Stories from Wednesday, May 11, 2005

It didn't take extra innings for the Marshall baseball team to claim a 4-3 non-conference victory Tuesday over visiting Odessa. Senior Alex Pointer homered during the Owls' first at-bat and the clubs were never again even. Sophomore left-hander Paul Wayne Thomas made sure of that, allowing only five hits and one earned run to post his team-high third win of the season...

LAMONI, Iowa -- The Missouri Valley College track and field team felt lucky to get out of the Heart of America Conference Championships alive. The Vikings added three entries to their list of qualifiers for the NAIA Championships at Louisville, Ky., on May 26-28, but it came at a price...

Mildred Juanita Wyman, 83, of Marshall, formerly of Chillicothe, died Tuesday, May 10, 2005, at Fitzgibbon Hospital in Marshall. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, May 13, at Lindley Funeral Home in Chillicothe. Friends may call from 8 a.m. ...

Now is the time to schedule a screening appointment for Head Start or the Marshall public schools' Early Childhood program for the 2005-06 school year. The local school district, in conjunction with Missouri Valley Community Action Agency Head Start, will conduct developmental screenings and taking applications on Monday, May 23, and Tuesday, May 24...

After a meeting with company representatives failed to materialize, the Marshall Saline-Devel-opment Corporation's Board of Directors postponed action on a proposal from Smart Solutions Group. Smart Solutions, based in West Des Moines, Iowa, presented a proposal to help MSDC outline the current status of economic development in Marshall and develop a list of goals and objectives. ...

The proposal to convert the Brunswick Building into an arts center was approved Tuesday by the Marshall Planning and Zoning Commission. During a public hearing about the issue, Donna "Dee" Yoh said she would like to see the former Fitzgibbon Hospital building be developed for use as a healing and visual arts center as well as several residences...

The city of Sweet Springs is a step closer to having a hospital. In a move to fulfill its obligations to bring a hospital to Sweet Springs, the city's Board of Aldermen voted without dissent to accept a bid to connect sewer and water lines to the hospital site on Monday...

Bueker Middle School students turned out in the street Tuesday. Students swarmed Yerby Street and marched from the school to Indian Foothills Park and back, about two and a half miles total. It was the school's annual walk-a-thon, bringing about 700 students in four groups out of the classroom and getting some exercise -- as well as raising donations -- on a sunny day...

This week we enter a very important period of time in the life of a school district. That is when we recognize and congratulate our seniors for the culmination of 12 years of educational experiences leading to graduation. Graduation from high school is a proud moment for not only the students involved, but their families and friends as well. ...

On Wednesday, April 13, Sweet Springs police arrested Jannaka Espeleta, 24, in connection to a Wisconsin murder, Police Chief Dick Downing reported Monday. Sweet Spring officers were working on information given from Lt. Pat Geenen of the Appleton, Wis., Police Department that they had a warrant for Espeleta, who might be living in the area. She had also lived in Las Vegas, Nev., Geenen said...