History of 8 Man Football at Northwest Missouri State

Posted on October 10, 2026 by roger

The first 8-man football state championships in Missouri were played at Bearcat Stadium on the campus of Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, Missouri, because Maryville sat centrally in the heart of northwest Missouri—the regional stronghold and hotbed of the state’s early 8-man football programs. From 1988 to 1995, all of the teams that played were within a 125-mile radius of Maryville (and most within 50)

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United Electric Cooperative (Northwest Missouri & Southwest Iowa)

Posted on October 9, 2026 by roger

United Electric Cooperative serves rural areas across Northwest Missouri and Southwest Iowa, formed in 1997 through the merger of the Northwest Missouri Electric Cooperative and the Nodaway-Worth Electric Cooperative. [1, 2]

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Maryville Treatment Center Water Tower

Posted on October 7, 2026 by roger

The Maryville Treatment Center has its own water tower, but Maryville provides the water supply. The water tower is on the highest point of the prison property (about 1,118 feet at its base compared to 1,103 at the base of the distinctive 1947 motherhouse bell tower.  In my initial research I could not find the height of the bell tower or water tower (or tower capacity)

For many years, I thought this was because prisons tried to keep their water systems separate from local communities in case there was a dispute between the entities, but that is not the case.  Here’s a deep dive using AI.

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Maryville Treatment Center Inmates Included in Maryville’s Official Census Numbers

Posted on October 7, 2026 by roger

Per AI the Maryville Treatment Center population is included in Maryville’s official census numbers (design capacity 561 and Number of Beds 521)  It is located at 30227 US Highway 136, Maryville, MO 64468. Continue reading →

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TC Energy Natural Gas Pipeline

Posted on October 6, 2026 by roger

The TC Energy Natural Gas Pipeline diagonally crosses Nodaway County from near Maitland and has notable above-ground features, including a compressor near Graham and a tower near Bedison. The pipeline is the source of gas for the Mullin Creek 440MW generating plant being built the east of 71 as well as the proposed 600Mw generator to be built across 71.

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Downtown Maryville Banners Honoring Veterans

Posted on October 6, 2026 by roger

Downtown Maryville has erected 28 banners honoring veterans on light poles around the Nodaway County Courthouse.

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Downtown Maryville

Posted on October 6, 2026 by roger

Downtown Maryville has been doing numerous things to improve downtown.

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Missouri Skies Aurora Photos Oct 4

Posted on October 6, 2026 by roger

Albany school teacher Dan Bush of Missouri Skies posted these aurora photos from Oct 4.

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Maryville Native Adam Dorrel Out at Central Oklahoma

Posted on October 5, 2026 by roger

Maryville native Adam Dorrel, who won 3 national football championships for the Bearcats and who has been the Bearcat kryptonite after moving to Central Oklahoma (and beating the Bearcats this season) is out at Central Oklahoma.

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Missouri Cold Case Playing Cards Feature Branson Perry and Teresa Hilt

Posted on October 5, 2026 by roger

Two cold cases from Nodaway County (Teresa “Tess” Hilt found deceased at her Maryville apartment on August 4. 1973 and Branson Kane Perry who has been missing from his Skidmore residence since April 11, 2001) are featured in this year’s Missouri deck of cold case playing cards which primarily distributed to Missouri inmates in hopes of getting a obtaining inmate help in solving the crime.

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