Stories from Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Slater City Council announced the closing of one project and the opening of another at the regularly scheduled city council meeting on Tuesday, June 5. Now that the city has completed the southeast storm sewer project, it has opened bids for improvements to the industrial park. The council accepted a roughly $199,000 bid from Earthworks Excavation to complete the project...

Just as the Arrow Rock Community Fire Department expanded its territory, now the organization has expanded its training. Due to the department's 6.1-mile stretch of Interstate 70, ARCFD personnel have participated in highway rescue training and await a new set of Jaws rescue tools. ...

A Malta Bend man suffered moderate injuries Tuesday in a traffic accident on U.S. Highway 65 in Saline County, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report. William O. Erickson, 90, was taken by Saline County Ambulance to Fitzgibbon Hospital in Marshall for treatment, troopers said...

As a husband, Lance MacLaughlin spoke to the crowd about his wife Jan's battle with cancer, and their family has taken steps to remain positive, have faith and rely on one another.

Marshall FFA Chapter is selling slabs of ribs in order to raise money to send eight members to the Washington Leadership Conference in Washington D.C. The ribs will be available Friday, June 15, from 2 to 5 pm at the Saline County Career Center. Corey Jackson is helping the kids prepare and smoke the ribs. The members who will be attending the conference are Cale Boedeker, Elizabeth Borges, Kayla Elson, Austin Phegley, Mason Sandidge, Evan Summers, Daniel Swift and Katie Wansing...

A national bank decided to close the vault on one of its local branches, and now customers must research their options.

Robert David Cartee, 52, of Monett, formerly of Marshall, died Saturday, June 2, 2012, in rural Pulaski County. Funeral services will be held at noon, Thursday, June 7, 2012, at Campbell-Lewis Chapel in Marshall with William W. Harlow officiating. Burial will be in Ridge Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until time of the service Thursday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to River Rats Floating Society. An online guestbook is available at www.campbell-lewis.com...

American Legion Post No. 191 of Marshall will conduct a flag retirement ceremony at 5 p.m. Thursday, June 14, at the American Legion Center, 1232 N. Miami Ave. The post will be accepting American flags that are past their prime for proper retirement...

The Saline County Holiday Project will conduct an intersection collection Saturday, July 21, from 8 a.m. to noon at the corners of Yerby Street and Odell Avenue and at the corner of Arrow Street and Miami Avenue. Project organizers are seeking volunteers to give one hour of their time to help with the collection...

Phillomene (Phill) Peterson, 90, of Bogard, passed away Saturday, June 2, 2012, at Carroll House in Carrollton. Visitation was held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Monday, June 4, 2012, at Bittiker Funeral Home. A Rosary service and funeral mass were held on Tuesday, June 5, 2012, at St. ...