Mozingo
DESE delays ‘adaptive’ MAP tests
A sea change is scheduled to take place this spring with regard to how Missouri public school students in third through eighth grade — including those enrolled in the Maryville R-II School District — take their Missouri Assessment Program examinations.
Read MoreCity re-brands Mozingo golf courses
The golf courses at city owned Mozingo Lake Recreation Park will have new logos and new names for the 2015 season.
Read MoreEx-mayor Vilas Young dies
MARYVILLE — Former Maryville mayor and two-term city councilman Vilas E. Young died Sunday at age 92. Young, who was first elected to the Maryville City Council in 1987, served as mayor for two terms in 1990 and 1991 before retiring from the council in 1993. During his term as mayor, Young was instrumental in…
Read MoreFall, winter a ‘second season’ at lake
As the November sunset moves farther south and temperatures drop, most camping and boating enthusiasts, including those who patronize Mozingo Lake Recreation Park, begin garaging their RVs and heading indoors. Most but not all.
Read MoreSchool mourns student’s death
Scheduled in-service teacher training at the Nodaway-Holt R-VII Middle School/High School in Graham meant there were no classes Monday on what would have been the first day back at school for students following a weekend highway accident that claimed the life of Nodaway-Holt senior Sydnie M. Messner.
Read MoreAugust rainfall shatters records
August may not have been the wettest month on record in Nodaway County, but it didn’t miss by very far. According to records maintained by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency office in Maryville, the total rainfall for last month was 15.19 inches, as recorded at the FSA office at 502 W. South…
Read MoreCity seeks grant for new Mozingo dock
The Maryville City Council on Monday heard a report from municipal staff with regard to a proposed new 12-slip boat dock to be installed in a cove along the south edge of the recreational vehicle campground at Mozingo Lake Recreation Park.
Read MoreWatson’s vision takes shape at Mozingo
Last Monday, while gold legend Tom Watson overlooked the new youth course that the 2014 U.S. Ryder Cup team captain has designed at Maryville’s Mozingo Lake Recreation Park, a touch of Scottish magic seemed to hang in the air.
Read MoreYouth course construction begins at Mozingo
A mid-July groundbreaking at Mozingo Lake Recreation Park provided a surge of excitement for local golf fans as the Tom Watson Junior Course moved a step closer to reality. The nine-hole course project, headed locally by Dr. Bruce Twaddle, is scheduled for completion in summer 2015. “There are thousands of kids across the region that…
Read MoreMozingo ‘blob’ signals high water quality
It was ooey and gooey and gross looking and reminded the person who found it of “The Blob,” the cheesy1950s horror movie that turned out to be an early break for a young actor from Missouri named Steve McQueen.
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