Editorials

Buckle up your sleigh bells because Thanksgiving is over and that can mean only one thing: It’s Christmas! Right? And as usual, the countless helpers across our community give Santa’s crew a run for their money in turning our home into “Merryville” all holiday season long. Our local Christmas season truly kicks off with the…

This week, we celebrate a holiday that, unlike our many others, is centered not around gift-giving or solemn remembrance, but enthusiastic appreciation of what and whom we are already blessed to have in our lives. For us here at The Forum and Times-Tribune, that’s all of you. And this Thanksgiving, unlike your extended family at…

Mosaic’s investment in a new women’s health clinic at Mosaic Medical Center – Maryville is a crucial foundation in the future of our community as a whole. Rural health care in general is getting harder and harder to find. Communities that have access to care are the ones that will survive. And the ones with…

In our time of pervasive cynicism, we like to think the holiday season remains a time when people are just a little bit nicer, a little bit more considerate, a little bit more generous — even, or maybe especially, to strangers. Maybe it’s because many of us know we’re about to spend some extended time…

If your family is anything like our families, you’re probably getting Thanksgiving plans together right about now. Or, OK, maybe talking turkey hadn’t quite made it off the lengthy to-do list yet: whose house everybody is going to descend upon, who’s coming (and who’s not coming), and most importantly, who’s bringing what food. Thanksgiving is…

Tonight is the 30th and final Downtown Trick-or-Treat, and we hope to see you all there. We give our heartfelt thanks to everyone who has made the annual event into a tradition for our community over the years, including the Maryville Pride Lions, and especially, Kathy Rice. Although Rice has said other events can scratch…

Last week, project leaders told the Maryville City Council that the new water treatment plant will have to be built alongside the existing facility on U.S. Highway 136 along the One Hundred and Two River instead of at Mozingo Lake because of skyrocketing costs. Rightfully, City Council members Erin Allen and John McBride questioned why…

Thousands of monsters, superstar athletes, video game characters — and their parents hustling to catch up — descended upon Maryville again this weekend for the 17th annual Haunted Campground at Mozingo Lake Recreation Park. Thank you to all the countless people who volunteered their time and effort to make the event yet another memorable, safe…

The theme of this year’s National Newspaper Week, from Oct. 5-11, is “Embracing Local Journalism for a Better Future.” We hope you’ll take some time this week to think about what your local newspaper means to you and to our community. It’s no secret that it’s more and more difficult to keep local newspapers 1)…

For the past 11 years, Wendy Combs has helped cement the New Nodaway Humane Society as an indispensable community institution, and we wish her the best as she moves on. The outstanding support for the animal shelter speaks well of our community and our commitment to humane treatment of animals and people. During Combs’ tenure,…