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Graham fair winners announced
Michelle Brown, of Graham, provided the contest information to The Forum. BARNYARD BINGO Rosalea Smith and Ava Brown CRAFT SHOW Grand Prize – quilt by Melva McIntosh RAFFLES MultiCooker – Nick Christian Airplane – Doug Brinson Stage Decoration – Lisa Lane Quilt – Stella Lyle Golden Boy Rifle – Don Briggs PET SHOW Dogs Largest:…
Read MorePickering Horse Show plans to pull through
PICKERING, Mo. — The 83rd annual Pickering Horse Show is not taking a break for the COVID-19 pandemic and is scheduled to kick off with an evening of entertainment and a horse pull on Friday, Sept. 18. The “Biggest Little Horse Show in the World” has been held annually since its inception in 1934, with…
Read MoreForum Flashbacks: Sept. 10-Sept. 16
25 years ago If the City of Maryville is to make a walking/bicycle trail through the community a reality, they will first have to come up with the answers to a number of difficult questions.First on the list of questions is just how to get the trail across the 102 River, if it is to…
Read MoreBBQ contest heats up at Mozingo Lake
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Barbecue cooks, aficionados and those who just like to eat flocked to the first Mozingo Lake BBQ last weekend at Mozingo Lake Recreation Park. The Kansas City Barbecue Society sanctioned event, put on by the Nodaway County Fair Board and the city of Maryville, provided some summer fun as a pseudo-replacement for…
Read MoreLocal briefs, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020
Mosaic Foundation to pilot after-school programming ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — The Mosaic Life Care Foundation has announced it will pilot a new after-school program at emPowerU this year. According to a news release, the six-week program is designed for students entering third through eighth grade and to help them develop an interest in science technology…
Read MoreCity to close trail near school tonight
MARYVILLE, Mo. — The city has announced it plans to close the trail near the Maryville High School at 4 p.m. The trail will be closed “to help the school control entry to the school for tonight’s football game,” according to an email from City Clerk Stacy Wood. According to MEC guidelines available on the…
Read MoreForum Flashbacks: Sept. 3-Sept. 9
25 years ago George Groumoutis was 10 days into a two month vacation in Greece, when he received a call that there had been a fire at his restaurant.That was in the middle of June. Currently, plans are still up in the air as far as the future of A & G Pizza and Steakhouse,…
Read MoreSinging Spoofhounds to start paw print painting fundraiser
MARYVILLE, Mo. — The Maryville High School Vocal Music Booster Club will be spreading some school spirit the next two weekends by painting green and yellow Spoofhound paw prints all over Maryville. The fundraiser, which will help raise funds for vocal music at Maryville High School, has been carried out by other groups in the…
Read MoreHundreds ‘stamp passports’ in Graham
GRAHAM, Mo. — This year’s Graham Street Fair themed “2020: Passport to Fun” saw children running down Jackson Street, playing in small boats and climbing the wall as hundreds of family members and friends enjoyed community events at the annual summer festival. The three-day event kicked off Thursday, Aug. 27 with lawn mower drag racing,…
Read MoreMount Tabor 4-H member’s quilt chosen as top 50 exhibit at state
SEDALIA, Mo. — A quilt completed by Addie Honan, of Elmo, was selected as one of 50 exhibits for a Best of Show award in the 4-H building at the Missouri State Fair. Exhibits were selected from seven categories: Healthy Living, Shooting Sports, Plants and Animal Science, Communication and Expressive Arts, Leadership and Personal Development,…
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