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Newscope/Pautz' students to perform recital May 4 (04/30/08)
The piano students of Edith Pautz invite friends and family to attend their Spring Recital Sunday, May 4, at 2 p.m. The recital will be held at First Baptist Church in Marshall, and will feature a variety of music.

Jasper's piano students to perform recital May 4 (04/30/08)
Martha Jasper's piano students will perform their spring recital at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 4, at Gill Memorial Baptist Church, 475 S. Miami Ave. in Marshall.

Willis gets maximum sentence for felony elderly exploitation (04/21/08)
It took more than one trial to bring the case to a close, but Cooper County Judge Keith M. Bail sentenced Douglas Wayne Willis of Marshall to 30 years in prison Friday, April 18, for the class A felony of financial exploitation of an elderly or disabled person in excess of $50,000...

Newscope/County commission provisionally accepts bridge project bid (04/01/08)
Widel Inc. appears to have submitted the winning bid on a bridge project on Wildcat Road. The Saline County Commission approved the bid of $296,606.85 pending bond verification from the engineering firm the county is working with. The Widel bid was the lowest of six bids received. The highest was for more than $403,000...

Newscope/Need a prom dress? Fairy Prom Mothers hold final open house (03/28/08)
Fairy Prom Mothers, a Marshall-based group that has collected donated prom dresses and accessories, is holding its final open house Monday, March 31, from 5 to 7 p.m. at First Presbyterian "Rock" Church, 212 E. North St. High school girls in the area who still need a dress are invited to stop by and see the selection...

Carton marks end of 35-year career at BYS with celebration March 29 (03/27/08)
It was Tom Butterfield's compassion, persistence and vision that got Butterfield Youth Services started, but to a great degree, the management skills John Carton brought to the team helped build the stable institution that could sustain Butterfield's mission...

Marshall Community Chorus members perform in honor choir at regional convention in KC (03/24/08)
Several members of the Marshall Community Chorus recently had the opportunity to perform under the direction of one of America's leading choral conductors and composers. The Marshall singers performed as part of the Community and Church Honor Choir of the Southwestern division of the American Choral Directors Association (SWACDA) at the association's bi-annual convention in Kansas City...