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Benedictine Sisters honor employees at annual dinner
CLYDE, Mo. — The Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration in honored their lay employees during the annual employee dinner on Dec. 1. Employees in the departments of administration, the altar bread department, maintenance, kitchen, housekeeping and Our Lady of Rickenbach (OLR) health care facility were recognized. Receiving honors for the most years of service was…
Read MoreMinistry Center honors Englishes
The Ministry Center and community members were out in force Monday afternoon to dedicate a bench in honor of George and Juanita English’s many decades of service to others. The couple has been with The Ministry Center since its beginning. They are the originating founders of the clothing room, even when it could be found…
Read MoreParade, Winter Wonderland launch holiday season
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Sleigh bells were jingling and spirits were bright along Main Street Friday night during the third annual Greater Maryville Chamber of Commerce Christmas Parade. An estimated 1,500 people lined the sidewalks between Second Street and Franklin Park five blocks to the north during the 45-minute procession, which included a host of elves,…
Read MoreParks and Recreation seeks leak
The Aquatic Center opened in 1993 and three years later, staff began to notice several tell-tale signs of a leak. On Tuesday, 21 years later, Maryville Parks and Recreation worked with Maryville Public Works and ACCO Unlimited, a pool supply company out of Iowa, to trench, pinpoint, repair the damage, and stop the leak. Recreation…
Read MoreChristmas Homes Tour set for Dec. 3
Five families will open their homes to the public this year as part of the first Christmas Homes Tour sponsored by Under the Son Ministries. Delbert and Dorthy Biehle of 702 Jefferson; Bill and Steph Walker of 1601 N. Dewey St.; Coby and Teresa Hayes of 1716 S. Munn St.; Doug and Annie Thomson of…
Read MoreHoutchens encourages students to research best fit schools
While Northwest Missouri State University just welcomed a new crop of Bearcats, next year’s yield is just getting started figuring out where they want to spend the next four years. Nov. 1 is widely known as a major application deadline in the United States, and Maryville High School counselor Becky Houtchens has been preparing her…
Read MoreHip Hop Homecoming happening at HS
In the grand traditions of high school, Homecoming stands above the rest as one of the most revered. Once a year, schools go all out with dress-up days, decorations, contests, and many other special events to mark one of the biggest football games of the season. At Maryville High School, the game couldn’t get any…
Read MoreStudents adjusting to life on campus
On Monday, more than 6,000 college students in and around Maryville found themselves getting up and going to class as the Fall 2017 trimester at Northwest Missouri State University got underway. Having time off over the summer, while necessary to ease the minds of students who have been working hard, can result in losing some…
Read MoreNew Bearcats descend upon Maryville
It’s back to school time in Maryville. A week after classes began for local public school students, the city’s population swelled as Northwest Missouri State University geared up for another academic year. A crop of around 1,300 freshmen and transfer students arrived in Maryville from Wednesday evening through Thursday to move into campus residence halls,…
Read MoreDowntown rally cheers Spoofhounds into fall
Maryville came out in strength on Thursday to salute the boys and girls of autumn. Hundreds of local residents lined Main Street on the courthouse square during the annual Chamber of Commerce pep rally designed to recognize Maryville High School Spoofhound athletes participating in interscholastic fall sports programs. As master of ceremonies Matt Gaarder took…
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