Stories from Tuesday, April 18, 2006

Geneva Jane Payne, 63, of Higginsville, died Saturday, April 15, 2006, at her daughter's home in Independence. Funeral Services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 19, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Higginsville. Pastor Marcus Jauss will officiate. ...

The Marshall Police Department reported that four people were injured in a two-vehicle crash Friday, April 14, in the city. According to a police report, the accident occurred at the intersection of Highway 240 and Route O (Lincoln Avenue) shortly before 5 p.m...

The Marshall Rotary Club will sponsor its 11th annual "All You Can Eat" barbecue dinner Friday, April 21, from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. The dinner will be held at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Marshall. The menu includes barbecued pork or beef, baked beans, baked potato, slaw and soda...

The Marshall City Council voted Monday to certify the results of the April 4 election and re-elected council members were sworn in. Council members Dan Brandt, Ward 3; Sheila Cook, Ward 1; and Ron Duvall, Ward 4 took the oath of office administered by City Clerk Janet French...

Old business taken care of at the Sweet Springs Board of Aldermen's monthly meeting Monday, April 10, included approval of a pump repair and discussion of the drawn-out process to tear down blighted downtown buildings. Mayor Roxanne Hinton opened a bid, the only one received, for a replacement pump to operate the "gusher" fountain in the city park. The pump's price will be $450, with installation to be done by city workers...

The Marshall City Council put the last piece in the puzzle Monday that will allow it to apply for a Missouri Department of Transportation grant to rebuild two bridges on the east edge of town. The city recently annexed the bridges on Eastwood Street so they would qualify for a grant that is available to municipalities for bridge work...

Officers with the Marshall Police Department made three arrests while serving a search warrant Monday morning at a residence on West College Circle. The officers served the warrant at about 10:45 a.m. at 29 W. College Circle, which was described as the residence of Billie J. Roney, 29, according to a police report...

Contributed photos Above: Easter bunny Jeff Littleton of Smithville gives children a ride in the decorated wagon Sunday at Arrow Rock's Easter celebration. Kathy Borgman, executive director of the Friends of Arrow Rock organization, said about 50 people participated in the Easter parade this year...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- It came down to one set in the last match on the court Friday for the Missouri Valley College men's tennis team. Fortunately for the Vikings, it was their biggest winner and lone senior at the controls: Juan Balda, who came from behind in the final frame to pull out his No. 2 singles contest and a 5-4 MVC victory at Illinois-Springfield...

HANNIBAL -- If Marshall boys' golf coach Erek Dusenberry had it to do over, he could have just called in the scores from Friday's practice round and skipped the Hannibal Tournament the next day. When it didn't count, the Owls were all shooting in the high 70s and low 80s, or about 320 as a team -- which would have made them competitive among the second tier of squads which chased the 302 posted by "three-peat" champion Francis Howell of St. Charles...