Community News

The Rev. Melanie Dees Campbell of Ark Ministries led a one-day fundraiser last Friday, Oct. 5, for the Marshall Ministerial Alliance benevolent fund and the MSSDAR Light of Love project to raise funds toward the purchase of a search and rescue dog, that will stay in Missouri, for Missouri Task Force 1...

Marshall Elementary Schools Monday — Breakfast: Pancakes with syrup; Chicken biscuit; Cereal or oatmeal; yogurt, fresh fruit. Lunch: Hot dog on a bun, french fries with ketchup; Cobb salad, blueberry muffin; fresh garden salad, mandarin oranges. Tuesday — Breakfast: Western egg and bacon sandwich; Strawberry shortcake biscuits; Cereal or oatmeal; toast with margarine and jelly, chilled fruit...

An organization of Missouri, Arkansas and Illinois municipal utilities has honored Marshall Municipal Utilities General Manager Kyle Gibbs with its Paul Jensen Individual Achievement Award.  The award, presented by the Missouri Public Utility Alliance (MPUA), recognizes an employee of an alliance member utility who has been an active participant in alliance affairs for at least five years, and accomplished special achievements for his/her utility...

Tuesday, Sept. 4: 1st — G. Moss/S. Repp; 2nd — B. Blair/M. McIntosh; 3rd — D. Diehm/C. Diehm. Friday, Sept. 7: 1st — C. Peterson/J. Hartley; 2nd — K. Esser/M. South; 3rd and 4th — Tie: S. Robbins/G. DeMoss and R. Dimond/M.McIntosh. Tuesday, Sept. 11:...

The Marshall Lions Club held its regular meeting on Monday, Sept. 17, at the club house. President Nancy Harris called the meeting to order with 11 members in attendance. Brad Straub led the Pledge of Allegiance and Hugh Harvey gave the opening prayer...

Pastor Jerry Scott and the congregation of Olivet Free Will Baptist Church invite the community to attend homecoming services on Sunday, Oct. 7, located on the corner of North Franklin Avenue and West High Street in Marshall. Sunday school for all ages will begin at 10 a.m. and morning worship will begin at 11 a.m., with the Rev. Willie Harlow as the guest speaker...

Marshall Elementary Schools Monday — Breakfast: Breakfast sliders; Waffles with syrup; Cereal or oatmeal; yogurt, fresh fruit. Lunch: Chedda-Toni with italian bread; Strawberry chicken salad, italian bread; spring salad mix, cheesy cauliflower popcorn, peaches...

On Friday, Oct. 5, at the Martin Community Center, beginning at 6 p.m., the Mar-Saline Branch of the NAACP is sponsoring a candidate forum for those seeking county positions and are facing opposition. The positions are Prosecutor, Recorder of Deeds, and Circuit Clerk. The goal of the forum is for voters in Saline County to meet and ask questions of those seeking office. Those running unopposed are welcome and will be given time to speak, but will not entertain questions...

The Arrow Rock Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution met for a luncheon and meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 18, at J. Huston Tavern in Arrow Rock. After lunch, Barbara Thieman presented the program honoring Constitution Week on drawing up the Constitution in Philadelphia on May 25, 1787...

The Marshall Lions Club held its regular meeting on Monday, Sept. 10, at the club house. President Nancy Harris called the meeting to order with 15 members in attendance. Christina Case led the Pledge of Allegiance and Dennis Hunter gave the opening prayer...

The Missouri Valley College community will celebrate homecoming 2018 festivities Friday, Oct. 5, through Sunday, Oct. 7, on the MVC campus. The homecoming theme is “Follow the Stars Home.” Activities include the annual torch run/Ed Leslie 5K run and 1-mile walk, homecoming bonfire, alumni banquet, 50-Plus Club breakfast, homecoming parade, pre-game tailgate, MVC Athletic Hall of Fame reception and luncheon, a schedule of Viking athletic events, and the Ken Gibler all player reunion/alumni and friends mixer.. ...

Marshall Elementary Schools Monday — Breakfast: Egg and cheese bagel; Waffles with syrup; Cereal or oatmeal; yogurt, fresh fruit. Lunch: Corn dog; Taco salad, cornbread; fresh garden salad, texas pintos, mandarin oranges. Tuesday — Breakfast: French toast sticks with syrup; Fruit and yogurt parfait with fruit muffin; Cereal or oatmeal; cinnamon toast, chilled fruit...

The regular meeting of the Patsy Gregg Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution was held on Tuesday, Sept. 18, at Stone Hedge Golf Club, where they met with the Missouri State Regent, the Missouri Pioneers, the Marshall Chapter and the Osage Chapter...

