Monthly Archives: April 2014

By TONY BROWN Maryville Daily Forum, News editor Recent recognition by a statewide magazine means that the municipal golf course at Mozingo Lake Recreation Park is beginning to meet expectations as a regional recreation destination, Assistant City Manager Ryan Heiland said Monday. Mozingo was picked this spring as the “Editor’s Choice” for golf courses in a special Best of Rural Missouri Edition of “Rural Missouri,” a widely circulated magazine produced by the Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives. Heiland said the recognition was both welcome and unsolicited, and that the magazine’s editors made their pick after coming to Maryville and playing the course. The publication chose Bent Creek Golf Course in the southeast Missouri city of Jackson as its premier golfing destination in the state. Its No. 2 pick was the Ste. Genevieve Golf Club. As the Editor’s Choice, Mozingo was described as an “ award-winning championship course that is fun for the beginner and challenging to the advanced player. Designed by Donald Sechrest, the 18-hole course is nestled among rolling hills, native grasslands and wooded areas and has established itself as a premier golf destination …” An e-edition of the magazine featuring Mozingo can be viewed at www.ruralmissouri.coop/digitalrm/story1.php. “This just came about from the editors having golfed here before, and they obviously liked the course and its amenities,” said Heiland, who acts as the city’s point man for golf operations at the 3,000-acre park, where the 1,-000-acre lake also serves as the city’s primary water supply. “I think it’s a good thing whenever people recognize the quality of the work our staff members do out there and just the quality of the course itself,” Heiland said. “And when you can reach a statewide audience, it certainly improves our ability to become a regional park.” Heiland said a number of behind-the-scenes changes and improvements have taken place at Mozingo this year in preparation for a new golfing season, including the arrival of GolfNow as the course’s new website host. Upgrades mean that golfers can now book tee times online and gain access to other information with regard to special outings and clubhouse promotions, he said. http://www.maryvilledailyforum.com/news-mozingo/rural-missouri-applauds-mozingo-golf

Movato, an online real estate brokerage based in San Mateo, CA, has ranked Maryville as the 8th safest place to live in Missouri. The firm looked at places with at least 10,000 in population and then ranked them based on FBI crime statistics from 2012. According to the report “Maryville saw a total of just 228 crimes, of those 12 were considered violent and 216 were property crimes.” Maryville is also the highest ranked community on the list located outside the St. Louis metropolitan area. A full ranking can be found at http://www.movoto.com/mo/safest-places-in-missouri/.

Posted April 4, 2014 at 3:18 pm Nodaway News Leader Nodaway County was ranked first among all 115 Missouri counties as being the healthiest. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, a world-renown health organization, was the agency who ranked the nation’s counties across several categories with the results being released recently. Nodaway County placed high within several categories in comparison to the state. For health outcomes the county saw lower diabetes instances, less HIV prevalence, lower healthcare costs, fewer children eligible for free lunch and fewer babies with a low birthweight. The behaviors of Nodaway Countians were realized as positive with fewer adult smokers, better access to exercise opportunities, fewer sexually transmitted infections and fewer teens giving birth. St. Francis Hospital and Health Services President Dr. Gray Cox was pleased with the top ranking. “This ranking is quite gratifying. We work toward the betterment of the community and people individually,” said Cox. One of the statistics that brought a broad grin to Cox’s face was the unavailability of physicians with Nodaway County scoring nine percent and the state average was 14 percent. “The future of healthcare is being able to keep people well and healthy,” said Cox. The county enjoys these social and economic factors: greater high school graduation rate, lower unemployment, fewer children in poverty, less children living in poverty, less violent crime and fewer injuries resulting in death. The physical environment of Nodaway County allowed for a higher ranking with less air pollution and better drinking water. “There are two reasons that most business choose to locate in a community,” said Josh McKim, Nodaway County Economic Development executive director, “transportation avenues and workforce quality.” McKim sees the county’s top ranking being utilized in not only business and industry recruitment, but also in talent recruiting. He plans on using the information directly in printed messages and also verbally when he’s communicating with decision makers. “I will forward the link to executives that need to realize what a great place this area is to live,” said McKim. “Quality of life is an issue that holds much value.” The county health rankings are published online at countyhealthrankings.org. The rankings are meant to help counties’ leaders understand what influences the health of the residents. Many times, the rankings are used to gain support for local health improvement initiatives.   Screen Shot 2021-11-12 at 9.28.55 PM