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Food handling tips for the holidays
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Safe food handling at home doesn’t always take the same priority and focus as that of a retail food establishment, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t just as important. Ahead of the holidays, the Nodaway County Health Department is providing some tips to ensure families are handling food safely. The biggest difference…
Read MoreFifth annual Christmas Homes Tour to feature four houses
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Under the Son Ministries’ fifth annual Christmas Homes Tour will feature four local family homes full of cheerful holiday décor for anyone interested in enjoying festive surroundings while also supporting an important cause. As with the previous four years, proceeds from the tour will be used to support the educational expenses for…
Read MoreHopkins Picnic a ‘hoppin’ place to be
HOPKINS, Mo.— The 2021 Hopkins Picnic Quilt Show saw 149 entries from participants in Missouri, Kansas and Iowa Aug. 5-7. Kathy Miller of Grant City won Best of Show. Quilt categories and their respective first, second and third place winners are listed in order of merit as follows. Baby Quilts: Sandy Alexander, Hopkins; Carol Owens,…
Read MoreHabitat for Humanity cheers 12th home
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Habitat for Humanity of Nodaway County and community members gathered July 18 to celebrate their partnership with the McCoy family and dedicate their new home. With Habitat’s assistance, Mikeala McCoy and her family took ownership of the new three-bedroom home on Lincoln Street in Maryville. It’s the 12th home constructed by Habitat…
Read MoreNew moms receive gifts at annual baby shower event
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Fifteen new and expectant mothers attended the fourth annual Community Baby Shower at the Laura Street Baptist Church on June 25. The event was open to new mothers in Atchison, Gentry, Holt, Nodaway and Worth counties who had registered with Community Services Inc., said Carla Wetzel, operations director. This year, mothers from…
Read MoreGarner to lead Home Health and Hospice
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Mosaic Medical Center – Maryville has announced that Traci Garner has been selected as the associate director to lead Mosaic Life Care Home Health and Hospice in Maryville. According to a news release, Garner graduated from North Central Missouri College in Trenton with her associate’s degree in nursing in 2009. She has…
Read MoreFamilies open homes for a good cause
MARYVILLE, Mo. — As a way of supporting Under the Son Ministries, four local families opened their homes to the public on Sunday, offering a peek into their living spaces, Christmas traditions and holiday décor. Pleased with the turnout, tour organizers Steve and Donella Sherry told The Forum Wednesday that 146 people briefly popped into…
Read MoreRegistration open for online MU Master Gardener training
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Gardening is an activity with many rewards, “One of them is the satisfaction of sharing your plant knowledge with others,” said David Trinklein, University of Missouri Extension state horticulture specialist. According to an Extension news release, the MU Extension Master Gardener program was initiated to do just that. “Its motto, ‘Helping others…
Read MoreMaryville woman offers free meal, starts movement
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Sometimes all it takes is one person to start a movement and that’s just what happened in Maryville last week. With Thanksgiving on her mind, Lindsey Moser Reynolds made what she believed to be a caring and positive post to the Maryville Swap Shop Facebook group: “Thanksgiving Dinner FREE.” What followed she…
Read MoreThe ‘Vill joins Tour of Lights Maryville event
MARYVILLE, Mo. — “We’re all gonna have so much fun we’ll need plastic surgery to remove our smiles,” noted Clark Griswold in the film “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” and it mirrors the bright hope that Holly Kay Cronk, owner of Ferluknat Farm, wants to provide others with the Maryville Tour of Lights. Cronk said the…
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