Community News

“Amid the ongoing public health concerns, Child Safe of Central Missouri, Inc is sorry to announce that the Groundbreaking Ceremony scheduled for March 23, 2020 at 9:00 am has been cancelled to the public. In order to continue to move forward but still share our joy with the public, Child Safe will be posting a video online via our Facebook page in the coming days. So, stay tuned!...

The regular meeting of the Patsy Gregg Chapter NSDAR was called to order by Regent Elaine Olson on March 14, 2020 at 2 p.m. at the Wood & Huston Community Center in Marshall. Hostesses were Carol McInteer and Nita Robinson. Olson waived the opening ritual and read the opening prayer. ...

The Marshall Kiwanis Club held it’s regular meeting at noon Feb. 25 at First Presbyterian Church on East North Street. Steve Hartwig offered the invocation, and Club President Marty Smith led the Pledge of Allegiance and called the meeting to order with 24 members and six visitors in attendance...

The Marshall Writers’ Guild held its regular meeting Thursday, Feb. 20, in the meeting room at Marshall Public Library. Present were members Melanie Dees Campbell, Carol Raynor, Carole Schaefer, Sidney Sullivan, Virginia Sprigg, Naomi Campbell, Sean Rea, Pat Hammer, Sharon Eiker, Edgar Phillips, Authorene Phillips, Edward Richards, Claudia Gratian, Holly Forsman and visitor Stacey Ballenger...

Hardeman School Monday — B: Cereal and toast. L: Chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes w/ gravy, corn, fruit, bread. Tuesday — B: Sausage gravy and biscuit. L: Chili, PBJ, celery and carrot sticks, crackers, fruit. Wednesday — B: Breakfast pizza...

FAYETTE — On Feb. 27 and 28, six Central Methodist University students will travel to The Lodge of Four Seasons in Lake Ozark, Mo., to participate for the first time in a Collegiate DECA competition at the Missouri Career Development Conference. During the competition, there will be individual and team events, a chapter quiz bowl competition, a Muscular Dystrophy Association DECA-thon, a social event with food, music, prizes, and games to raise money for MDA. ...

The Marshall Kiwanis Club held its regular meeting at noon Tuesday, Feb. 18, at First Presbyterian Church on East North Street. Al Sturhahn offered the invocation, and Club President Marty Smith led the Pledge of Allegiance and called the meeting to order, with 22 members in attendance...

Hardeman School Monday — B: Sausage gravy and biscuit. L: Chicken nuggets, mashed potatoes w/ gravy, green beans, fruit, pudding and bread. Tuesday — B: Breakfast pizza. L: Lasagna, salad, peas and carrots, roll and fruit. Wednesday — B: Oatmeal and toast...

January is “Read to Your Child Month,” and hopefully you and your family have been enjoying reading together. If not, it is not too late to make reading and books part of your family. Enjoy! Remember, there is no app for your lap — so get your family together...

The Marshall Writers’ Guild held its regular meeting Thursday, Jan. 16, in the meeting room at Marshall Public Library. Present were Melanie Dees Campbell, Carol Raynor, Carole Schaefer, Sidney Sullivan, Virginia Sprigg, Naomi Campbell and Holly Forsman. Secretary Ed Richards was not present...

WARRENSBURG — The following local students have earned a spot on the University of Central Missouri dean’s list for the Fall 2019 semester. Each semester, the dean’s list is divided into two parts: students who earned a 4.0 grade point average and students who earned a GPA between 3.5-3.99...

Hardeman School Monday — B: Cereal, toast. L: Breaded pork chop, mashed potatoes w/ gravy, corn, fruit, bread. Tuesday — B: Scrambled eggs and toast. L: Tacos w/ cheese, onion, lettuce, tomato; refried beans, fruit, cake. Wednesday — B: Pop Tarts...

The Marshall High School Debate Squad competed the weekend of Jan. 18 at the Warrensburg High School tournament. The MHS squad attained the following results: Lealani Pese, first in Poetry Reading Drew Arends, first in Original Oratory Gabriel Boatman, first in Prose Reading...

School menus for the week of Jan. 27-31: St. Peter Catholic School Monday — Hot dog on bun or bologna & cheese or salad, green beans, applesauce. Tuesday — Spaghetti w/ meat sauce or turkey & cheese or salad, garlic toast, corn, peaches. Wednesday — Rib patty on bun or ham & cheese or salad, peas, Mandarin oranges...

The Marshall Kiwanis held their regular meeting at noon Tuesday, Jan. 21, at First Presbyterian Church on East North Street. Club Secretary Ken Bryant offered the invocation, and President Elect Sharon Crawford led the Pledge of Allegiance and called the meeting to order, with 23 members and one guest in attendance...

Fifth- through eighth-grade students attending Trinity Lutheran School, in Alma, are eligible to receive academic recognition on one of the following three honor rolls each quarter: Principal’s Honor Roll: 3.6-4.0 GPA; Academic Honor Roll: 3.1-3.5 GPA; and Honor Roll: 2.6-3.0 GPA...

LINN, MO (Jan. 15, 2020) — State Technical College of Missouri would like to congratulate students who are eligible for the dean's dList for the 2019 Fall Semester. To be placed on the dean's list, a full-time student must earn a semester grade point average between 3.5 and 4.0 on a 4-point scale...

LINN, Mo (Jan. 15, 2020) — State Technical College of Missouri would like to congratulate students who achieved the Honor Roll during the 2019 Fall Semester. Jonathan Sprigg, of Nelson.

School menus for the week of Jan. 13-17: St. Peter Catholic School Monday — Chicken nuggets or turkey & cheese or salad; peas; applesauce. Tuesday — Nachos w/ half ham sandwich or ham & cheese or salad; carrot sticks; pears. Wednesday — Hot dog on bun or bologna & cheese or salad; baked beans; peaches...

Walmarts across Missouri will be offering free wellness services and resources to help customer “save money and live better” in 2020. According to a press release issued by the corporation, Walmart is on a mission to help customers stay away from the flu...