The Northwest High School seniors, in Hughesville, will be hosting a homecoming dinner on Friday, Oct. 5, at 6 p.m. The dinner will be served by the Northwest High School seniors and will include barbecue beef, barbeque pork, baked beans, baked potatoes, cole slaw, applesauce, pie, cake and tea for a nominal fee...

English I students of Ms. Tracy Crumbaugh took part in a video essay contest sponsored by National Rural Education Association (NREA) in the spring of 2018.  Students were divided into groups of three to create a video essay that answered the following prompt: Rural schools are often the center of the community. ...

Meet Heather Rohde, another success story in the Marshall community. If you were to meet Rohde on the street and ask her what she does, she would tell, with pride, that she works at the Nicholas-Beazley Aviation Museum. Rohde’s employment journey first began in 2009 when she began working at the Center for Human Services (CHS) Saline County Workshop. ...

Elena Hodges, DAIII/CMA, was announced as employee of the month for August 2018 at Northwest Community Services. According to a press release, Hodges brings a new flavor to the 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. shift. She works hard to be the best DAIII she can be. Hodges is dedicated to her work and makes sure that the shift has adequate coverage to meet the needs of the individuals...

The Marshall Kiwanis Club held its regular meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 18, at the Community Bank on the Marshall square. The meeting was called to order by president Gabe Ramsey. The pledge was led by Jim Deutsch and the prayer was led by Jack Lenz. There were 22 members and three guests in attendance. ...

Marshall Elementary Schools Monday — Breakfast: Breakfast sliders; Sausage biscuit; Cereal or oatmeal; yogurt, fresh fruit. Lunch: Hot dog on a bun, french fries with ketchup; Cobb salad, blueberry muffin; fresh garden salad, mandarin oranges. Tuesday — Breakfast: Colby egg omelet; Strawberry shortcake biscuits; Cereal, oatmeal or egg; toast with margarine and jelly, chilled fruit...

Lloyd Bentley, of rural Marshall, will be 90 years young on Monday, Oct. 1.  His family is requesting a card shower to honor this milestone.  Cards and well wishes will reach him at 28512 Watermill Rd., Marshall, MO 65340.    

The Marshall Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution met at Stone Hedge Golf Club on Friday, Sept. 7, for lunch and installation of the new officers for the beginning of the next two-year term. After lunch, Regent Raylene Cornine opened the meeting with the ritual and salute to the flags...

The Country Patchwork Quilt Show will be held on Saturday, Sept. 29, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, Sept. 30, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Martin Community Center in Marshall. There will be approximately 100 quilts on display with featured artist Shirley Guier...

Saline County United Way will host a kick-off luncheon on Friday, Sept. 28, from noon to 1 p.m. at the Covenant Presbyterian fellowship hall, located at 710 E. Yerby St. in Marshall. This campaign will include 14 nonprofits working in Saline County every day. The campaign goal for this year is $60,000...

The Saline County Pachyderm Club will meet in the Wood & Huston Community Room on Thursday, Sept. 20. Refreshments will be served at 6:30 p.m. and the meeting will start at 7 p.m. The guest speaker will be Erin Williams from the Marshall School Board...

Sunday, Sept. 23, will be a special day at Marshall Church of the Nazarene, located at the corner of Arrow and Miami streets in Marshall. It has been designated as “Back to School Bash” day, and will be a fun day for all ages — moms, dads, grandmas, grandpas, aunts, uncles, neighbors and friends...

Powerhouse Ministries is hosting a church musical on Saturday, Sept. 22, at 4 p.m. located at 263 W. Morgan St. in Marshall. This musical will feature the Powerhouse Praise Team, New Life Praise Team, St. Paul Baptist Church, and top musicians and singers in the area including Mike Miller, Latoya Stephenson-Spillman, Robert Poindexter Jr. and more...

Marshall Elementary Schools Monday — Breakfast: Pancakes with syrup; Breakfast pizza; Cereal or oatmeal; yogurt, fresh fruit. Lunch: Spaghetti and meatballs with italian bread; Strawberry chicken salad, italian bread; spring salad mix, cheesy cauliflower popcorn, peaches...

Fitzgibbon Hospital and Wood & Huston Bank will host a 5K Fun Run/Walk “Get Your Color On” Sunday, Sept. 30, at Indian Foothills Park with the course beginning at the Hilltop Shelter House. Proceeds are to benefit Fitzgibbon Community Cancer Center patients’ needs...

Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church will celebrate its 136th anniversary on Sunday, Sept. 9, located at 512 E. Washington St. in Marshall. Dinner will be served at 1:30 p.m. with a program beginning at 3 p.m. The Rev. Walter Foster of Tipton will be the guest speaker...

