Coronavirus
Local Briefs: Thursday, April 22, 2021
City extends yard waste burning MARYVILLE, Mo. — The city of Maryville has extended its spring burn period for yard waste until May 31. Materials permitted to be burned include: leaves, small twigs and grass clippings, according to a news release. According to the city Ordinance Section 230.065, three burn periods are allowed per year…
Read MoreMosaic to phase out mass events
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Mosaic Medical Center – Maryville announced this week that the mass vaccination event held Wednesday was the last one that will provide unlimited first doses. According to a Monday evening Facebook post from the hospital, the mass vaccination events that had been held at the Carl and Cheryl Hughes Fieldhouse are being…
Read MoreTrend reduces need for mass vaccine clinics
Since March 2020 and the onset of COVID in our region, I have authored regular articles for this paper. During that time, we have dealt with many unknowns, witnessed a steep increase in COVID numbers and now we are seeing what appears to be a sustained decrease. Although we are not out of the woods,…
Read MoreMore than a quarter of Nodaway Co. has begun vaccination process
MARYVILLE, Mo. — As of Tuesday, more than a quarter of all Nodaway County residents have received at least one shot of a COVID-19 vaccine. According to the state’s online COVID-19 dashboard, 5,566 Nodaway County residents have initiated a COVID-19 vaccine regimen — about 25.2 percent of county residents. Of those, 3,666 have been fully…
Read MoreMaryville R-II rescinds mask mandate
MARYVILLE, Mo. — During a special meeting on Wednesday, March 31 of the Maryville R-II Board of Education voted 3-2 to rescind the districtwide mask policy requiring all students and staff to wear masks to help keep all those in the school district as safe as possible during the COVID-19 pandemic. The policy will end…
Read MoreCity Council lifts mask mandate starting Tuesday
MARYVILLE, Mo. — The Maryville City Council on Monday voted to end the citywide mask ordinance, no longer requiring that masks be worn starting Tuesday at 12:01 a.m. Even before Mayor Benjamin Lipiec could finish announcing the first item on the meeting’s agenda Monday evening, council member Matt Johnson had made the motion to end…
Read MoreAmbulance district closing in on new construction location
MARYVILLE, Mo. — The Nodaway County Ambulance District Board of Directors is nearing a location for the new construction location. Director of Operations Bill Florea told the board at a previous meeting that the current plan for building extends approximately 1 foot into a rainwater detention pond and 4 inches below the bottom of the…
Read MorePercentage of COVID-positive population lower in Maryville
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Among the cities in Nodaway County, Maryville has one of the lowest percentages of population that have tested positive for COVID-19, according to figures released by the state. Data obtained by The Forum from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services’ Bureau of Reportable Disease Informatics shows that 1,656 Maryville residents…
Read MoreYou keep us going
On Monday, the State of Missouri’s expanded list of those eligible to receive the COVID vaccine went into effect. The newly expanded group, referred to “Phase 1B – Tier 3” by the state, includes the following occupations and industries: education (K-12), child care, communications infrastructure, dams sector, energy sector, food and agriculture sector one, government,…
Read MoreMosaic, health dept. begin appointments for next tier
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Mosaic Medical Center – Maryville and the Nodaway County Health Department has begun taking vaccination appointments for those eligible in Phase 1B – Tier 3. The next tier, which opens on March 15, includes teachers and child care workers. Additionally, critical infrastructure workers in the following fields: communications, dams, energy, food and…
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