Mozingo
Bass master angles for pro fishing career
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Most fishermen dream of catching the “big one,” but Andrew Nordbye, a 25-year-old Northwest Missouri State University graduate, is working hard to make that lifelong angler’s fantasy come true, not just once, but again and again. A former president of the university’s Northwest Fishing Club, Nordbye has set his sights on becoming…
Read MoreCouncil to consider South Main study
MARYVILLE, Mo. — The Maryville City Council will meet in regular session at 7 p.m. Monday, July 9, at City Hall. During the meeting, the council is expected to take up a brief agenda that includes only two ordinances. The first would allow execution of a contract with Index Restaurant Supply of Kansas City for…
Read MoreFireworks show set for Mozingo
MARYVILLE, Mo. — With the 2018 celebration landing smack-dab in the middle of the week, many celebrators may be seeking a nearby place to celebrate. The City of Maryville will offer its annual fireworks display, however, without the usual daylong festivities at Mozingo Lake Recreation Park. Maryville Assistant City Manager Ryan Heiland said Tuesday, that…
Read MorePolice: Life vests critical for Mozingo boaters
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Memorial Day weekend — the widely recognized start of the summer vacation season — arrives at the end of this month, which means hundreds of boaters, fisherfolk and jet skiers intent on hitting the water will soon crowd much of Mozingo Lake’s 1,000 acres of surface area. The annual search for fun…
Read MoreCity approves, helps fund community housing study
MARYVILLE, Mo. — The Maryville City Council approved Monday night, a contract with Omaha, Nebraska-based consulting firm RDG Schutte Wilscam Birge Inc. for the performance of a community housing study. Maryville City Manager Greg McDanel said the study will analyze Maryville’s housing profile, including demographics, market analysis, demand, existing housing stock, market gaps and future…
Read MoreCity Council to consider housing study
MARYVILLE, Mo. — The Maryville City Council on Monday will consider approving a contract with Omaha, Nebraska-based consulting firm RDG Schutte Wilscam Birge Inc. for the performance of a community housing study. According to a written report submitted to council members by City Manager Greg McDanel, the $27,500 study would analyze key aspects of Maryville’s…
Read MoreMozingo grill offers preview of new eatery
MARYVILLE, Mo. — The dinner bell has sounded at the Mozingo Lake Recreation Park conference center, where late Friday morning chef de cuisine Mitchell Cosbey and sous chef Steven Branson began serving up sandwiches at a temporary outdoor grill, soon to be replaced by the indoor William Coy restaurant. The restaurant, Cosbey said, is scheduled…
Read MoreOutdoor grill to open at Mozingo Lake
MARYVILLE, Mo. — While the opening of the new William Coy’s restaurant at the city-owned Mozingo Lake Recreation Park conference center isn’t expected until sometime in June, pending installation of kitchen equipment, the farm-to-table cuisine restaurant will begin offering temporary outdoor grill service this Friday from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Until the restaurant opens, William Coy’s…
Read MoreCouncil set to OK capital spending debt
MARYVILLE, Mo. — The Maryville City Council on Monday will take up a couple of new-spending proposals during its regular session scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. at City Hall. Foremost is a proposed resolution authorizing $6.2 million in certificates of participation, debt that will be used to finance a series of major capital expenditures…
Read More911 consultant contract before council
MARYVILLE, Mo. — The Maryville City Council on Monday will consider an ordinance that would award a contract for consulting services related to the creation of a consolidated 911 dispatch center, likely to be located in a proposed new Maryville Public Safety police and fire headquarters. Intermittent discussions about the feasibility of a consolidated 911…
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