Hello Marshall Public Schools Community: After a delay to the beginning of the school year, MPS quickly got back on track and we are off to a great start of the 2018-2019 school year. Our teachers and students are happily working and learning every hour of every day. Marshall is a wonderful place to live, work, and go to school...

Marshall Elementary Schools Monday — Breakfast: Egg and cheese bagel; Breakfast pizza; Cereal or oatmeal; yogurt, fresh fruit. Lunch: Chicken nachos with white queso; Taco salad, cornbread; fresh garden salad, texas pintos, mandarin oranges. Tuesday — Breakfast: French toast sticks with syrup; Fruit and yogurt parfait with fruit muffin; Cereal or oatmeal; cinnamon toast, chilled fruit...

Friday, Aug. 3: 1st — R. Dimond/H. Satterwhite; 2nd — H. Fenner/M. Fenner; 3rd — D. Diehm/C. Diehm; 4th — M. McIntosh/B. Blair. Tuesday, Aug. 7: 1st — H. Satterwhite/K. Esser; 2nd — Tie: S. Robbins/ A. Wilson; 3rd — Tie: E. Elsea/W. Elsea; 4th — M. South/B. Blair...

Missouri Valley College recently released its Summer 2018 graduation list. Area students among the graduates were Shaquille Lacroes and Noah Leimkuehler, both of Marshall, and Rhonda Cott of Slater. For more information on Missouri Valley College, contact 660-831-4114 or email admissions@moval.edu...

The Marshall Kiwanis Club held its regular meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 28, at Community Bank on the Marshall square. Following the Pledge of Allegiance led by Jerry Hedrick and prayer offered by Al Sturhahn, Club President Gabe Ramsey called the meeting to order with 26 members and four guests in attendance...

Marshall Elementary Schools Monday — No school. Tuesday — Breakfast: Western egg and bacon sandwich; Strawberry shortcake biscuits; Cereal or oatmeal; toast with margarine and jelly, chilled fruit. Lunch: Pizza grilled cheese; Strawberry chicken salad, italian bread; spring salad mix, steamed broccoli, cinnamon apples...

JEFFERSON CITY —The Missouri Division of Tourism awarded a total of $13,093 to three local organizations to help fund marketing projects designed to increase tourism throughout the 21st Senatorial District. The recipients include the Warrensburg Convention and Visitors Bureau, Lexington Tourism Commission and Marshall-Saline Development Corporation. ...

The Marshall Lions Club held its regular meeting on Monday, Aug. 13, at the club house. President Nancy Harris called the meeting to order with 14 members and one guest, Katie Hoey, present. Hugh Harvey led the Pledge of Allegiance and Maureen Burks gave the opening prayer...

The Marshall Kiwanis Club held its regular meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 21, at Community Bank on the Marshall square. Following the Pledge of Allegiance led by Merlin Aldredge and prayer offered by Gary Fetter, Club Secretary Ken Bryant called the meeting to order with 21 members and seven guests in attendance...

Marshall Elementary Schools Monday — Breakfast: Breakfast sliders; Waffles with syrup; Cereal or oatmeal; yogurt, fresh fruit. Lunch: Corn dog; Taco salad, italian bread; spring salad mix, cheesy cauliflower popcorn, peaches. Tuesday — Breakfast: Cinnamon roll; Pancake sausage griddle; Cereal or oatmeal; cinnamon toast, chilled fruit...

The Marshall Tourism Commission launched its new website design at www.VisitMarshallMo.com with the goal of efficiently reaching potential tourist traffic to the city and immediate areas surrounding Marshall. Tactics include an updated mobile-friendly website, optimization techniques to reach target audiences, and enhanced social communications. ...

Michael Jones, DAI/CMA, was announced as Employee of the Month for July 2018 at Northwest Community Services. According to a press release, Jones is a great influence on a person he supports. Jones is level-headed and has patience even when the person he supports is having a rough day. He received a positive outcome on a service monitoring for his professionalism and for seeing potential in the person he supports...

The Marshall Kiwanis Club held its regular meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 14, at Community Bank on the Marshall square. Following the Pledge of Allegiance, led by Pam LaFrenz, and prayer offered by Fred Hartley, Club President Gabe Ramsey called the meeting to order with 22 members and one guest in attendance...

The Range Line Presbyterian Church will host an ice cream social on Sunday, Aug. 26, from 5-7 p.m. The church is located on Highway CC in Houstonia. There will be hot dogs, chips, homemade ice cream and desserts for a free-will donation.

