Now entering its second year, the city of Maryville's effort to move forward with the removal of potentially dozens of substandard, abandoned or derelict structures continued with week with the demolition of an empty house at 110 S. Fillmore.

After Missouri's decision to not expand Medicaid and Medicare coverage under the Affordable Care Act of 2010, local hospitals are having to make tough decisions.

When it comes to search and rescue operations, the Maryville Department of Public Safety now has a dog-gone good way of getting the job done thanks to the initiative and animal handling skills of veteran Officer Aaron Jones.

The Nodaway County Historical Society has announced that it will induct the late Gen. Truman H. Landon into its Stairway of the Stars hall of fame.

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The Maryville Department of Public Safety fire division and Polk Township Fire District added some muscle to their rural firefighting capability last week with the arrival of a new brush truck.

It's just a simple granite stone, about two feet wide, set into the earth by the side of a lane through Miriam Cemetery on the south side of Maryville.

Youngsters enrolled in the Maryville Public Library's Summer Reading Program spent time learning about geology Thursday from Mad Science's Courtney Renegar.

Recent South Nodaway High School graduate Mitch Hilsabeck has been named one of only 150 state finalists nationwide by the National Honor Society's scholarship program.

Farm tractor enthusiasts are getting ready to roll through north Missouri during the annual Heart of America Tractor Club Cruise scheduled for Saturday, June 29.

After attracting hundreds of needle-and-thread enthusiasts to its first-ever Nodaway County Fair Quilt Show & Contest last year, Maryville's Krazy Quilters Club is already busy stitching together a second exhibition for 2013.

After weeks of frustration caused by muddy fields, flooded river bottoms and continuing rain, most farmers across northwest Missouri finally have their crops in the ground.

As the A-Team's Hannibal Smith might say, you have to love it when a plan comes together.

Northwest Missouri State University President John Jasinski has been elected to serve a two-year term as chair of the Council on Public Higher Education.

Maryville's Autumn House in conjunction with Second Harvest Community Food Bank will host a Free Food Distribution Day from noon until 2 p.m. Friday, June 21.

For the remainder of the month, high school student Maggie Schmidt will be writing the news as a Daily Forum reporter as she completes an Upward Bound summer work study program.

Burlington Junction will kick off Nodaway County's annual round of summer celebrations and festivals this weekend with Town & Country Days.

Preparations are well under way for this year's Nodaway County Fair, which takes place Thursday, July 18, through Saturday, July 20 on the courthouse square.

The Nodaway County Historical Society hosted a couple of events over the weekend that looked both back into the past and ahead into the near future.

Nodaway County Collector/Treasurer Marilyn Jenkins is about to give delinquent taxpayers a clear sign that they need to pay up.

Today's Civic Women recently held its annual awards banquet during which new officers were sworn in for the 2013-'14 year.

The Maryville Public Library is currently hosting its traditional summer Scholastic Book Fair.

Everything from electronics to exercise equipment to kitchen gear to clothes will be on sale this week at the St. Gregory's School Parent-Teacher Organization rummage sale.

Steve Hartman, a 1977 graduate of Maryville High School, is the newest staff member at the Maryville Daily Forum.

Classic and customized car owners from throughout the region will converge on Stanberry Sunday, June 16, for the JC Club's 30th annual Father's Day Car Show in the municipal park downtown.

The digital age is once again rearing its head around Maryville R-II buildings.

A national campaign by clothing and housewares retailer J.C. Penney will funnel dollars into Big Brothers Big Sisters of Nodaway County in June during "Round Up at the Register."The corporate promotion spotlights a different charity each month with customers being asked to round up purchases to the nearest dollar. The extra...

Sixty-one students received high school diplomas and two-year associate's degrees Saturday as members of the 12th graduating class of the Missouri Academy of Science, Mathematics and Computing, a residential program for gifted high-school-age students at Northwest Missouri State University.

The Maryville Young Players summer dramatic arts program will present "Beauty and the Beast Jr." at 2:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. both Saturday, June 8, and Sunday, June 9, at the Ron Houston Center for the Performing Arts on the campus of Northwest Missouri State University.

Dogged by wet weather and unexpectedly mucky soil, crews from Orr Construction Management took advantage of a rare day of sunshine Monday to continue work on Munn Avenue, which is being reconstructed this summer between South Avenue and Route V.

Maryville R-II crews, along with employees of Kansas City-based Lankford & Associates, have begun installing a new state-of-the-art gymnasium floor at the high school.

Infestations of true armyworm larvae have been reported in grass pastures and wheat fields in eastern Nodaway County, according to an advisory released Monday by regional University of Missouri Extension specialists.

Special Olympians from Nodaway and Atchison counties joined hundreds of their fellow athletes over the weekend for the Missouri Summer Games in Columbia.

Maryville R-II Superintendent of Schools Larry Linthacum provided details last week with regard to the district's plan to seek voter approval next spring of a bond issue that would raise millions of dollars for capital improvements.

People in Maryville woke up to a chilly, cloudy day on Saturday.

What a difference a year makes.

Teaching children about money is not always an easy task, but experts suggest that giving children a daily dose of instruction can help.

For those looking to find something to do this summer, Maryville offers plenty of opportunities.The Maryville Public Library began their summer reading program on Tuesday, and the program will run until July 31.

Entry into local bars and taverns is still legal for 19- and 20-year-olds after the Maryville City Council rejected an ordinance that would have raised the admission age to 21.

American Legion Post 100 in Maryville has announced the names of local high school students selected to attend Boys State this summer.The 74th Session of Missouri Boys State, a youth leadership program, will take place June 15-22 on the campus of the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg.Information...

After a five-year hiatus, the city of Maryville will conduct a city-wide cleanup effort beginning Monday for residents wishing to clear their homes of yard waste, old furniture and other items not normally picked up by commercial haulers.Public Works Director C.E. Goodall said in a release Tuesday there will be four pickup...

About 50 people, including several Special Olympics athletes, gathered on the west steps of the Nodaway County Courthouse Tuesday for the annual Law Enforcement Torch Run.

As with past disasters, residents across Nodaway County are rallying around survivors and victims' families in the wake of the devastating May 20 tornado that tore a swath of destruction through suburban Oklahoma City, Okla.

Well over 200 people gathered Monday at the newly redecorated Post 100 American Legion hall in Maryville for the traditional ceremony honoring those who have given their lives while serving the United States in uniform.

After nearly a year of public meetings and debate, decision time is here for the Maryville City Council, which is expected to vote tonight on a proposed ordinance that would raise Maryville's age minimum for entering bars and taverns from 19 to 21.

A local automobile dealership is remolding its branding efforts this summer with the help of research conducted by a marketing agency made up of students from Northwest Missouri State University.