Stories from Tuesday, April 20, 2010

The Slater School Board had a large audience of parents and students during their meeting on Tuesday, April 20, 2010. The Adventure Author Book Club which recently traveled to Warrensburg for the Children's Literature Festival gave a presentation to the board, talking about the authors they met and showing the posters and cereal boxes they made for after the event...

Interesting news and features published in our print edition and e-edition April 20. On page 2: A story about nurse practitioners and nutrition advice on the health page. On page 3: Advice from Annie's Mailbox and the calendar of events...

The Marshall boys' golf team enjoyed some good weather to post respectable scores during a pair of meets over a three-day span. Junior Nathan Sullivan shot a season-low 86 Saturday at the Hannibal Invitational as the Owls tied for seventh place with Fulton, getting the nod due to a lower fifth score. Marshall shot 357, which was fifth among the complete field of NCMC teams -- one of which, Boonville (314), won it by 17 strokes over Francis Howell of St. Charles...

WELLINGTON -- The Santa Fe baseball teams began Monday's non-conference game at Wellington-Napoleon with a pair of five-run rallies, winning 10-1. The top-ranked Chiefs banged out six hits in the top of the first inning, including singles by seniors Hunter Rolf and Matt Lovercamp to plate the first run. Junior Nathan Wesley singled in two runs and junior Ross Tieman brought in a pair with a two-out double...

The Marshall girls' soccer team was shut out for the sixth time this season Monday during a 1-0 NCMC home loss to Mexico. The Lady Owls were held without a shot on goal during the first half, suffering a 7-4 deficit in attacks during the match. Sophomore Danielle Ingrum unloaded four attempts at the Marshall net for the Lady Bulldogs, although those were all stopped by freshman Alex Bledsoe...

Helen Marie Morrow, 92, of Malta Bend, died Sunday, April 18, 2010, at Big Bend Retreat in Slater. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 21, 2010, at Campbell-Lewis Chapel in Marshall.

Sharon Ann Scott Crawford, 45, of Marshall died Monday, April 19, 2010, at her home. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, April 22, 2010, at Campbell-Lewis Chapel in Marshall.

Marie Chase, 90, of Slater died Monday, April 19, 2010, at Fitzgibbon Hospital in Marshall. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, April 22, 2010, at Slater United Methodist Church, with Rev. Jess Spurgin officiating. Bethany Weiker, organist, will accompany the congregation in singing "God Be with You Till We Meet Again" and "Because He Lives." Burial will be in Slater City Cemetery. ...

William S. "Bill" Bray, 89, of Sedalia, formerly of Sweet Springs, died Monday, April 19, 2010, at Bothwell Regional Health Center in Sedalia. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 21, 2010, at Fairview Cemetery in Sweet Springs. ...

The first day of the Maastricht Institute of Entrepreneurship Monday, April 19, saw three Missouri Valley College graduates return to the school to speak about entrepreneurship and their activities in the field. Speaking at the opening of the session, state Rep. Joe Aull, D-Marshall, said that, with the current state of the economy, "This is a time when (entrepreneurship) needs to happen."...

It is possible to sell a Snickers bar for $20, said Jasmine Grimm, a 2004 Missouri Valley College graduate, at the Maastricht Institute of Entrepreneurship at MVC Monday, April 19. At age 15, she wanted to backpack around Europe, a trip that carried with it a price tag of $2,000. ...

Missouri Valley College graduate Brent Bahler spoke about his life's journey, which has taken him to the status of "accidental entrepreneur," at the Maastricht Institute of Entrepreneurship Monday morning, April 19. He defined an entrepreneur as someone "who has possession of a new enterprise, a venture, an idea; someone who assumes significant accountability for the inherent risks of the outcome."...

A Marshall teenager with a court case involving drug possession already underway was arrested early Saturday morning, April 17, by officers from Saline County Sheriff's Department and Missouri State Highway Patrol as a suspect in an attempted burglary...

The Missouri Valley College fine arts division will hold its Spring Choral and Dance Showcase at 7:30 p.m. nightly from April 22-24 in the Eckilson-Mabee Theatre on the MVC campus, according to a news release from the college. The event features the Valley Connection Show Choir, MVC Singers and MVC Repertory Dance Ensemble...

Area high school scores for Monday, April 19

A Marshall woman suffered moderate injuries late Monday, April 19, in a one-vehicle crash in Morgan County, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report. Helen Breshears, 22, was taken by ambulance to Bothwell Hospital for treatment, according to the report...