The Maryville City Council awarded a contract for nearly $75,000 to renovate the recently acquired building next to City Hall. Improvements include flooring, painting, electrical work, a customer service counter and more office space. City Manager Ryan Heiland says the remainder of the project’s $120,000 budget will be available for any needed heating, cooling or electrical panel repairs.
New playground equipment designed for children of all abilities is expected to be installed at Mozingo Lake by next spring. The city and Maryville Host Lions Club will each contribute $50,000, helping secure nearly $100,000 from Lions Club International. The playground will accommodate children with physical, sensory and cognitive disabilities.
The Maryville City Council will again consider regulations allowing UTVs and golf carts on some city streets under certain conditions. The proposal on Monday’s agenda would continue to prohibit ATVs.
Maryville officials will consider a 50 percent water rate increase beginning with the billing cycle starting Jan. 16, with another 50 percent increase planned for January 2028. City staff says the increases are needed to meet financing requirements for a new water treatment plant. The Nodaway County Rural Water District board is expected to take subsequent action on its rates.
The Maryville City Council also will consider extending a moratorium on large-scale industrial, commercial and mixed-use development. The moratorium, first approved in May, gives the city more time to update subdivision, development, zoning and infrastructure policies.
More than 18 percent of Missouri children experienced food insecurity in 2024, according to the latest Missouri Kids Count analysis. Missouri State Alliance of YMCAs representative Stephanie Smith says federally funded after-school and summer meal programs help fill nutrition gaps while easing financial pressure on families. A policy change allows rural programs to provide take-home meals, with some distributing up to seven days of food at once.
Researchers, farmers and policymakers gathered in central Illinois for the first international summit on miscanthus, a perennial grass that can be harvested for heat and power. Iowa State University research suggests the crop produces consistent yields across varying growing conditions. Researchers say it could help Midwest farmers diversify their income, with the summit encouraging new partnerships and expanded use of the crop.
