Profiles
Maryville woman transforms life, plans to help others
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Fifteen years ago, local woman Christina Pace would never have expected to speak in front of a ballroom full of people about transforming her life, but that’s just what she did on May 21. Pace was a featured speaker during the Missouri CAN Annual Conference held May 21-23 at the Hilton at…
Read MoreNew FUMC pastor moves in
Greetings! My name is Kim Mitchell and in just a few weeks my husband John and I will be moving to Maryville to be your new pastor, and we are excited. In his final article for The Maryville Forum, Reverend Scott Moon introduced me as the pastor who will succeed him at First United Methodist…
Read MorePunkin Show returning to Skidmore
SKIDMORE, Mo. — Returning after a lengthy hiatus, the Skidmore Punkin Show will offer family fun for residents young and old. Matt Brown, Luke Coffelt and Clint Coffelt met last week with the Skidmore Board of Aldermen and requested the use of city streets, utilities and a concession stand if needed to hold a fall…
Read MoreHeart of America Tractor cruisers ready to make tracks
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Tractor aficionados will be revving their engines in Maryville this weekend for the annual Heart of America Tractor Cruise, which will wind its way through northwest Missouri and all the way to Lake of Three Fires in Iowa. “It was organized 14 years ago by a group of men who liked to…
Read MoreCity presents new award for serving the public
MARYVILLE, Mo. — The city announced the creation of a new award at Monday night’s council meeting, given to a city employee who goes above and beyond the call of duty in service to the public. City Manager Greg McDanel said that the newly minted Outstanding Public Servant Award can be given at any time…
Read MoreChildren’s book seeks to illustrate God’s protection
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Maryville writer Amy Houts, the author of more than 70 children’s books and other works, was in her element Saturday morning at the Harvest Blessings gift shop at 213 W. Fifth St. in Maryville. Houts was at the store to sign copies of and give a reading from her newest book, God’s…
Read MoreNorthwest grad to open art exhibit
FALLS CITY, Neb. — A Northwest Missouri State University grad is making her name as a pioneering artist, and is headed back to the Midwest to show off her latest work. Cassia Kite, a 2003 graduate of Northwest, will open her new show “Soundstitching: Common Threads” in the Stalder Gallery in Falls City, Nebraska, later…
Read MoreFeuerbacher receives MU faculty award
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Mosaic Medical Center – Maryville has announced that J. Michael Feuerbacher, M.D., is the recipient of the MU Rural Track Excellence Award for Distinguished Community-Based Faculty for Academic Year 2017-2018. According to a news release from the hospital, each year, the Rural Track Management Group at University of Missouri School of Medicine…
Read MoreMaryville native chosen for global scholar program
LINCOLN, Neb. — Maryville native and University of Nebraska-Lincoln student Patrick Baker is one of 10 students nationwide selected for this year’s Cargill Global Scholars Program. Over the next two years, Baker and the other members of his cohort will travel the globe while networking with leaders and policymakers. A sophomore global studies and political…
Read MoreMaryville Young Players to bring Mary Poppins Jr. to performing arts center
MARYVILLE, Mo. — It’s super (califragilisticexpialidocious) said Vanessa Parsons about this year’s change of venue for Maryville Young Players. Maryville Young Players, for the first time ever, will hold its summer production — this year it is Mary Poppins Jr. — at the Lee and Nina Schneider Center for the Performing Arts on Friday, June…
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