Newly elected 6th District Republican Congressman Chris Stigall is reported in his biography as graduating from Northwest in 1999. This photo from the 1998 Tower shows him playing June Cleaver in a TKE 1997 homecoming variety-show skit titled “Leave It to Bobby.” He and Ryan Stadlman, who played Ward, received best actor awards.
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Pomping used to be a major event in Maryville during college homecoming, with both houses and floats featuring huge competitive displays that took hundreds of hours to build. Pomping now seems to be an endangered process.
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The history of Walkout Day at Northwest Missouri State University features several funny, rebellious, and notable events that shaped the tradition into what it is today.
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KNWT TV has served as Northwest Missouri State University’s student-run television station for decades. Operating under the School of Communication and Mass Media, the station provides hands-on, profession-based broadcasting experience for students. [1, 2]
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Hidden in Plain Sight: A Missouri History Podcast has an interview with Elyssa Ford and Melissa Middleswart at the Nodaway County Historical Society about Alma Nash.
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Northwest Missouri Regional Airport is a city-owned, public-use general aviation facility located two nautical miles west of Maryville in Nodaway County, Missouri. [1]
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The history of the DRiV / Tenneco facility in Maryville, Missouri (located at 2002 E. First St.) spans several decades of corporate restructuring, tracking closely with the evolution of the American automotive aftermarket supply chain. It is located next to Nucor and is back from Highway 136/North Main.[1, 2]
Continue readingThe First United Methodist Church in Maryville, Missouri, traces its roots to circuit-rider services in the 1840s and stands as the city’s oldest Protestant congregation and is oldest church building in Maryville. [1, 2]
Continue readingThe Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (RLDS Church), officially renamed the Community of Christ in 2001, has maintained a presence in Maryville, Missouri for well over a century. The local congregation gathers at its long-standing sanctuary located at 415 W. 1st St. [1, 2]
Continue readingThe New Nodaway Humane Society (NNHS) is a 501(c)(3) no-kill animal shelter and rescue located at 829 South Depot Street in Maryville, Missouri. [1, 2]
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