Mozingo
New tournaments set to come to Mozingo
MARYVILLE, Mo. — With snow on the ground outside, Maryville city officials outlined a sunny year for Mozingo Lake Recreation Park, highlighted by new additions to the golf schedule. During the Maryville City Council meeting on Monday evening, Assistant City Manager Ryan Heiland said several new tournaments are headed to Mozingo this year in addition…
Read MoreAnnual trick-or-treat event offers same fun on early date
MARYVILLE, Mo. — It’s time to get your haunt on at the Mozingo Haunted Campground with a variety of spooky Halloween events throughout the evening. The event opens at Mozingo Lake Recreation RV Park at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 8, a bit earlier in the month than usual due to scheduling conflicts. The event…
Read MoreVolunteer role players needed for emergency response training
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Northwest Missouri State University will host its annual Missouri Hope emergency response field training exercise from Oct. 7-9 and invites students, employees and community members to work in volunteer roles during the exercise, a press release from the university said. Missouri Hope is a multidisciplinary mass casualty training experience at the Mozingo…
Read MoreSoil & Water Outcomes Fund enrollment open to northwest Missouri farmers
MARYVILLE, Mo. — A program in part designed to improve water quality by reducing nutrient runoff is looking to enroll 10,000 acres from farmers in northwest Missouri. The Soil and Water Outcomes Fund, an organization that pays farmers based on environmental outcomes resulting from conservation practice implementation, announced this week that farmers in northwest Missouri…
Read MoreChamber banquet honors community members in style
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Bedecked in their finest 1920s flapper-style attire, people were out in force at the Greater Maryville Chamber of Commerce annual banquet held at the Mozingo Event Center. The theme for the evening was The Roaring Twenties and attendees took it seriously, some even ordering gowns and headbands months ahead of the event.…
Read MoreStudent teams compete on plans to expand broadband in northwest Missouri
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Teams of students from across the University of Missouri system are competing to develop plans to supply residents and businesses in northwest Missouri with affordable, high-speed internet. According to a news release, the teams will present their plans from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Aug. 20, at the Mozingo Event Center,…
Read MoreDisc golf ‘holing out’ at Mozingo
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Like a flying disc coming to rest suspended in the chains or ‘holing out’ in a basket, a disc golf course is coming to Mozingo Lake Recreation Park. The City Council last month approved the purchase of disc golf equipment for $10,362 from Dynamic Discs to make up a disc golf course…
Read MoreGreenhaw hired as Mozingo park director
MARYVILLE, Mo. — The city of Maryville announced this week that Maryville native Jordyn (Swalley) Greenhaw has been hired as the next Mozingo Lake Recreation Park Director. “We’re excited to have Jordyn on board and begin with us here in a couple weeks,” said Assistant City Manager Ryan Heiland at Monday’s City Council meeting. Greenhaw…
Read MoreCity targets August for pilot water plant
MARYVILLE, Mo. — The city of Maryville will lease equipment for a pilot water treatment plant later this year, putting it on track to get a clearer picture of what a new, full treatment facility will cost. At Monday’s City Council meeting, the council approved a lease agreement with Utah company Intuitech for pilot plant…
Read MoreGAC adsorber, algicide prove effective
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Data presented by HDR Engineering last week showed the dramatic effect of mitigation measures the city has taken to address water contamination at Mozingo Lake and in treating the taste and odor issues they cause. In December, a granular activated carbon adsorber was installed at the Maryville Water Treatment Plant, built to…
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