Child Welfare

Newscope/Medicare topic slated for Slater Senior Center presentation May 5 (05/01/08)
"Everything you always wanted to know about Medicare and were afraid to ask" is the subject of a presentation by Rona McNally, manager of The Missouri Senior Medicare Patrol, District III Area Agency on Aging, at Slater's Senior Center, Monday, May 5. The presentation is free and open to the public. McNally will answer questions about Medicare Parts A, B, C and D. For additional information, call Lucy Brandon at the Senior Center, 660-529-2828. The Center is located at 123 No. Main, Slater...

Elderly Marshall man gets 20 years for enticement (04/29/08)
Saline County Prosecuting Attorney Donald G. Stouffer announced late Tuesday, April 29, that Stanley Conger, 79, of Marshall, was sentenced to two consecutive 10-year terms for two felony counts of "enticement of a child," by Circuit Judge Dennis A. Rolf Monday, 28 April...

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...

Sweet Springs youngster hurt in gun accident March 18 (03/19/08)
A Sweet Springs 6-year-old was injured by the recoil of a shotgun on Tuesday, March 18, and taken to I-70 Medical Center for evaluation, according to the Saline County Sheriff's Department. The juvenile sustained a superficial wound near his right shoulder, deputies said...