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Scale Microgrids Data Center Background

Scale Microgrids is a vertically integrated distributed energy platform that designs, builds, finances, owns, and operates on-site microgrid infrastructure across North America. [1, 2]

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History of ONEOK Petroleum Pipeline

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

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 … Continue reading →

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Uniroyal History in Maryville Before 1983

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

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

Links: School district Map 1901

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

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 … Continue reading →

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Photographer Orval Nicholas Heywood 1920-2017

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 … Continue reading →

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

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

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

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