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The Marshall School Board of Education met in closed session Wednesday, June 6, where board members voted to accept the resignation of Angela McNabb, Marshall Public School instructional coach, effective Thursday, May 31. According to meeting minutes, the board also approved the employment of the following for the 2018-2019 school year: Laura Jackson, Saline County Career Center business teacher, and Brian Wilcoxson, Marshall High School principal...

On Saturday, May 5, the commander of the Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CNSP), announced that Lieutenant Commander Matthew T. Yokeley, Executive Officer of the mine countermeasure ship USS Champion (MCM 4), has been selected as the Pacific’s Surface Warfare Officer (SWO) of the year for 2018...

Two new hires were accepted during a Saline County Commission meeting Tuesday, June 12. Casey Dean, of Miami, will fill a full-time position in the Communication Division at the Saline County Sheriff’s Department, effective Monday, June 18. “This position was open due to a recent resignation of Laura Bolling,” Presiding Commissioner Kile Guthrey said...

During a Marshall-Saline Development Corporation meeting Tuesday, June 12, Search Committee member Greg Swift reported MSDC will start interviewing candidates for the executive director position within the next week and a half. “We have some good candidates, I think,” said Swift...

A prime rib dinner with Thomas Jackson, the former chief of police in Ferguson, is being held Thursday, June 21, at the Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Slater. The event is sponsored by the Salt Fork Pachyderm Club. Jackson oversaw many years of progress in Ferguson, until Michael Brown’s tragic shooting death. He stepped down in March 2015, but continues to speak about officers’ and victims’ rights, police procedures, and the rash of violence against police...

Marshall Chamber of Commerce hosted its annual awards banquet Tuesday, June 12, at the Martin Community Center. The 97th annual banquet was a night for the businesses in town to gather around a dinner, catered by Table of 5, as well as to show their love and appreciation for the Marshall community...

Since as long as I can remember I have always wanted to enter the magical world of Mary Poppins. The movie, which I have seen countless times, absolutely made my childhood. So on Wednesday night, June 6, as I was on my way to the Lyceum Theatre for the 2018 season opening night, to “Mary Poppins The Broadway Musical.” I was anxious to see what they had done with it...

MARHSALL – Beginning Thursday, June 14, the Missouri Department of Transportation will shift Interstate 70 traffic near Marshall. Traffic on westbound I-70 will be shifted into a split configuration utilizing a lane of both eastbound and westbound bridges. Eastbound I-70 will stay in current pattern. This is phase 1 of a multi-phase bridge rehab project that will last through November...

On Thursday, May 31, a concerned citizen notified police officers that a man was attempting to break into a Marshall business. Now that suspect is facing two felony charges. According to unofficial online court documents, Jeffrey S. Meloy, of Marshall, is charged with the two class E felonies of attempted burglary-second degree and possession of burglary tools. He has also been charged with a property damage misdemeanor...

A prime rib dinner with Thomas Jackson, the former chief of police in Ferguson, is being held Thursday, June 21, at the Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Slater. The event is sponsored by the Salt Fork Pachyderm Club. Jackson oversaw many years of progress in Ferguson, until Michael Brown’s tragic shooting death. He stepped down in March 2015, but continues to speak about officers’ and victims’ rights, police procedures, and the rash of violence against police...

Two new hires were accepted during a Saline County Commission meeting Tuesday, June 12. Casey Dean, of Miami, will fill a full-time position in the Communication Division at the Saline County Sheriff’s Department, effective Monday, June 18. “This position was open due to a recent resignation of Laura Bolling,” Presiding Commissioner Kile Guthrey said...

Chris Wilson, with Mid-Missouri Energy in Malta Bend, said a national fishing tournament at Truman Lake in Clinton will highlight a homegrown fuel — ethanol. The Renewable Fuels Association, which represents U.S. ethanol producers like Mid-Missouri Energy, is a co-title sponsor of the Crappie Masters National Tournament Trail again this year. Representatives want to inform boaters and consumers about the benefits of ethanol...

During a Saline County Commission meeting Thursday, May 31, commissioners said a plan of action is in place to bring water to the junction of Interstate 70 and U.S. Highway 65, as quickly as possible. “We met with Stan Moore of MSDC, our engineer and the engineer for Water District No. ...