Marshall Elementary Schools Wednesday — Breakfast: Cinnamon roll; Breakfast burrito; Cereal or oatmeal; yogurt, fresh fruit. Lunch: Chicken patty, mashed potatoes with gravy; Mandarin orange chicken salad; glazed carrots, peaches, hot rolls. Thursday — Breakfast: Scrambled eggs; Chocolate croissant; Cereal, oatmeal or egg; toast with margarine and jelly, chilled fruit...

The Marshall Lions Club’s regular meeting was called to order on Monday, July 23, by President Nancy Harris at the club house, with 13 members and two guests present. Christina Case led the Pledge of Allegiance, and Maureen Burks gave the opening prayer...

Friday, July 6: 1st — B. Cleary/A. Boedeker; 2nd — A. Fenner/M. Sanders. Tuesday, July 10: 1st — S. Robbins/G. DeMoss; 2nd — E. Elsea/W. Elsea. Friday, July 13: 1st — H. Fenner/M. Fenner; 2nd — A Tobin/M. Sanders. Tuesday, July 17: No game. Friday, July 20:...

The Marshall High School class of 1963 celebrated its 55th class reunion Saturday, Aug. 4. It was held at Stone Hedge Golf Club with a noon luncheon and evening social, picture, meal and dance. The 33 classmates who have passed were recognized with a time of remembrance. ...

St. Peter Catholic School Wednesday — Chicken nuggets; Bologna and cheese sandwich; Salad; chips, baked beans, pears. Thursday — Rib patty on a bun; Ham and cheese sandwich; Salad; mashed potatoes, cooked carrots, applesauce. Friday — Grilled cheese; Peanut butter and jelly sandwich; Salad; green beans, fruit, dessert...

The Marshall Kiwanis Club held its regular meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 7, at the Community Bank on the Marshall square. Following the Pledge of Allegiance led by Rusty Ream and prayer offered by Gary Fetter, Club President Gabe Ramsey called the meeting to order with 17 members and five guests in attendance...

Van Meter State Park will host an astronomy program about Mars from 8:30-11 p.m. Friday, Aug. 17, at the park’s Mound Field on Pinnacle Drive. Val Germann of the Central Missouri Amateur Astronomers will give a presentation about Mars, after which he will help visitors locate and observe Mars through telescopes...

Asya LeBrun, of Slater, recently attended Robotics Academy at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center’s Official Visitor Center. The weeklong educational program promotes science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), while training students and adults with hands-on activities and missions based on teamwork, leadership and decision-making...

FULTON — Payton Beeler, of Marshall, was one of 182 seniors who participated in commencement exercises at Westminster College in Fulton. Beeler majored in chemistry and physics.

COLUMBIA — One student from Saline County is among Missouri’s brightest high school students who attended the Missouri Scholars Academy in June at the University of Missouri. Joseph Henke, of Marshall, began MSA in 1985. Each summer, MSA provides 330 rising high school juniors the opportunity to expand their educational and social skills. ...

Cadet Miller Hicks, a senior at Blue Springs South High School, and great-grandson of Charlotte Carrico, of Marshall, graduated from the inaugural class of the Chief of Staff of the Air Force Flight Academy Program on July 20 at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va...

ST. LOUIS — Rachel Ulbrich, of Marshall, was named to the dean's list for the Spring 2018 semester at Washington University in St. Louis. Ulbrich is enrolled in the university's College of Arts and Sciences. To qualify for the dean's list in the College of Arts and Sciences, students must earn a semester grade point average of 3.6 or above and be enrolled in at least 14 graded units...

The Marshall Kiwanis held its regular meeting at noon, Tuesday, July 31, at Community Bank on the Marshall square. Following the Pledge of Allegiance led by Jerry Hedrick and prayer offered by Al Sturhan, Club President Gabe Ramsey called the meeting to order with 23 members and two guests in attendance...

The Marshall Chamber of Commerce will host a “Sips and Grins” wine walk on Saturday, Aug. 4, from 4-10 p.m. on the Marshall square. The wine walk will take place following the Cultural Council’s Shopping Under the Sun and will offer wineries, breweries and distilleries. Food venders will be available during the day and that evening...

Thanks to some generous donations, the Stuttering Foundation has donated a new DVD, titled “Kids Who Stutter: Parents Speak,” to public libraries across the country. In this 16 minute DVD, parents and speech-language experts talk about how to promote easier talking as they interact with their children. The professionals offer simple tips that parents can follow easily...

