Mozingo
Kayak rentals now available at Mozingo
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Boaters can now rent kayaks at a vending machine in Mozingo Lake Recreation Park. The park introduced the new service last month, allowing visitors to rent kayaks on-site through an automated kiosk. The eight-unit kiosk located at the ADA fishing dock across from the public beach allows for rentals of tandem and…
Read MoreCity, MDC partner on Mozingo wildlife plan
MARYVILLE, Mo. — The Missouri Department of Conservation and the city of Maryville finalized a partnership and cost-sharing arrangement on Monday to implement a wildlife management plan for the Mozingo Lake watershed that the conservation agency says will restore natural habitats and help to improve the general health of the lake. The plan includes prairie…
Read MoreThree given Life Saving Awards for rescues at Mozingo Lake
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Three law enforcement officers were awarded Life Saving Awards on Monday evening for two separate incidents that saved the lives of two men in Mozingo Lake. During the regular Maryville City Council meeting on Monday, Maryville Police Department officers Josh McMillen and Matt McMillen and Nodaway County Sheriff’s Office Captain Austin Hann…
Read MoreCity Council approves contracts for Mozingo visitors center
MARYVILLE, Mo. — During a brief meeting on Monday, the Maryville City Council approved upcoming events and measures to proceed with the construction of a new visitors center at Mozingo Lake Recreation Park. The visitors center is slated to be an approximately 3,000-squre-foot building with a basement located near the current information booth at Mozingo.…
Read MoreMozingo celebrates Sechrest 18 awards
MARYVILLE, Mo. — The city of Maryville last month celebrated the Sechrest 18 golf course’s ranking in February as the No. 1 course in Missouri in the annual Golfers Choice Awards given out by NBC Sports’ GolfPass. GolfPass reviewers rate golf courses based on the six categories of value, course condition, layout, friendliness, pace and…
Read MoreLocal fishing guru, son take a ‘fish of a lifetime’
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Featured in this month’s edition of Missouri Conservationist, Maryville resident Dave Cochran knows a thing or two about fishing, and on Sunday he and his son caught the catfish of a lifetime. Cochran told The Forum on Monday that he and his son Clint Cochran, of Platte City, were fishing in a…
Read MoreCouncil approves several steps in water management
MARYVILLE, Mo. — City Council members approved several ordinances to further its ongoing efforts and focus on city water quality during Monday night’s council meeting at the R. Keith Wood Public Safety Facility. Three ordinances authorize the city to contract with EcoAnalysts, Inc., for laboratory services at Mozingo Lake Recreation Park; YSI Incorporated for a…
Read MoreCity awarded $600,000 in tourism grant funds
MARYVILLE, Mo. — The city of Maryville will receive more than half a million dollars through a state tourism grant program, providing funding to help with the expansion of the RV park and the addition of a pavilion downtown. Last week, Gov. Mike Parson announced that the two Maryville projects were selected as recipients of…
Read MoreCity readies to open half of RV expansion this year
MARYVILLE, Mo. — New electrical lines will go in at Mozingo Lake Recreation Park in anticipation of opening part of the long-gestating RV park expansion this year. During Monday’s regular City Council meeting, council members approved $87,738 to be spent on electric service upgrades from United Electric for the RV park. City officials said the…
Read MoreSechrest18 named No. 1 course in state by GolfPass
MARYVILLE, Mo. — The Sechrest 18 golf course at Mozingo Lake Recreation Park scored highly in the annual Golfers Choice Awards, announced by GolfPass+, an NBC Sports Group property. According to a news release, for the Golfers Choice Awards, GolfPass reviewers rate golf courses based on the six categories of value, course condition, layout, friendliness,…
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