Mozingo
U.S. Highway 136 bridge projects about to begin
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — The Missouri Department of Transportation announced Friday, that the Mozingo Creek Bridge, just east of Maryville on U.S. Highway 136, is scheduled to be replaced and beginning in March traffic will be diverted. According to a news release, Phillips Hardy, Inc., working with MoDOT, will close Highway 136 at the Mozingo…
Read MoreTop 10 local news stories of 2021
MARYVILLE, Mo. — It doesn’t take Carnac the Magnificent to figure out what tops this year’s Forum Top 10 list as COVID-19 continues to dominate headlines and influence everyday lives across the country. But 2021 was a year of progress and building for the future, as reflected in so many of the top stories from…
Read MoreGAC adsorber goes online
MARYVILLE, Mo. — The newly installed granular activated carbon adsorber went online last week, and city officials said the new equipment has already made a difference in the water treatment process. The $1.3 million adsorber, the cost of which was split nearly down the middle with Public Water Supply District No. 1, will help filter…
Read MoreNRCS pitches Mozingo Lake watershed conservation practices
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Representatives from several state and federal agencies met with landowners who own land in the Mozingo Lake watershed area Tuesday afternoon to discuss programs designed to reduce runoff into Mozingo Lake. Sediment and nitrate and phosphate nutrient runoff are the leading causes of blue-green algae blooms like the ones that have begun…
Read MoreSmall business relief top priority for city, county
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Both Nodaway County and Maryville city officials plan to work together to coordinate additional financial relief and possible funding for new projects focusing on local small businesses through the American Rescue Plan. Included in the $1.9 trillion Rescue Plan was more than $50 billion in additional funding for existing business grant and…
Read MoreCity weighing options
MARYVILLE, Mo. — For the city of Maryville, which is in the midst of planning a number of water-related projects due to cyanobacteria outbreaks at Mozingo Lake that have affected the taste and odor of drinking water, it’s no surprise that water infrastructure is a top priority for American Rescue Plan funds. Preliminary work on…
Read MoreCounty leans toward water infrastructure help
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Last month, the Nodaway County Commission began reaching out to small towns in the county to get an idea of what water infrastructure projects they may be planning to use the money on, and if they might need some supplementary funding from the county’s payment. Securing those funds in the first place…
Read MoreCity, county start brainstorming for Rescue Plan funds
MARYVILLE, Mo. — The city of Maryville and Nodaway County have begun the process of narrowing down spending priorities for funds received through the American Rescue Plan, so far with an eye toward improving water infrastructure and providing grants or loans to local small businesses. State, county and municipal governments are slated to receive $350…
Read MoreMozingo monitoring may shed light on nutrient runoff
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Officials hope that a water quality monitoring program will help answer questions about the leading causes behind algae blooms at Mozingo Lake that have affected drinking water across the area. Typically, algae blooms like the ones that have become more and more frequent at Mozingo Lake are caused by excess nutrients, like…
Read MoreCity Council takes action on slew of water items
MARYVILLE, Mo. — The Maryville City Council on Monday approved what is slated to be the final price for a new granular activated carbon adsorber and took other steps to stock up for combating water issues through the fall. At its regular meeting Monday evening, the council OK’d a $651,456 proposal from HDR Engineering to…
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