Mosaic Life Care is rolling out paperless billing and a new text messaging system for patients, a change the hospital group calls a “major” update to its communications.

Maryville High School is celebrating homecoming this week with the theme “Once Upon a Time,” giving the Spoofhounds a fairy-tale twist.

The environmental services team at Mosaic Medical Center–Maryville has been recognized for its efforts to keep the hospital clean, earning a 5-star rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

The third annual St. Joseph Marathon will feature runners from 21 different states.

Northwest coaching legend Mark Rosewell and the 1982 state champion Maryville football team will be enshrined in the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in November.

The City of Maryville has learned it must replace systems at its current wastewater plant even as it plans a full-scale replacement of the plant in the next 3-5 years. Funds for the upkeep work will come from reserves the city had saved to fund the future plant.

Downtown Maryville will be celebrating the arrival of fall with the annual "Fall Into Fun" festival Sunday, Sept. 28.The event brings a full day of food, games, and live performances to the city's downtown. Musical acts include Mackenzie Honeycutt and the duo Damon Nally and Eli Drennon.

At its meeting on Sept. 22, the City of Maryville continued to support a program for emergency dispatchers. The region's public safety agencies are consolidated under one dispatch service, the Northwest Regional Communications Center (NRCC), which operates out of the Public Safety Building in Maryville.

KXCV News has been covering Maryville’s comprehensive planning process, which will set the city’s course for the next 20 years.As part of that effort, the city has been asking residents what they’d like to see in their community, so KXCV decided to ask as well. Following an open house this summer at the Maryville Public Library, Gavin McGough has more.