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Newscope: MVC craft show set for Saturday
(02/08/12)
A craft show will be held Saturday, Feb. 11, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the R. Wilson Brown room on the third floor of the Ferguson Center, 500 E. College St. in Marshall. Proceeds from the show will benefit MVC's coral reef ecology students who will be conducting research in Belize this summer through a non-profit marine conservation organization program...
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In Print: Stories in our print edition and E-edition February 8
(02/08/12)
Interesting news and features published in our print edition and E-edition February 8. On page 2: News of the Weird Column (Chuck Shepherd): "Your Government Knows Best: Energy-independence law independent of logic" / Adventures in Library Land (Amy Crump): "MPL: 'We need babies' for book giveaway"...
MMU officials monitor pending bills related to wages
(02/08/12)
With at least seven bills in the Missouri House and Senate, many discussions both inside and outside of Jefferson City are leaning heavily on the subject of prevailing wage.
Proposed courthouse remodel could expand courtroom, benefit clerks and public
(02/08/12)
More than one year after renovations to Saline County Courthouse were completed, a plea for internal renovations by two judges may result in slight remodeling -- at little to no cost to county taxpayers. During a commission meeting Wednesday morning, Feb. 8, Judges Tut Bellamy and Dennis Rolf presented a rough plan to county commissioners, emphasizing three areas of concern: the small size of Division 6 courtroom, privacy for jurors and security... 
Marshall is music: Award-winning band to perform free concert
(02/08/12)
The Grammy-nominated group, Fireflight, will headline The Stay Close Tour when it stops in Marshall on Friday, Feb. 10, at the New Life Center of First United Methodist Church in Marshall. The free concert will also feature New Zealand band Rapture Ruckus and singers Cory Lamb and Devin Williams... 
Light turnout for 'beauty contest' prez primary vote (Update 2:45 p.m. Feb. 8)
(02/07/12)
Former Sen. Rick Santorum prevailed by a wide margin in Saline Country during the presidential primary election Tuesday, Feb. 7, according to preliminary election results. The GOP candidate received 397 votes, 53 percent of the 751 cast. Santorum earned bragging rights and claims to momentum in the highly contested Republican campaign, but he won't receive any delegates...
Marshall man charged with felony domestic assault Tuesday
(02/07/12)
A Marshall man was charged Tuesday, Feb. 7, with second-degree class C felony domestic abuse, according to unofficial online court records. Bond was set at $15,000 cash only for Adam Lee Sanders, along with the condition that he have no contact with the alleged victim...
Slater plans closed session for animal ordinance, discusses goals
(02/07/12)
After three months of letting opinions run wild, Slater will begin taming the pending animal ordinance. The City of Slater has hosted three public workshops regarding upcoming animal laws. At these meetings, crowds of 20 to 30 participants contribute ideas to the 18-page ordinance. On Feb. 7, Slater City Council unanimously approved to discuss the ordinance in private immediately following the regularly scheduled city council meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 21...
Two St. Louis men arrested after high-speed chase (Update 2:40 p.m. Feb. 7)
(02/07/12)
A high-speed chase Saturday, Feb. 4, on Interstate 70 in Saline and Cooper counties resulted in charges for two St. Louis men. The Prosecuting Attorney of Saline County has charged Oshia Demond Coleman, 18, with a class D felony of resisting arrest. A passenger in his car, Darione M. Thomas, has been charged with a class C felony of possession of a controlled substance.
Commission opens bids for supplies
(02/07/12)
The Saline County Commission opened a variety of bids for county supplies at the Tuesday, Feb. 7, session. The commissioners plan to review the bids with County Road and Bridge Supervisor Justin Cowart and Buildings and Grounds Supervisor Bill Sleeper and revisit the proposals on Tuesday, Feb. 14...
In Print: Stories in our print edition and E-edition February 7
(02/07/12)
Interesting news and features published in our print edition and E-edition February 7. On page 2: Local Story: "Fitzgibbon Hospital to open Missouri's second human milk bank " / Health Talk Column (Karen Collins): "Fitzgibbon Hospital to open Missouri's second human milk bank"...
Financial snapshot reveals modest change for Slater Schools
(02/07/12)
Many area school districts have had concerns this past year of the future of state funding, including Slater. 
City, property owners to discuss fate of condemned Arrow Street building, council approves easements for pipeline company
(02/06/12)
The dilapidated building on Arrow Street was brought to the Marshall City Council's attention for the second time Monday, Feb. 2, by the owners of Beerman Heating and Cooling. The building, located at 262 W. Arrow St., was last discussed mid-December 2011...
