Stories from Monday, March 28, 2011

After several weather cancellations, Saline County's Prosperity Team met Monday, March 14, discussing the challenges and possibilities for a teen homeless house. Heather Windham, the Homeless Youth program director at Columbia's Rainbow House, offered the team advice through Rainbow House's own experiences...

Higgins wins twice for Sweet Springs

Sweet Springs has two make cut

Orioles tie with four-run rally in sixth

Three of four Marshall High School choirs received top marks Friday, March 25, when they performed at the Missouri State High School Activities Association State Choral Festival in Boonville. For two of the groups, the achievement extended streaks of a decade or more of receiving top ratings...

Interesting news and features published in our print edition and E-edition March 28.

The Oasis convenience store and gas station is closed, but little information was available Monday from the company. Despite locked doors and signs reading "Closed" and "Thanks to our loyal customers" on the doors, the Circle K Corporate website still shows the Marshall store at 1350 W. College St. as an open and operating Circle K...

March 30, 2011, was proclaimed "Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day" in the City of Marshall. The dedication came after the US Senate recently passed the same resolution and local VFW members felt it would be an appropriate way to honor veterans in this area. There were more than 58,000 US casualties and more than 300,000 wounded in the Vietnam War...

The River Ridge String Band will perform at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 29, in Murrell Library on the Missouri Valley College campus. The performance is part of the Smithsonian "Journeys" traveling exhibit, which will remain available for viewing through the end of the month...

A Marshall man suffered moderate injuries early Monday, March 28, in a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 70 in Lafayette County, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report. Patrick W. Alexander, 60, was taken by Concordia Ambulance to I-70 Community Hospital in Sweet Springs...

The Saline County Cattlemen have announced six recipients for 2011 scholarship awards in the amount of $500 each. The Cattlemen have been awarding scholarship money for over 25 years to county high school seniors. Funds for these scholarships are raised by cooking steak sandwiches at local promotional events...

FSA eAlerts In an effort to save money, the Missouri FSA will no longer be mailing postcards to producers for deadline reminders and other program information. As an alternative, producers can now sign up to receive program reminders through FSA eAlerts via e-mail and/or text message...