Marshall, Missouri · Friday, November 20, 2009
[SeMissourian.com] Fair ~ 58°F  
High: 56°F ~ Low: 41°F

Mailing list
Enter your email address to join our mailing list:
(Photo)
On Friday morning, Nov. 20, Marshall Mayor Connie Latimer signed a mayoral proclamation recognizing Nov. 22-29 as National Family Week in Marshall. Butterfield Youth Services employees collected boxes of food and toys for...
Marshall city officials and Missouri Department of Transportation representatives cut the ribbon on the new turn lane at U.S. Highway 65 and Vest Street Friday afternoon, Nov. 20. This project was a partnership between the...
Yet another scam has been uncovered in Saline County. Klara Arth, of Gilliam, recently received a letter and a $4,885 check in the mail from Global Trust and Finance Inc. of Ontario, Canada, supposedly informing her of her...
In sports
2009 All-Lewis & Clark Football
Offense First Team Second Team Honorable Mention Defense First Team Second Team Honorable Mention...

Speak Out

The Marshall Democrat-News welcomes views or questions on any issue. We hope you'll express yourself freely and responsibly. We reserve the right to exclude entries that we deem disrespectful, threatening, obscene or in other ways objectionable.

Past Speak Out conversations

Post a comment View all comments (169)

Eric,

I know you base stories on fact but I can tell you this did happen it is not a rumor.

Posted by Gal66

Coaches and other sponsors do have contracts. Mr. Latham can only recommend that someone not be renewed. The board has the final say (and it sounds like it's going to be Tuesday night). If you want to see Coach Thomas retained, call a board member.

Posted by commish

My question is...if this is fact(which i think everyone will hear it is after the board meeting) would it be against policy for the Athletic Director to take it upon himself to let a coach go WITHOUT a board vote? It is my assumption that the A.D. can RECOMMEND not to rehire but can he tell a coach.."Sorry but i'm firing you from your coaching position". I mean if that is the case and I did say IF, then why do they even need a BOARD OF EDUCATION? As I commented earlier, it will be interesting to see if anyone shows up Tuesday.

-- Posted by freckles on Fri, Nov 20, 2009, at 3:50 PM

Will be interesting to see who and how many show up for the board meeting Tuesday.

-- Posted by freckles on Fri, Nov 20, 2009, at 3:28 PM

What disturbs me about the entire controversy regarding this coach is that the only source of "information," other than the policy information posted by Smokin' Cheetah and the factual information about the school board from Eric Crump, is some unofficial blog that's just a bunch of uninformed opinions, with a little gossip, rumor-mongering and innuendo thrown in for flavor.

-- Posted by Miss Marple on Fri, Nov 20, 2009, at 12:58 PM

Smokin' Cheetah I agree 100% with everything you posted you said it way better than I could have.

-- Posted by Gal66 on Fri, Nov 20, 2009, at 10:27 AM

I should have said *IF* Mr. Latham did was he's been *ALLEGED* to have done, then it wouldn't have been against policy as I read it.

I apologize for inferring that I know one way or the other. I do not.

-- Posted by Smokin' Cheetah on Fri, Nov 20, 2009, at 10:23 AM

Post a comment View all comments (169)

Poll
Missouri unemployment dropped slightly last month. Do you think it's a sign the recession has bottomed out?
 Yes. Things should start slowly improving
 No. The worst is yet to come
 I don't know

Your comments about the poll question: (Optional)

Forecast
National Weather Service forecast for Marshall, Missouri:

Today
Partly Sunny
High: 56
Tonight
Areas Fog
Low: 41
Tomorrow
Mostly Cloudy
High: 59
Low: 43
Sunday
Mostly Cloudy
High: 59
Low: 41
Monday
Chance Rain Showers
High: 56
Low: 39
Tuesday
Mostly Cloudy
High: 47
Low: 32
Wednesday
Partly Sunny
High: 49
Low: 31
Thanksgiving
Partly Sunny
High: 47

Warnings
No watches or warnings currently in effect for the Marshall, Missouri, area

Advisories for Missouri · All advisories nationwide
Quakes
Most recently recorded earthquakes in the Central U.S. from the Center for Earthquake Research and Information (Times in Central):

Mag.WhenWhere
2.411/19 23:568 mi E of Mount Vernon, AR
1.811/19 07:496 mi NW of Tiptonville, TN
0.911/19 02:143 mi SE of Ridgely, TN
1.311/18 00:393 mi SE of Ridgely, TN
3.011/17 12:5324 mi W of Carlsbad, NM
1.211/17 02:013 mi SE of Ridgely, TN
3.111/16 22:006 mi NNE of Velma, OK
1.311/16 19:345 mi W of Vonore, TN
1.811/16 11:186 mi SSW of New Madrid, MO
2.511/16 05:1210 mi ENE of Midwest City, OK
1.411/16 03:596 mi ENE of Fort Payne, AL
1.311/15 22:287 mi WNW of Newbern, TN

State news