Stories from Saturday, April 18, 2009

COLUMBIA, Mo., April 16, 2009 -- Callie Dobbins of De Witt, Mo., was named an Honorary State FFA Degree recipient at the 81st Missouri FFA Convention, according to a news release from the state FFA organization. Dobbins is an agricultural education teacher at Marshall Public Schools and the Saline County Career Center. She has been an FFA advisor for 12 years...

Marshall High School freshman baseball game has been cancelled for today, April 18, and is not expected to be rescheduled, according to MHS officials.

UPDATE: PahloArt co-owner Pat O'Hanlon reported Sunday morning that the sculptures apparently stolen Saturday have been located. They were taken by another artist who was retrieving them for the sculptor's estate.

COLUMBIA, Mo., April 16, 2009 -- Travis Hinck of the Sweet Springs FFA Chapter, Sweet Springs was named the winner of the Diversified Crop Production Placement Proficiency Award at the 81st Missouri FFA Convention. Hinck, a graduate of Sweet Springs high school, and is the son of Greg and Donna Hinck. His FFA advisors are Brent Niemeyer and Kristen Fenner...