Stories from Wednesday, May 8, 2013

UPDATE: 8:30 a.m., Thursday, May 9 The Senate approved House Bill 253 with amendments in a 24-9 vote Wednesday, May 8. Sen. David Pearce was the only dissenting Republican vote on the bill. --- State Sen. David Pearce (R- Warrensburg) said in an interview he does not believe a bill seeking to cut personal, business and corporate income tax while increasing sales tax will pass the state Senate...

Slater, Sweet Springs and Malta Bend also sends athletes to sectional

Dewey Mallette, the Quality Network Solutions IT representative to the Malta Bend School District, attended the Wednesday, May 8, school board meeting to discuss some technology recommendations for the school.

Award recognizes volunteer work by Missouri seniors JEFFERSON CITY -- Missouri Lt. Governor Peter Kinder today announced 35 winners of the Lieutenant Governor's Senior Service Award, including Catherine Miles of Marshall. Kinder presented the awards Wednesday, May 8, at a luncheon for the winners and their guests outside his office in the Capitol. Miles was nominated by Marilyn Rimmer of the Higginsville Foster Grandparent Program...

Northwest Elementary School was evacuated for a brief time Wednesday morning, May 8, as a precaution after school officials received a report of a natural gas odor. According to scanner traffic, Empire Gas officials responded to the scene and explained that routine work in the area caused the odor, and students were returning to the building shortly before 11:30 a.m...

Fourth grade students from St. Peter Catholic School performed in the annual Famous Missourians Living Museum Tuesday, May 7, in the gym of the school. A total of 18 students each dressed up and read a prepared presentation on their famous Missourian of choice, as parents, teachers and other students listened to their presentations...

Community of Christ Church, located at 924 W. Morrow St., is hosting a chicken dinner from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, May 11. There will be baked and fried chicken and carry-outs will be available. Admission for adults is $8 and children ages 4 to 10 is $4...

Foster gets in on four MHS victories

Marshall meets Osage for title

No. 6 Santa Fe heads into district as top seed

Ryler Allen Hunter, 10 day old son of Haley Nicole Hunter of rural Sweet Springs, died Sunday, May 5, 2013, at Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, May 13, 2013, at Campbell-Lewis Chapel in Sweet Springs, with William W. ...

Edythe L. (Moore) Lawrence, 92, formerly of Marshall, died Tuesday, April 30, 2013, in Cincinnati, Ohio. Private services for the family have been held. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 2808 Reading Road, Cincinnati, OH 45206. Online condolences can be left at www.craver-riggs.com...

Megyn Riley DeWitt Majchrowski, infant daughter of Thomas Michael Majchrowski and Keri Michele DeWitt of Irvine, Calif., died Sunday, April 21, 2013, at Hoag Hospital in Newport Beach, Calif. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 11, 2013, at Malta Bend Cemetery in Malta Bend, with the Rev. ...

12SA-CR00836: Ditch, Leda Ann, born 1967, 1212 Daisy St., Sweet Springs; unclassified misdemeanor operate vehicle on highway without a valid license - 2nd offense; unclassified misdemeanor as owner or oper, auth another to oper a mtr veh w/out maintain financl respons (mtr veh reqrd to be reg); count I -- sentenced to 2 days in jail with a suspended execution of sentence of 2 years unsupervised probation and a $300 fine; count II -- suspended imposition of sentence with 2 years unsupervised probation;. ...

High school sports scores for Tuesday, May 7