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Public forum set to discuss school facilities
(Local News ~ 11/08/01)
The buildings currently serving roughly three-fourths of Marshall elementary school students were built more than 80 years ago. Bueker Middle School in downtown Marshall, formerly Marshall High School, has also served educational needs for several decades...
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Group working toward levy to support local health office (Local News ~ 11/08/01)
It has an official name, committees have been formed and efforts to establish a publicly-funded health office in Saline County are pushing towards a petition drive and establishing a spot on the April 2002 ballot. "I think, as some things come up like the anthrax scare, then you really see the things we should have," noted Saline County Health Office Administrator Jill Hieronymous... -
Prep Football Scoreboard
(High School Sports ~ 11/08/01)
Wednesday, Nov. 7 MSHSAA Sectionals (Class A) at Hayti 37, Cardinal Ritter 0 Tipton 63, at Salisbury 22 Diamond 26, at Pierce City 24 at Lockwood 28, Adrian 0 West Platte 34, at Hogan Prep 14 SANTA FE 47, at St. Mary's 9 Rock Port 35, at Braymer 0 at South Harrison 34, Schuyler Co. 14...
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Ex-Lady Owl completes second college season
(High School Sports ~ 11/08/01)
DECATUR, Ill. -- Former Marshall girls' tennis player Kristin Sandwith, a sophomore at Millikin College in Decatur, Ill., placed fourth in both singles and doubles at the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin Tournament last month. Sandwith, daughter of Lady Owls head coach Tom Sandwith, finished with a 5-5 record at No. 3 singles during her second year of college competition. Her five wins overall were second on the Big Blue squad...
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Valley harriers shut out of nationals
(High School Sports ~ 11/08/01)
BALDWIN CITY, Kan. -- The Missouri Valley College cross country team's season ended earlier than wanted Saturday without any runners getting bids to the NAIA Championships on Nov. 17 at Kenosha, Wis. The Vikings' top hopeful, freshman Tony Dicianni of Elmhurst, Ill., needed to lower his time from the previous week's conference meet during the NAIA Region V Championships. ...
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Chiefs' rampage buries St. Mary's (High School Sports ~ 11/08/01)
INDEPENDENCE -- After four loss to Santa Fe over a 14-month span, Coach David Corbin and his St. Mary's team can identify with the lyrics from Soundgarden: "I'm feelin' outshined, outshined, outshined, outshined." The Trojans came out firing, twice taking leads during the first quarter. But they couldn't avoid the catastrophic mistakes which have plagued them in the past and wound up as the Chiefs' 25th straight victim during Monday's MSHSAA Class A Sectional at Independence, 47-9... -
William "Bill" Leslie Tichenor
(Obituary ~ 11/08/01)
William "Bill" Leslie Tichenor, 77, of rural Marshall, died Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2001, at Boone Hospital Center in Columbia. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 10, at Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home in Marshall.
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Shirley Jean Meschede
(Obituary ~ 11/08/01)
Shirley Jean Meschede, 66, of Boerne, Texas, formerly of Marshall, died Monday, Nov. 5, 2001, at Hilltop Nursing Home in Boerne. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 9, at St. Peter Catholic Church in Marshall.
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Thelma Ruth Massey
(Obituary ~ 11/08/01)
Thelma Ruth Massey, 80, of Waverly, died Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2001, at Lafayette Regional Hospital in Lexington. Graveside services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10, at the Waverly Cemetery.
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Marshall Park Board receives applications for director post
(Local News ~ 11/08/01)
The second phase of the effort to find a new Marshall director of parks and recreation began Wednesday at the regular meeting of the Marshall Park Board. The board set a deadline of Oct. 31 for the receipt of resumés for the position and at the meeting Wednesday had a total of 13. Board Vice President Leo Grothaus commented that from his initial review of the resumés it appeared to be a good group of candidates...
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Administrator predicts additional workload for county health office
(Local News ~ 11/08/01)
The Saline County Health Office is bracing for an increased workload as the Division of the Environmental Health and Communicable Disease Prevention (EHCDP) office in Macon has let its employees go. The Saline County Health Office indicated that it received word from the Missouri Department of Health in Jefferson City that, effective Nov. 1, the EHCDP employees formerly working at Macon and serving a region including Saline County would be transferred to other positions...
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Malta Bend superintendent resigns post
(Local News ~ 11/08/01)
The superintendent's position at the Malta Bend R-5 School District is once again vacant. The Malta Bend Board of Education announced Wednesday that it had accepted a letter of resignation from Teri O'Neal during a special closed session Tuesday, Nov. 6...
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Bucking the countdown to Christmas
(Column ~ 11/08/01)
Look out! There are only 44 shopping days left until Christmas! (Not including today and Dec. 25, that is.) But if you're like me, why worry? You've got plenty of time. After all, what good is a present that was bought prior to 36 hours before that annual family gathering?...
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