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MARYVILLE, Mo. â With pandemic rules changing all the time, it can be difficult for adults to keep up with suggested and mandated protocols, but one young man at Eugene Field Elementary is doing his best. EFE fourth grader Bentley McDowell, son of Jason and Jennifer McDowell, spoke with The Forum in mid-November, before the Maryville R-II districtwide mask mandate shifted to include elementary students. He said people have âkind ofâ been inundating him with information about the pandemic. Bentley said heâs âkind ofâ learned a lot about the pandemic, but mostly just follows directions from the teachers at EFE. ....