month’s edition of Missouri Conservationist, Maryville resident Dave Cochran knows a thing or two about fishing, and on Sunday he and his son caught the catfish of a lifetime. Cochran told The Forum on Monday that he and his son Clint Cochran, of Platte City, were fishing in a…
Read MoreLocal Briefs, Thursday, June 8, 2023
Walk with a Doc scheduled for June 14 MARYVILLE, Mo. — Mosaic Medical Center – Maryville’s second Walk with a Doc is scheduled for noon on Wednesday, June 14, at the sidewalk on the north side of the hospital. The new program encourages Nodaway County residents to take a step toward better health. Walk with…
Read MoreBig Fish 42 set for June 10 at new location
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Big Fish 42 is set to be held on Saturday, June 10 at its new location, Mozingo Lake Recreation Park. Hosted by Regional Media, KNIM Country and 97.1 KVVL, the annual event has up until this year been held at Nodaway Lake on State Highway 48 north of Maryville. This year’s event…
Read MoreWarners to lead parade in July
MARYVILLE, Mo. — The Nodaway County Fair Board recently announced Richard and Ruth Warner as this year’s Grand Marshals of the Nodaway County Fair Parade scheduled for Saturday, July 15. The Warners, of Graham, spoke briefly with The Forum about their selection on Tuesday. “I think it’s an honor,” Richard said. “… I think it’ll…
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