Stories from Wednesday, August 14, 2002

Crosses mark the location of the Aug. 26, 2001 crash on Interstate 70 which claimed the lives of Scott Schrier, 45; Debra Sprouse, 45; Ashley Sprouse, 15; Zachary Corn, 7; and Ashley Curl, 15. The trial of John W. Kendrix, a truck driver from Moultrie, Ga., got under way Wednesday morning in Saline County Circuit Court. ...

It seems there is something for everyone at the Missouri State Fair, so families of all kinds can enjoy it in their own way. The Tyres, a family of five from rural Slater, go to the fair every year to show hogs and cattle. They participate in various agriculture shows at the Saline County Fair and then go on to compete at the state level. ...

The melodious sounds of the Marshall Municipal Band will waft through the air one last time as the 81st season comes to a close Thursday night in Indian Foothills Park. Director Kevin Lines also noted that the concert, which begins at 8 p.m., will also mark the final concert in the current bandshell...

Monday night's light rain is too little to late for some of Saline County's corn crops while others are reporting satisfactory crops. "I think that's probably true," said Jim Deutsch, corn breeder at the Garst research station south of Marshall. "There's going to be some good and some bad but a lot of corn was already dried up before it came."...

While it has been slow going in some cases, a number of the projects being undertaken by the Marshall-Saline Development Corporation are making progress. Executive Director Roy Hunter gave the MSDC Board of Directors an update on those projects during its regular meeting Tuesday...

Days before their current contract expired the City of Sweet Springs found a new contract to cover city buildings and liability. The city's current insurer, EMC Insurance, had advised the city earlier this year that its policy would not be renewed...

WICHITA, Kan. -- Laura Musick became the second Marshall swimmer to ever reach the USA Swimming Central Zone Championships. A seventh-place finish in the 12-and-under girls' 50-meter breaststroke during the Missouri Valley Swimming Division I Championships on August 2-4 at Lenexa, Kan., propelled Musick to the zone meet the following weekend at Wichita, Kan. Musick didn't match her 39.46-second qualifying time at the zone, coming in 24th with a 40.37...