Stories from Tuesday, September 27, 2011

The Missouri Valley College Concert Band will open the college's band concert season for the 2011-2012 school year with an opening concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 27, at Bueker Middle School. The band is under the direction of Garry Anders, Charles Ferguson and Chuck Appleton. ...

Donna K. Grapes Arnold, 63, of Marshall, died Saturday, Sept. 24, 2011, at her home. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011, at Campbell-Lewis Chapel in Marshall, with William W. Harlow officiating. Visitation was held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. ...

Area high school scores for Monday, Sept. 26

Prep Round-up

MHS Round-up

Aus, Crain top bareback field

Participants of the Saline County Leaders of Today program, offered in part by the Saline County Extension and Marshall Rotary Club, gathered Monday evening, Sept. 26, as a follow-up to the curriculum which ended in May. Throughout their six sessions, participants toured county businesses and heard local success stories from multiple speakers -- who also highlighted the adversity often faced when starting a business or organizing a community event...

Interesting news and features published in our print edition and E-edition September 27.

The draft of the Slater animal ordinance can be found here: Part one--http://www.marshallnews.com/files/slater-animal-ordinance-part-1 Part two--http://www.marshallnews.com/files/slater-animal-ordinance-part-2

Get a glimpse of life as it would have been lived in the1800s. It's possible when you attend the 43rd annual Heritage Craft Festival, Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 8 and 9, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days. The annual event, which has become an autumn tradition for thousands of Missourians, will feature dozens of crafters demonstrating the skills and artistry that were once an essential part of daily life for our ancestors, according to a news release from Historic Arrow Rock Council...

While harvesting produce from her parents' garden, Jessica Thompson unearthed a monstrous find.

The Marshall Public Library is marking Banned Book Week -- Sept. 24 through Oct. 1 -- by reminding patrons of the popular and classic books that have been banned in the past. Titles written in chalk on the sidewalk in front of the library include "The Color Purple," by Alice Walker; "To Kill a Mockingbird," by Harper Lee; and "The Lord of the Rings," a trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien...

The recent Missouri Valley Community Action Agency cutbacks echoed throughout the monthly InterAgency Council meeting on Sept. 27. MVCAA's Stacie Breshears and Margaret Cott expressed a need for agencies to work together to combat poverty during the meeting's program...

The Saline County Health Department Board of Trustees announced the dates of flu clinics and WIC satellite clinics at the regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 27. The flu shot clinic schedule is as follows: Wednesday, Sept. 28, from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. in Patricia's parking lot on College Street...