This Week's News

Hounds to Cats: Maddie Holtman

By Jacki Wood This is the second 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. Maddie Holtman, daughter of Randy and Susie Holtman, graduated

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Hops Field Day set for August 6

One of the fascinating aspects of horticulture is the amazing number of plants which are grown as crops for income. Many growers keep an eye out for new crops, which may offer revenue potential for their operations. While hops are not a new crop at all, the idea of growing them commercially in Missouri is

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United Fiber expanding in Maryville

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

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Barrier-free playground in Maryville opens to the public 

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

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Hounds to Cats: Elijah Green

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

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Historical museum provides information for new Skidmore documentary

“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

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Hopkins Picnic to hold quilt show

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

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Maryville council’s agenda filled with variety of actions

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

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Clearmont council begins ordinance concerning truck traffic

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

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