Maryville

The city of Maryville has long boasted three newspapers: the campus newspaper of Northwest Missouri State University; The Maryville Forum – which has covered city issues (under different names and ownership) since 1869; and The Nodaway News Leader, a weekly serving readers county-wide.

As the dust has settled from the combines rolling across Missouri’s cropland, the results of 2025’s growing season are coming into focus, and farmers are reflecting on a season that kept them guessing.

Within the past year, regional authors have released work ranging from an anthology on monster stories and their social histories to a memoir documenting international migration and political tumult to a collection of poetry exploring a lifetime spent in Nodaway County

Mayor Dannen Merrill declared Dec. 8, 2025 “A&G Restaurant Recognition Day,” and presented Owners George and Susan Groumoutis with a key to the city for their years of “exceptional service and community dedication.”

Many districts in the region are working on their strategic plans this fall, including Maryville.

Maryville City Council discusses Mozingo updates, relocation of Northwest President's office

Years of drought and economic factors caused many ranchers to shrink their operations, and the US cattle herd is at its smallest size in eight decades. As supply has contracted, consumer demand is holding steady, and both beef and cattle are getting top dollar. That is having impacts for ranchers here in Northwest Missouri, as they attempt to plan for the future.

Maryville event was one of multiple across the region. Together they joined a national movement which saw millions take to streets and town squares across the country.

The killing of Charlie Kirk on Sept. 10 reverberated for weeks in the headlines, and continues to be felt in communities across the country. Including in Maryville.