In Print: Stories in our print edition and E-edition February 6
(02/06/12)
Interesting news and features published in our print edition and E-edition February 6. On page 2: Comics / Puzzles / The Astrograph On page 3: Advice from Annie's Mailbox: "Time to tell adult children truth about cheating father?" On page 4: National Perspective Column: "A tale of two elections" / Diana West Column: "Chalk up another one for Islam in PR battle"...
Fitzgibbon Hospital to open Missouri's second human milk bank
(02/06/12)
Fitzgibbon Hospital in Marshall is proud to announce the Grand Opening of Fitzgibbon Hospital's Mother's Milk Depot. The ceremony will be held at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14, in the hospital atrium. The Milk Depot will be one of only two in Missouri. The Kansas City Regional Milk Bank at St. Luke's Hospital in Kansas City was the first collection point in the state... 
Success of personal finance course prompts second session
(02/06/12)
More than 40 people took the first steps in gaining control of their finances this past fall. After seeing the results, Marshall Nazarene Church will once again host Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University. Starting Wednesday, Feb. 15, at 6:30 p.m., the 13-week program taught by DVD teaches participants how to save for emergencies and create a household budget to get out of debt...
3 juveniles, 1 adult detained over weekend for drug-related incidents
(02/06/12)
Apparent drug violations kept Marshall Police Department officers busy this past weekend, as three juveniles were detained and one woman arrested in two separate incidents. At approximately 1:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 4, an officer on patrol near the 500 block of W. ... 
Lecturer portrays the horrors of war in Saline County during the Civil War (Update: 11:20 a.m. Feb. 6)
(02/05/12)
When Michael Dickey delivers his lecture on the Civil War in Saline County, he sometimes describes the horrors that occurred without revealing the place. He asks the audience where they think these things happened. "They'll say 'Afghanistan' or 'Iraq,'" Dickey said Saturday after delivering the second First Saturday lecture Saturday, Feb. 4, at the Arrow Rock State Historic Site Visitors' Center. "People are just floored when they find out it happened in Saline County."...
DNR to sponsor mercury drop-off in Marshall
(02/04/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Marshall Fire Department, 471 W. Arrow St., is among nearly 50 mercury drop-off locations throughout the state. The department, working with fire departments and county health offices throughout the state, is providing drop-off locations where private citizens or nonprofit agencies can leave mercury-containing instruments like thermometers, blood pressure cuffs, thermostats or switches... 
Arrow Rock lecture features analysis of Civil War battle art | Lecture Feb. 4 will focus on the war in the Arrow Rock area
(02/03/12)
Since the mid-20th century, images of war have been available through television and now the Internet as battles unfold. But in the 1860s, photography was in its infancy, and it was up to artists to capture the action of the Civil War. In "Picturing the Battlefield: Images of War Torn Missouri," the first Arrow Rock First Saturday Lecture of 2012, Saturday, Jan. ...
Marshall man charged with assault, child abuse
(02/03/12)
A Marshall man has been charged in Saline County Circuit Court with class C felony abuse of a child and class A felony first-degree assault with serious physical injury, according to court documents. Joshua Wayne Pabst, 27, is accused of shaking and dropping a baby, according to a probable cause statement submitted to the prosecuting attorney's office by Marshall Police Department... 
County historic preservation commission creates advisory board, discusses at-risk historic sites
(02/03/12)
The Saline County Historic Preservation Commission made the first step in building on its own foundation at the Thursday, Feb. 2, commission meeting. Four nonmembers attended the meeting, and the commission eagerly added a section for audience comments to the agenda. By adjournment, the commission had inducted all four guests to the preservation commission's newly formed advisory board... 
The Front Page, Feb. 3, 1959
(02/02/12)
Some of the headlines on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 1959: Tight Game is Won by Vikes Over Eagles Blair Recommends $50,000 for Sleeping Cabins At Arrow Rock Remodeling At Red Cross Begins LWML To Conduct Institute Feb. 9 State School Given $536,494 in Governor's Recommendation...
In Print: Stories in our print edition and E-edition February 2
(02/02/12)
Interesting news and features published in our print edition and E-edition February 2. On page 3: Advice from Annie's Mailbox: "Should college frosh tattle on sister's friend?" On page 4: The Shepherds Heart Column (Bob G. Stewart): "Going that extra mile" / Byron York Column: "What really happened to the Gingrich ethics case?" / Editorial From: The Springfield News-Leader"Reject fear; no to E-Verify"... 
County Clerk tests equipment for upcoming election
(02/02/12)
The test ballots whizzing through the optical scan machine mimicked the speed of the approaching elections -- fast. County Clerk Debbie Russell and her staff have updated Saline County's polling process in time for the Feb. 7 election. In response to state statute, Russell has implemented a touch-screen voting option at all Saline County polling places and acquired optical scan machines for all but four sites... |
