Profiles
Fireman Phil hangs up his helmet
MARYVILLE, Mo. — On June 1, Fire Chief Phil Rickabaugh will hang up his helmet and pass the city’s fire protection to a young, quite competent and cohesive team. Since January of 1985, Maryville has been under the watchful eye of Rickabaugh, whose love for his hometown is obvious. From being woken up for 38…
Read MoreNelson retiring from South Nodaway
BARNARD, Mo. — Every morning before school, special education teacher Dottie Nelson takes a quick trip from her home in Conception to the Conception Abbey for morning prayers. She then makes the 10-mile trek to Barnard where she works helping students with special needs, as well as any others who wander through her doorway. However,…
Read MoreMaryville sophomore takes on big project to make top Scout rank
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Maryville’s Boy Scout Troop 75 presented one of its members with the Eagle Scout Court of Honor last month. Oleg Fedoruk, a sophomore at Maryville High School, received his Eagle medal, patch and pins during a ceremony at the First United Methodist Church on Jan. 9, several months after the completion of…
Read MoreThe Driskells: A lifetime of laughter and love
MARYVILLE, Mo. — In the middle of an adult women’s fast-pitch softball tournament back in 1954, coach W.D. Driskell found himself short a pitcher and catcher. An angry mother had pulled her two daughters during a game and abruptly left the tournament and quit the team. Luckily, one of the team’s sponsors was able to…
Read MoreClark turns page in storybook career
MARYVILLE, Mo. — On Oct. 20, the Maryville Public Library hosted a very special story time event. Close to a dozen Library Story Hour alumni and their families gathered to enjoy a final Preschool Story Hour program hosted by outgoing Library Preschool Story Hour Leader Debbie Clark. Clark used the theme of autumn harvest time,…
Read MoreKehoe announces 2022 Veterans Hall of Fame inductees
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Lieutenant Governor Mike Kehoe and the Missouri Veterans Hall of Fame inducted the 2022 class of the Missouri Veterans Hall of Fame on Oct. 28 at the Missouri State Capitol. The class includes six Missouri veterans and General John J. “Black Jack” Pershing of Laclede, Missouri, as an honorary inductee. “As…
Read MoreYour voice has power
TAMMY HILL | Special to The Forum I’m writing this in hopes of helping anyone else who might, right now, be experiencing the domestic violence like I’ve had to deal with in my life. While it is important to recognize and be aware of domestic violence, I want to take action and share my story.…
Read MoreWare fires up Spoofhound players, students and crowd as tee guy
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Spoofhound football coach Matt Webb wouldn’t dare make the Derek Quinlin-Patrick Mahomes comparison, but Brody Ware isn’t afraid to note the resemblance of his favorite NFL quarterback to his favorite high school signal-caller. He calls both his favorite players. Ware, a sophomore at Maryville, and Quinlin, the junior Spoofhound quarterback, have bonded…
Read MoreSwink family named Northwest’s Family of the Year
MARYVILLE, Mo. — The Swink family of Maryville is Northwest Missouri State University’s 2022 Family of the Year, a recognition bestowed each fall during Family Weekend festivities on a family who best represents the “Bearcat family” and demonstrates a strong commitment to the university. “I wasn’t really expecting to get it, but it’s cool that…
Read MoreShrubshell to be inducted into Missouri Photojournalism Hall of Fame
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Former Maryville Daily Forum photographer Don Shrubshell will be inducted into the Missouri Photojournalism Hall of Fame, joining four other accomplished photojournalists in this year’s ceremony scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 20, at the Center for Missouri Studies in downtown Columbia. Founded in 2005, inductees this year represent the Hall of Fame’s 18th…
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