Stories from Tuesday, June 29, 2004

David Byron Sims, 34, of rural Sweet Springs, died Saturday, June 26, 2004, in rural Sweet Springs. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 30, at First Christian Church in Sweet Springs. Rev. Gene Smith will officiate. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. ...

Robert H. "Bob" Potter, 80, of Jefferson City, died Sunday, June 27, 2004, at Oak View Skilled Care Center in Jefferson City. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, July 2, at Houser-Millard Funeral Directors-Jefferson City Chapel. Rev. Murl Nash will officiate. Friends will be received from noon to 2 p.m. Friday at the chapel. Interment with full military honors will be in Riverview Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the charity of donor's choice...

Harley W. Mitchell, 85, of Marshall, died Monday, June 28, 2004, at Fitzgibbon Hospital in Marshall. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, July 1, at Campbell-Lewis Chapel in Marshall. Rev. Vernon Maxted will officiate. Visitation will be from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, June 30, at Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home in Marshall. Burial will be in Arrow Rock Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Bethany Baptist Church or Arrow Rock Cemetery...

Mearl Nathan Millard, 84, of Marshall, died Monday, June 28, 2004, at Fitzgibbon Hospital in Marshall. Cremation. Visitation will be from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Friday, July 2, at Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home in Marshall. Memorials are suggested to the Parkinson's Disease Association...

Oletha Giger, 79, of Monroe, N.C., formerly of Slater, died Monday, June 28, 2004, at her home. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, July 2, at Slater City Cemetery. Debbie Roath will officiate. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Friday at Weiker Funeral Home in Slater. Memorials are suggested to the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation...

Those interesting in learning more about no-till farming can attend a free seminar Thursday, July 1, at a demonstration farm east of Miami. Mendell Elson of Miami will talk about his no-till farm on location, and Slater farmer Jim Klasing will join him...

With days to spare, the Marshall Board of Education approved its budget for the upcoming school year in a special meeting held Tuesday morning. Joe Aull, who ends a seven-year stint as superintendent Wednesday, said the budget is usually adopted at the June board meeting and then revised by administrators throughout the summer. Because Aull wanted to leave his replacement, Rob Gordon, with a useable budget, an extra week was taken to finalize projected numbers...

A $1 million libel lawsuit filed against the mayor of Sweet Springs was dismissed Friday, but an amended petition can be filed within 10 days. Judge Gary Sprick, associate circuit court judge for Howard County, ruled the petition filed by City Clerk Ronda Nienhueser against Mayor Roxanne Hinton, Hinton's husband, Ronald, and the Sweet Springs Herald "does not state a claim or cause of action upon which relief can be granted," according to court records...

A Missouri National Guardsman assigned to the Marshall unit died Sunday following a stateside motor vehicle crash near Nevada. According to a report issued Monday by the Missouri State Highway Patrol, 22-year-old Jacob A. Crider, of Boonville, was pronounced dead at 12:05 a.m. Sunday...

Many Americans will enjoy seeing and shooting off fireworks over the long Fourth of July weekend, but in Marshall there are some limits placed on the pyrotechnics used to celebrate America's independence. First, Marshallites need a fireworks permit, available through the Marshall Fire Department on West Arrow. The permits are free and outline the city's regulations on the use of fireworks...

Rose Acres missed a chance Monday to gain ground on Babe Ruth Junior League leader Rinker, splitting a doubleheader against Brunswick, 13-7, 11-1. Brunswick scored three runs in the top of the second during the first game, taking advantage of a walk, two singles and what was recorded as seven stolen bases including two thefts of home...

When Viking Athletic was on, it was truly on during Monday evening's Babe Ruth doubleheader at Carrollton. But the Marshall squad was unable to sustain momentum during the nightcap and saw its two-game winning streak snapped. The trend of an off-and-on offense for Viking was again evident, with Viking hammering out a 12-2 win in the first game but falling 13-6 in the second contest...