History of ONEOK Petroleum Pipeline

Posted on October 4, 2026 by roger

Here is the comprehensive profile of the ONEOK petroleum pipeline system in Nodaway County, Missouri, spanning its corporate history, current operations, landowner easements, and safety records.

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White Cloud Acres AI Data Center

Posted on October 4, 2026 by roger

The proposed White Cloud Acres AI data center project associated with the Nodaway County region is valued at $4 billion to $6.3 billion, while the co-located Mullin Creek natural gas plant (440 MW) is part of Evergy’s $2.75 billion multi-facility expansion. [1, 2, 3, 4]

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Uniroyal History in Maryville Before 1983

Posted on October 4, 2026 by roger

The history of the Uniroyal plant in Maryville, Missouri (often mixed up with Maryville, Tennessee due to local tire dealerships) centers on a light industrial hose and rubber manufacturing facility that operated during the mid-to-late 20th century. [1, 2, 3]

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Maryville Kawasaki Plant

Posted on October 4, 2026 by roger

The Kawasaki Motors Manufacturing (KMM) plant in Maryville, Missouri, opened in 1989 to produce general-purpose engines for the lawn and garden industry. [1]

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Nodaway County School District Map 2020

Posted on August 2, 2026 by roger

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School district Map 1901

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Robert Edward Cobb (1942-1997) Newspaper Publisher and Spanish and Journalism Instruction at Maryville High School

Posted on July 22, 2026 by roger

The above photo is from the 1967 Maryvillian

Robert E. Cobb was a journalism teacher at the high school at the time.  His son Phil Cobb purchased the Forum from Gatehouse Media in 2013, making Maryville one of the few cities in the country to have a locally owned newspaper. He sold it to the Garners in 2012 and then reacquired it in February 2026.  Robert was once city editor for the Forum.  He once owned the Albany Ledger, Stanberry Headlight and King City Tri-County News.

Cobb suffered with polio and walked with a cane, but that did not stop him from coaching.

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Photographer Orval Nicholas Heywood 1920-2017

Posted on July 22, 2026 by roger

Orval Heywood took many historic photos of Maryville in the 1950s through the 1980s and was also the main photographer for the Forum and Maryville High School yearbook.

While he took thousands of photos, there are relatively few of him during his heyday.  This photo is from the 1967 Maryvillian.   Robert E. Cobb was a journalism teacher at the high school at the time.  His son Phil Cobb purchased the Forum from Gatehouse Media in 2013, making Maryville one of the few cities in the country to have a locally owned newspaper. He sold it to the Garners in 2012 and then reacquired it in February 2026.

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Barney (1911-1975) and Murial Alcott (1911-2008) Forum Newspaper and Teaching Icons

Posted on July 21, 2026 by roger

Here’s the story of Barney Alcott, editor/publisher of the Forum and Murial McDonald Alcott (Spoofhound and Bearcat teacher) who met in Michigan, graduated from the University of Missouri School of Journalism.

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Chester Arthur Bristow (CA Bristow) (1904-1990) Principal at Maryville High School from 1943 to 1964

Posted on July 19, 2026 by roger

C.A. Bristow was Maryville’s longest tenured high school principal

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Maryville High School’s First “Mr. Schneider Bandleader”

Posted on July 19, 2026 by roger

Maryville High School has had two “Mr. Schneiders”  as its band leader.  The most famous is Lee T. Schneider, from Andrew County, who led the band from 1960 to  1992.   From 1943 to 1945, Maryville had Erwin Schneider from St. Louis (he had earlier taught at Skidmore at age 21 in his first job after graduating from Northwest in 1941. Erwin was married to a woman from Andrew County who was the Apple Blossom Queen in St. Joseph in 1939.  She also attended Northwest, and during Erwin’s tenure in Maryville, was an assistant to Principal Bistrow.

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