Stories from Friday, August 22, 2008

The clear consensus at a three-hour public hearing in Sweet Springs Thursday, Aug. 21, was that members of the community strongly support the I-70 Medical Center and want to see it succeed. Past that, opinions diverge about how best to achieve that goal...

A young Marshall girls' tennis team faces a daunting task: replacing a group of seniors who claimed both NCMC and district championships in each of their four years. "That was a very, very strong group of seniors," said Susan Carney, who has coached the Lady Owls to more than 200 match wins over 17 years. "It's a tough group to replace."...

Editor's note: This is the second in a two-part series about local farmer and pork producer, David Bentley. See the first part at http://www.marshallnews.com/story/145468... or in the Thursday, Aug. 21. edition of The Marshall Democrat-News....

Jerrad Dale Lorenzen, infant son of Jeremy Dale Lorenzen and Stephanie Marie Lorenzen of Marshall, died Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008, at home. Funeral arrangements are pending at Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home in Marshall.