On Sunday, Aug. 5, beginning at 4 p.m., the First Baptist Church, in Marshall, will host a family fun day with food, fun and music to kickoff their Vacation Bible School from Aug. 5-9. This year’s school will begin each evening at 5:30 p.m. and conclude at 8:30 p.m. from Sunday, Aug. 5, to Thursday, Aug. 9. Families are invited to attend the family fun day and register their children for the Vacation Bible School...

The First Christian Church, located at 130 N. Jefferson St., will host a Vacation Bible School starting Monday, July 30, through Thursday, Aug. 2, from 5:30-8 p.m. Registration will be from 5-5:30 p.m. Monday, July 30. The theme will be “Destination Paradise.” This event is free and supper will be provided. Ages 3 through sixth grade are welcome to attend...

The Family Worship Center will host a Vacation Bible School on Saturday, Aug. 11, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., located at 225 W. Drake Rd., in Marshall, The theme for the bible school is “David From Kid to King.” There will be water games, bounce houses, music and more...

The Marshall Lions Club will host a Stair Climb on Saturday, Sept. 8, at the Missouri Valley College football stadium to raise money for the Saline County Emergency Management Team, the local first responders, and Marshall Lions Club’s Community Fund...

The Marshall Kiwanis Club held its regular meeting on Tuesday, July 24, at Community Bank on the Marshall square. Following the Pledge of Allegiance, led by Merlin Aldredge, and prayer offered by Jim Ferguson, Club President Gabe Ramsey called the meeting to order, with 22 members and one guest in attendance...

The Marshall Lions Club’s regular meeting was called to order on Monday, July 16, by President Nancy Harris at the club house, with 11 members and nine guests present. Brad Straub led the Pledge of Allegiance, and Hugh Harvey gave the opening prayer...

The Marshall Writers’ Guild met at the public library on Thursday, July 19, with 10 members present. President Sidney Sullivan conducted the meeting. Members read to Virginia Sprigg’s prompt — “Fun times on the Fourth of July and what it means to be an American.”...

The Marshall Public Library Board of Trustees cordially invites the public to a reception to be held at the library to introduce new Library Director Anmarie Rahner. The reception will be held from 5-6 p.m. on Thursday, July 26. The library is located at 214 N. Lafayette Ave...

Rebecca “Becky” LaGore, LPN II, was announced as Employee of the Month for June 2018 at Northwest Community Services. According to a press release, LaGore is an advocate. She is hardworking and would do anything for staff and individuals alike. She constantly volunteers to do assessments, attend medical appointments, lab draws, get needed supplies to the homes, delegations and more...

The University of Missouri released its Spring 2018 graduation list. The following local students were named to the list of graduates: Marshall — Molly Nicole Brumit, Molly Kay Evans, Marcia Ann Gorrell, Brittany R. Hedrick, Karson Suzanne Heying, Ryan Isaac Layton, Madison Leigh Martinez and Katelyn Lorraine Wansing. Blackburn — Sydney Anne Bredehoeft. Slater — Bailey Breann Griffith. Sweet Springs — Janessa P. Niemeyer, Heath Caden Snider and Zachary Michael Weber...

The Marshall Lions Club’s regular meeting was called to order on Monday, July 9, by President Nancy Harris at the club house with 13 members and one guest, Dexter Shannon, in attendance. Connor Thomas led the Pledge of Allegiance, and Hugh Harvey gave the opening prayer...

Dr. Bonnie Humphrey, president of Missouri Valley College, has announced the 2018 Presidential Scholars. The requirements for this honor are a 3.9 or higher grade point average for both the fall and spring semesters. Students from the area include: Andrea Chute of Blackburn; Abdul Alhamzawi, Jordan Anderson, Dakota Cantwell, Jerry Carter, Aimee Dwyer, Elizabeth Dye, Kayla Evans, Ashley Grapes, Cori Laxson, Kennedy Philpott and Damjan Todorovic, all of Marshall...

The Marshall Kiwanis held its regular meeting at noon, Tuesday, July 17, at Community Bank on the Marshall square. Following the Pledge of Allegiance and prayer offered by Jack Lenz, Club President Elect Charles Ferguson called the meeting to order with 23 members in attendance...

The National FFA Organization awarded a $3,000 FarmAid scholarship to Taylor Petzoldt of the Marshall FFA. The scholarship is sponsored by Glenda Yoder/FarmAid. Petzoldt plans to use the funds to pursue a degree at the University of Missouri. This scholarship is one of 1,829 awarded through the National FFA Organization’s scholarship program this year...

Van Meter State Park will host a park-wide scavenger hunt team competition from 2-3 p.m. Saturday, July 21. Participants are invited to assemble a team, grab a cellphone or camera, and search the park for all kinds of natural items. The first team to find and take a photo with each item will win a prize. It is free and open to the public...