Stories from Tuesday, December 24, 2002

The Missouri Valley Human Resource Community Action Agency is awaiting word from the Missouri Housing Development Commission about whether it will be granted funds to develop another affordable housing project in Marshall. Partnering with Capstone Development Group LLC of St. ...

BOYS St. Dominic Tournament (O'Fallon) (1st Round) Warrenton 71, StL-Rosary 44 Moberly 66, St. Dominic 53 Elsberry 68. Wright City 43 StC-Duchesne 56, StC-Lutheran 49 GIRLS St. Dominic Tournament (O'Fallon) (1st Round) StC-Lutheran 53, StL-Vashon 32...

Alvin R. Lowe, 76, of Marshall, died Monday, Dec. 23, 2002, at North Kansas City Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home in Marshall.

Adell Burke, 94, of Sweet Springs, formerly of Houstonia, died Sunday, Dec. 22, 2002, at her daughter's home. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 27, at Moore Funeral Home in Houstonia. Rev. Robert Kessler will officiate.

Dorothy L. Bryant, 67, of Slater, died Monday, Dec. 23, 2002, at Lakeview Care Center in Boonville. Funeral arrangements are pending at Weiker Funeral Home in Slater.

Saline County 4-H Junior Leaders will sponsor a Community Blood Center blood drive from 1 to 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 3, at the fellowship hall of Covenant Presbyterian Church, 710 E. Yerby. Cholesterol testing will be performed on all blood donated. Blood donors must be at least 17 years old, weigh 110 pounds or more and be in good health...

Windows of opportunity opened this month for Mid-Missouri Energy Inc., allowing the group to start planning for an equity drive, set to begin in late January. December has proven to be a productive month for the group planning to build a farmer-owned and operated ethanol plant in the area. ...

The Slater City Council approved its year-end expenditures and heard reports on several topics at its regular meeting Monday. Assistant City Administrator Gene Griffith explained the list of bills prior to the council's approval of the expenditures. He said some of the bills were larger than usual because they represented multiple payments or payments for an entire year...

Who the winner could be remains a mystery, but the estimated Powerball lottery jackpot for Christmas Day is $280 million, an amount that continues to draw area players to checkout counters to purchase their own chance at winning the significant amount of holiday "green."...

After hearing a presentation from Southern District Commissioner Michael Dillon, the Slater City Council reversed its earlier decision and gave its support to the reformed Pioneer Trails Regional Planning Commission. Dillon had been invited to speak by Mayor Andreé Petersen, who felt the council might benefit from a further explanation of the regional planning commission's goals...

COLUMBIA -- The Marshall wrestling team came in looking to make a statement, and it did, Friday and Saturday at the Rock Bridge Tournament of Champions in Columbia. The Owls, tenth a year ago, placed fourth in the 16-school event with 310 points -- a gain of 109 points -- and claimed six medals. ...