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Hundreds ‘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 MoreSkidmore Punkin Show offers vision of city’s future
SKIDMORE, Mo. — With the sun in full force and the temperature at a balmy 76 degrees Fahrenheit, around 100 people gathered Friday at the old Skidmore School grounds to kick off the 2020 Skidmore Punkin Show themed “2020 Vision for Our Future.” Celebrating the youngest among them, crowd members watched as Little Mr. and…
Read MoreMasked musicians make way around Maryville
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Two masked musicians traveled around town May 15, offering a bit of cheery music for people to hear. John White and his granddaughter Hadley Cline, 13, stopped at The Forum to play a few ditties on the guitar and violin. Even including Happy Birthday on the fly for a member of The…
Read MoreTree auction raises $3,400 for Maryville foundation
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Full of good cheer and student musical interludes, the inaugural Holiday Festival of Trees raised more than $3,400 for the Maryville R-II Educational Foundation on Sunday. Held at the Lee and Nina Schneider Center for the Performing Arts, the first of its kind tree auction offered student performances and a chance to…
Read MoreElks help to fortify Young Players before performances
MARYVILLE, Mo. – Friday evening, before getting into costume, before applying make up and before taking their places for final dress rehearsals, the Maryville Young Players were treated to a picnic meal cooked and served by members of the Maryville Elks Lodge No. 760 at the Raymond J. Courter College Park Pavilion at Northwest Missouri…
Read MoreMaryville Young Players will present ‘Alice in Wonderland Jr.’
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Maryville Young Players this weekend will bring to life The White Rabbit, The Cheshire Cats, Tweedle Dum and Tweedle Dee in “Alice in Wonderland Jr.” Now in its 12th year, MYP has given students entering second grade through those entering ninth grade in and around Maryville an opportunity to learn, run and…
Read MoreDeparture kicks off summer concert series
MARYVILLE, Mo. — With a crowd ready for a Saturday evening full of 70s and 80s rock, Departure kicked off the Maryville Parks and Recreation Concerts in the Park Series at Donaldson-Westside Park. According the the band’s website, DEPARTURE is a new classic rock band from Topeka, Kansas. “Our collective history is long and varied.…
Read MoreMan remembers wife during nationwide walk for Alzheimer’s cure
MARYVILLE, Mo. — It’s said love can make you do crazy things; if that’s true, heartbreak can make you do even crazier things. Lance Tittle discovered the truth in this after losing his wife, Linda, to Alzheimer’s disease in 2017. “Everyone tells me I am crazy for even thinking about a coast-to-coast walk,” Tittle said.…
Read MoreOld-time tunes shared at Nodaway County Historical Museum
The fourth-annual show kicked off the The Nodaway County Historical Society Museum’s 2018 return to regular hours, with all exhibits open to the public from 1 to 4 p.m. Tuesday-Friday through early December. Traditional American string musicians Steve Goeke and Jesse Graber of Kansas City, known professionally as the Quasi Brothers, along with local singer-songwriter…
Read MoreDaddy Daughter Dance sees more couples than ever
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Fathers and daughters were treated to a special event full of photos, games food and last but not least, dancing galore last Friday at the Maryville Community Center. The Maryville Parks and Recreation Daddy Daughter Dance saw more father-daughter couples than ever before, said Special Event and Marketing Manager Jordyn Swalley. “We…
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