Stories from Tuesday, March 11, 2003

A Marshall woman suspected of taking items from a neighboring mobile home has been charged with felony burglary. Lorrie Ann Nelson, 41, a resident of Lake View Mobile Home Park, was charged Friday with one count of class C felony burglary in the second degree for an incident that took place Thursday, March 6...

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- After winning six of its first seven games in the Gene Cusic Classic last week at Fort Myers, Fla., the Missouri Valley College softball team was sent reeling with three losses against NCAA Division II teams to end its spring break trip...

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. -- In a battle between 2002 NAIA baseball regional finalists, Missouri Valley College won two out of three games at Flagler over the weekend in St. Augustine, Fla. The Vikings swept the Friday doubleheader by identical 4-3 scores, coming from behind to win both contests. The Saints pounded out a 10-2 victory in the getaway game Saturday...

A trio of Marshall men face multiple felony charges for a string of burglaries committed during the last month. Assistant Prosecuting Attorney James Barton charged Michael T. Arnold, 21; Shane Allen Brown, 19; and Matthew Brett Roy, 17; with four counts each of class C felony burglary in the second degree. The charges stem from break-ins at Bowman Electric and Mid-Town Storage...

Word is spreading about the Marshall Parks and Recreation Department's "Super Saturday" program and that has caused some growing pains. Bobbie Stone, recreation supervisor, said the craft and activity program began in December with a "Make a Gift Workshop" with five children in attendance. The program has grown regularly, with 16 children showing up in January and 27 in February. On March 8, 45 children attended the event...

A jazz competition duo from Kelly's School of Dance in Marshall recently received an invitation to show off its talents this summer at the Company Dance National Championships in Florida. Holly Testerman, 16, and Natausha Weatherford, 14, have been practicing a routine to "Free Your Mind" for the past couple of months in preparation for upcoming area competitions. ...

A release from Judge Dennis Rolf shed little light onto the investigation of a weekend traffic mishap in Sweet Springs. "As much as I would like to give you a detailed statement, while this matter is under investigation, I feel that it is important to let the legal system do its job," he said...

Around Marshall, Carrollton and Malta Bend, farmers and other potential investors of a proposed Mid-Missouri Energy ethanol plant recently sat through what was for some their second or third meeting, wondering which city the plant will call home. At Mid-Missouri Energy's March 5 meeting in Waverly, board Chairman Ryland Utlaut said the three sites Mid-Missouri is considering are in Marshall, Carrollton and west of Malta Bend, near the intersection of U.S. Highway 65 and Highway 127...

Sales tax receipts up for March Northern District Commissioner Richard Pemberton announced Tuesday that the county's sales tax receipts for March are up nearly $8,000 from the same month in 2002. Pemberton said this leaves the county down 4 1/2 percent, for the first three months as a whole, from last year...

Artie Kipping, who co-chairs Mid-Missouri Energy's site selection committee along with Don Arth, said Friday the numbers aren't in for the potential natural gas supply at a Marshall location. The entire site committee will meet Wednesday at 11 a.m. with the Saline County Commission, Marshall-Saline Development Corporation Executive Director Roy Hunter and Marshall Municipal Utilities General Manager Paul Jensen...

Marshall Superintendent of Schools Joe Aull surveys a bulletin board designed by Marshall High School students who are completing an intensive study unit on the 1920s. Aull was one of the judges faced with the task of selecting the best of the boards, based on criteria including eye appeal, use of space and relevance to the topic...

Even though the current school year has not yet ended, the Marshall School District is looking ahead to next year's kindergarten class. Don Garst, director of elementary education, said kindergarten registration is set to take place March 17 through 20, but parents can get an early start by picking up enrollment packets at Bueker Middle School during parent-teacher conferences March 12 and 13, this Wednesday and Thursday...

Boys Class 1 Hermitage (21-6) vs. Wellington-Napoleon (22-6) at Sedalia Hume (13-14) vs. Dadeville (23-4) at Lamar Bell City (24-5) vs. Clarkton (26-1) at Sikeston Verona (28-0) vs. Bradleyville (15-10) at Cabool Mercer (23-5) vs. Braymer (21-8) at Chillicothe...