Stories from Monday, April 26, 2004

The Saline County Career Center, Marshall Chamber of Commerce, Marshall Employer Committee and Missouri Career Center will sponsor a job fair from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 28, at the National Guard armory, 475 S. Davis in Marshall...

Sweet Springs will purchase a new aerator for the city's lagoon, the Board of Aldermen decided at a special meeting Friday evening. The aerator will cost about $4,000, which was roughly $400 more than buying a rebuilt one, said Mayor Roxanne Hinton. She said because it was an emergency, the aldermen purchased the item without seeking bids. The lagoon in the northwest part of town has three or four aerators, Hinton said...

The collision of two tractor trailers on Interstate 70 left an Indiana man with serious injuries Friday. According to a preliminary report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash occurred at 6:20 a.m. at the 81 mile marker. The report states Lila M. Clark, 40, of South Holland, Ill., was merging her 2004 Freightliner onto the interstate when it was struck in the trailer by a 1997 Peterbilt driven by Joseph F. Zenner, 41, of Remington, Ind...

With the recent time change, this is the time of year when many think of "springing forward." Saline County certainly saw signs of doing so along with hope of a springtime revitalization in the March unemployment report from the Department of Economic Development...

Friday, April 23 BASEBALL NCMC at Rock Bridge 12, Hannibal 3 Non-conference St. Paul 5, at Concordia 0 at Madison 10, Paris 0 GIRLS' SOCCER Smith-Cotton Tournament (Sedalia) (Gold Division) Raymore-Peculiar 5, Milton, Wis. 0 Milton 2, Clinton 0 Raymore-Peculiar 2, Marshall 0...

Nextel Cup officials ruled that Jeff Gordon had the lead when the 11th caution flag came out in the 184th lap of the Aaron's 499 Sunday at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway. That decision, denying the sixth straight victory at the track for DEI cars -- with hard-charging Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Kevin Harvick taking the next two spots -- drew jeers and debris from the grandstands. It also made a difference in the Democrat-News' "The Race is On" contest...

CANTON -- The Missouri Valley College softball team dropped further in the Heart of America Conference standings with a pair of losses Sunday at Culver-Stockton, 4-0 and 8-4. The Lady Vikings are now in a fight for eighth place, the cutoff for entry into the upcoming HAAC Post-season Tournament, which they will probably have to win to have a chance at advancing to the NAIA Region V Tournament for the third year in a row...

SEDALIA -- On a typically cold -- soon to be wet -- day at the Smith-Cotton Tournament, the Marshall boys' tennis team placed third in the rain-shortened event Friday at Sedalia. The start of rain and the threat of severe weather forced officials to stop the meet following the completion of the singles semifinal round and the doubles quarterfinals. That is how Owls sophomore Myles Yokeley won a coin flip for third place before having to play the singles trophy match...

KIRKSVILLE -- The Marshall boys' golf team put together some solid rounds Saturday for a sixth-place finish among 17 squads in the Kirksville Tournament. The scores reflected the wet, cold and windy conditions of the day, with only the winner -- Keokuk (Iowa) junior Cole Peevler -- getting close to par with a one-over 72, six strokes ahead of Helias' Bret Prenger in second place. ...

SEDALIA -- There were plenty of reasons for the Marshall girls' soccer team to pack it in Saturday. The weather was cool and rainy, it hadn't won a match in nearly a month and several of the players had to prepare for the prom that evening. Yet, the Lady Owls played with determination and emerged from the Smith-Cotton Tournament at Sedalia with a 1-0 victory over Clinton -- which had beaten them two weeks earlier -- for third place in the Gold Division...

Two boys sang old hymns, then the 1860s-era bridesmaid walked down the aisle in a flannel dress followed by the bride with her hair decked in pink ribbons and wearing a cream, floral-patterned dress. Most of those assembled in the Arrow Rock Christian Church Saturday were in period dress -- with women wearing hoop skirts, gloves and bonnets -- in part because the Historic Arrow Rock Council fund-raiser attracted little more than a dozen attendees outside of lecturers and participants in the mock ceremony.. ...

Slater High School freshman Kasey Johnson felt like she was on fire, not because she was literally in flames but because she hit the target two out of three times while shooting a compound bow. Johnson practiced her aim during the most recent outdoor skills unit being taught in the Slater schools: archery. ...

Marie Emelia Mathis, 91, of Waverly, died Saturday, April 24, 2004, at her home. Born March 31, 1913, in southern Gasconade County near Red Bird, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Caroline Drusch Scheel. She attended Hyland country school near her home. ...

Josephine Keyton, 91, of Marshall, died Friday, April 23, 2004, at Fitzgibbon Hospital in Marshall. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 27, at Campbell-Lewis Chapel in Marshall. Rev. N. Paul Callahan and Rev. Vernon Maxted will officiate. ...

Harold Hawley, 85, of Wichita, Kan., died Thursday, April 22, 2004, in Wichita. Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Monday, April 26, at Broadway Mortuary Chapel in Wichita. Graveside services were held at 1 p.m. Monday at Rose Hill Cemetery in South Haven, Kan. Memorials are suggested to the University of Kansas School of Medicine, 1010 N. Kansas, Wichita, KS 67214 or Fitzgibbon Hospital Buckner Wellness Center in Marshall...

Judith A. Clark, 49, of Marshall, formerly of Carrollton, died Sunday, April 11, 2004, at Fitzgibbon Hospital in Marshall. Cremation. No services were held. Memorials are suggested to the charity of donor's choice in care of Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home in Marshall...