Coronavirus
Maryville businesses to re-open May 4
MARYVILLE, Mo. — A fifth emergency order issued by the city of Maryville will allow businesses to re-open on May 4 with some restrictions. The newest order, issued before the results of a mass testing clinic held this week have been returned, falls in line with both state and federal guidelines. Beginning Monday, all businesses…
Read MoreZhao, family disappointed national bee canceled
MARYVILLE, Mo. — As with numerous events throughout the country, the Scripps National Spelling Bee has been canceled due to ongoing concerns about the spread of the new coronavirus, thus ending Maryville seventh-grader Raymond Zhao’s spelling winning streak for the year. The bee previously had announced the event was to be rescheduled, but since then…
Read MoreChild abuse hotline calls plunge during pandemic
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Across the country, child abuse hotlines have seen a dip in reporting since the COVID-19 health crisis has shuttered schools and kept people quarantined in their homes. The same is true in Nodaway County, according to recent reports from the Missouri Department of Social Services Children’s Division. “The division and department did…
Read MoreMass testing clinic held in Maryville
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Test results from Tuesday’s mass testing clinic in Maryville likely will not be available until late this week, health department administrator Tom Patterson said. Tuesday’s drive-thru clinic, initially only for the first 200 to register, was opened to everyone after only about 75 people pre-registered for the event, Patterson told The Forum.…
Read MoreHorace Mann starts library book pickup
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Even a mid-April snow couldn’t stop Horace Mann Laboratory School from helping its students learn amid the COVID-19 health crisis as volunteers cleaned and packaged books for parents to pick up. Two weeks ago, Mary Shields, Horace Mann librarian, adjunct instructor and resource teacher, working with nurse Cara Shell began handing out…
Read MoreCouncil mulls over options after governor’s order to re-open
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Just hours after Missouri Gov. Mike Parson announced his plan to re-open much of the state Monday afternoon, the Maryville City Council worked to figure out how to move forward. But that path is complicated first by discrepancies between the looser state guidelines announced Monday by Parson and the federal guidelines announced…
Read MoreMass testing clinic to be held Tuesday
MARYVILLE, Mo. — The Nodaway County Health Department and Mosaic Medical Center – Maryville will be conducting a mass testing clinic to test for active COVID-19 cases Tuesday. The testing clinic is part of a larger program by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services in which each county will test 200 participants. The…
Read MoreHospital foundation creates caregiver-needs website
MARYVILLE, Mo. — The community is reaching out to help caregivers at Mosaic Medical Center in Maryville. Three weeks ago, a website was created to provide a list of donations that are being accepted for caregivers during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Not only are they serving on the front line in terms of patient care, the…
Read MoreRapid testing kit placed in Maryville
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Rapid tests for COVID-19 are now available in Nodaway County, health department director Tom Patterson announced Thursday. The Abbot ID rapid test instrument has been placed with Mosaic Medical Center – Maryville. “In this initial phase, testing is reserved for symptomatic priority groups to provide timely testing for the most vulnerable, first…
Read MoreMaryville Kawasaki to re-open
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Kawasaki Motors announced Thursday that its Maryville plant will return to production status next week. On Monday, the facility’s employees will be expected to return after shutting down operations on April 1 in accordance with the city’s shelter-in-place ordinance. “The safety of our employees was then, and still remains paramount for our…
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