United Fiber, a service offered by United Electric Cooperative, Maryville, will be expanding fast internet fiber service to the city of Maryville this summer. Since 2011, United Fiber has constructed over 1,700 miles of fiber and serves over 8,000 residential customers in northwest Missouri communities such as King City, Gower and Stanberry. Within Maryville, some
The Mosaic Preschool & Education Center, in partnership with Maryville Parks & Recreation and the City of Maryville, has announced the opening of the barrier-free/inclusive playground on the grounds of Mosaic Preschool & Education Center to the public on August 3. The playground will be for the center’s use only during regular business hours of
By Jacki Wood This is the first in a series on former Spoofhound athletes who are now Bearcats. Frequently called townies, a number of former Maryville High School athletes decided to stay in town and continue their academic and athletic careers at Northwest Missouri State University. Elijah Green, son of Clarence and Chelli Green, graduated
“No One Saw A Thing,” will air beginning Thursday, August 1 on the Sundance channel. A new documentary on Ken Rex McElroy, known as the Skidmore town bully who was killed in 1981, will be coming to television beginning Thursday, August 1. The six-part film was produced by a California company which utilized resources from
This year’s Hopkins Picnic will be held August 1 through 3 and will feature a quilt show at the Hopkins Community Building. Entries will be accepted from 3 to 8 pm, Wednesday, July 31 and from 8 am to 10 am, Thursday, August 1. Participants can choose one of several categories to enter their creation
The July 22 Maryville City Council opened with a public hearing for annexing property owned by the Northwest Foundation. The property is located west of Icon Road and southwest of Donaldson Westside Park. No citizen spoke and the council did not take any action. • Approved an amendment to prohibit the smoking of medical marijuana
The July 16 meeting of the Clearmont City Council dealt with regular agenda items, plus the law-making process of instituting a truck noise ordinance. City Clerk Linda Babcock presented a draft ordinance concerning the use of jake brakes on trucks within the town. While the increased truck traffic has been partially due to the flooding
The Skidmore City Council invited Nodaway County Sheriff Randy Strong to attend the July 11 meeting. The council had been expressing frustration with the inability of the sheriff’s office to enforce city ordinances. Strong presented a three-page summary of the daily work of the office. He then explained the sheriff’s office deals with criminal law,
Theater lovers need not drive to the big city to enjoy a full-scale Broadway production. Maryville Young Players: Second Stage will present “Anything Goes” on July 27 and 28 at the Lee and Nina Schneider Center for the Performing Arts at Maryville High School. Set sail with the colorful cast of characters as they embark
The Northwest Missouri State University community will gather to commemorate the 40th anniversary of a fire that devastated the campus’s central building and proved to be a seminal point in the institution’s history. The public is invited to Northwest’s historic Administration Building from 2 to 4 pm on Wednesday, July 24 for the anniversary event. Refreshments
