Coronavirus
‘Sometimes you just have to have a little extra patience’
GRAHAM, Mo. — Nothing is going to be easy. If Nodaway-Holt junior Kloe Jenkins could give her sophomore self any comforting words about what 2020 would bring, well, she’d opt for that succinct warning instead. It didn’t always look that way though. “In all honesty, I thought it was just like the flu in that…
Read MoreCouncil talks water, COVID-19, new fire truck
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Members of a Facebook group who feel their voices are not represented on City Council filled the upstairs conference room at the Maryville Community Center for Monday’s council meeting. The meeting was moved to the community center to accommodate the larger crowd, and a heavy police presence enforced mask and room capacity…
Read More‘It just kind of hangs over things’
Whether you’re a senior citizen, or a senior in high school, chances are even if a conversation with friends doesn’t start out being about the novel coronavirus, by the end, it’s impossible to ignore. “When it first started … almost every single time we got together, that was what we would talk about,” said Corby…
Read MoreYouth sees changes at school during pandemic
MARYVILLE, Mo. — With pandemic rules changing all the time, it can be difficult for adults to keep up with suggested and mandated protocols, but one young man at Eugene Field Elementary is doing his best. EFE fourth grader Bentley McDowell, son of Jason and Jennifer McDowell, spoke with The Forum in mid-November, before the…
Read MoreHope is on the horizon
Recently, there has been an increasing amount of news (and speculation) about a COVID-19 vaccine. David Leonhardt of the New York Times has shared some interesting perspective on the prospects for the COVID-19 vaccine in 2021. The great news is that both the Moderna and Pfizer versions of the vaccine have been reported to be…
Read MoreHybrid offers safety at a cost
MARYVILLE, Mo. — One Maryville High School junior had no idea how the COVID-19 pandemic would change her junior year or how much she would grow as a person because of it. Addison Arnold, daughter of David and Natalie Arnold, knew the pandemic would bring about changes this year, but had no idea just how…
Read MoreNodaway County students weigh in on pandemic
Over the past month, The Forum spoke to students of varying ages all across Nodaway County, having what largely turned out to be frank conversations about how their lives have been affected in ways that those old enough to rent a car might not always notice. Just speaking to each student was sometimes in itself…
Read MoreCounty unlikely to take up mandate
MARYVILLE, Mo. — The Nodaway County Commissioners are unlikely to reconsider a countywide mask mandate, and said that county buildings within city limits do not have to follow the city’s existing face covering ordinance. Last month, the Nodaway County Health Department board declined to take up a request from the city of Maryville to implement…
Read MoreA marathon, not a sprint
Wow! What a fall it has been for Maryville Spoofhound athletics. Teams have competed for conference, district and state championship, and a number of trophies have been added to the halls of Maryville High School. It’s been so much fun watching these kids and coaches compete, and our community supports them each step of the…
Read MoreTwo more deaths attributed to virus
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Two more Nodaway County deaths from COVID-19 were reported since the last update in this newspaper, while the total case count has risen to over 2,000. Because of the holiday, the information for this week’s update includes data from Nov. 23-Nov. 30, the latest available at the print deadline. Over that period,…
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