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Newscope: Bridge repair scheduled for Highway 41 in Saline County starting Tuesday
(Local News ~ 03/31/09)
Missouri Department of Transportation crews will repair Camp Creek and Flat Creek bridges on Route 41 in Saline County on Tuesday, March 31, through Thursday, April 2, according to a MoDOT news release. Traffic on these bridges will be reduced to one lane between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. each day...
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Scoreboard for Monday, March 30
(High School Sports ~ 03/31/09)
Area high school scores for Monday, March 30
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Roger Dale Rader
(Obituary ~ 03/31/09)
Roger Dale Rader, 63, of rural Marshall, died Monday, March 30, 2009, at Fitzgibbon Hospital in Marshall. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, April 2, 2009, at Campbell-Lewis Chapel in Marshall, with William W. Harlow officiating.
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Johnny Lee Mills
(Obituary ~ 03/31/09)
Johnny Lee "Paco" Mills, 37, died Sunday, March 29, 2009, at St. John's Regional Health Center in Springfield. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 4, at Montgomery-Viets Funeral Chapel in Buffalo. He was born Dec. 9, 1971, in Marshall, the son of Clyde Mills Jr. and Kathryn (Nicholson) Mills. On June 19, 2004, he was united in marriage with Katey Hayes. He was employed as a construction worker...
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David Glenn Bacon
(Obituary ~ 03/31/09)
David Glenn Bacon, 57, of St. Louis, formerly of Columbia and Marshall, died Wednesday, March 25, 2009. Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, April 2, 2009, at Campbell-Lewis Chapel in Marshall, with William W. Harlow officiating. Memorials may be made to The Lighthouse Shelter in Marshall or charity of donor's choice. Friends may sign the online register book at www.campbell-lewis.com...
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County Commissioners accept land gift to enable road relocation
(Local News ~ 03/31/09)
A change in the entrance of County Road 424 onto State Highway 127 near Malta Bend is one step closer to happening. At their meeting Tuesday, March 31, Saline County Commissioners approved the gift of approximately one acre of land to the county, which will enable the moving of a small part of 424...
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MVC students build cardboard village to bring attention to homelessness (Local News ~ 03/31/09)
Several students at Missouri Valley College are spending much of the coming week in a place unlikely for someone who pays $3,000 a semester for room and board: a cardboard box. An entire "city" of the cardboard boxes sprung up around noon Monday, March 30, in the MVC quad as part of an effort by American Humanics to raise awareness of homelessness in America... -
Proposed MHS glass art program to get boost from benefit dinner April 4 (Local News ~ 03/31/09)
Two startup endeavors will attempt to give each other a boost Saturday, April 4. Liz Huff, who has taken over as manager and chef of the J. Huston Tavern in Arrow Rock, has been working for three months to revamp the menu and the ambiance of the historic establishment in preparation for the season opening Easter Sunday. But before the tavern's official opening, she will host "The Fine Art of Dining," a dinner and art auction benefit for the proposed glass art program at Marshall High School... -
Northwest 8, Santa Fe 2
(High School Sports ~ 03/31/09)
ALMA -- Junior Mariah Wiskur allowed only one hit and no earned runs, while striking out eight, as Northwest of Hughesville breezed to an 8-2 road win over the Santa Fe softball team. Junior Shadow Wiskur banged out three hits and drove in a pair of runs, the second with a fourth-inning triple to give the Lady Mustangs (2-0) a 5-1 lead. She also led off the sixth with a single and scored on an error...
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Lady Vikings split HAAC opener
(College Sports ~ 03/31/09)
FAYETTE -- The Missouri Valley College softball team followed an active trip to warm Arizona, in which it played 13 games in six days, with enforced idleness during its first week home. The Lady Vikings finally got on the field Monday at Fayette, winning their Heart of America Conference debut, 3-2, over Central Methodist. The Lady Eagles took the nightcap, also 3-2, in eight inning...
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MHS Round-up: Owls still looking for first win
(High School Sports ~ 03/31/09)
Pleasant Hill built a 7-0 lead through its first four at-bats Monday and cruised to a 10-3 non-conference road win over the Marshall baseball team. The Owls were plagued by walks -- seven in all, two with the bases loaded to force in runs -- and untimely errors. All three runs charged to junior Josh Toliver in the fifth inning, when he had come in to relieve with Marshall trailing 7-1, were the result of a one-out error...
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Chiefs roll over Northwest (High School Sports ~ 03/31/09)
ALMA -- Senior Taylor Wesley smashed two homers and drove in five runs Monday as the defending Class 1 state champion Santa Fe baseball team extended its winning streak to 22 games with a 21-0, five-inning non-conference victory over visiting Northwest of Hughesville... -
In Print: Stories in today's print and e-edition March 31
(Local News ~ 03/31/09)
Interesting news and features published in our print edition and e-edition March 31 On page 2: A report from Fitzgibbon Hospital's Certified Nurses Day. On page 3: A report from the Marshall Optimist Club's meeting on March 28...
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MMU customers now able to track electricity usage
(Local News ~ 03/31/09)
Marshall Municipal Utilities customers can now view their electricity usage on the Internet, it was reported during the Board of Public Works meeting Tuesday, March 31. Administrative Services Director Ken Gieringer said customers can view the total amount of electricity used each day by visiting mmumo.net/readings.php and inputting their meter's eight-digit serial number...
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