Stories from Friday, July 26, 2013

Most every woman wants something sparkly, shiny and fabulous; for example a diamond bracelet. The second raffle of the Fitzgibbon Auxiliary Holiday Bazaar, "A Girl's Best Friend," was announced Tuesday, July 23. This raffle will feature the choice of a 14 carat white gold, blue-treated and white diamonds, add-a-link bracelet or a 14 carat yellow gold, white diamonds, add-a-link bracelet. ...

Saline County's Prosecutor Don Stouffer said he was pleased with a stiff sentence handed down Monday to a Kansas City woman who pleaded guilty to a string of burglaries in Marshall and Sweet Springs. Karen D. Lunn, 45, was accused of seven counts of burglary in the 2nd degree, seven counts of theft and one count of stealing a motor vehicle. She received several sentences for those counts, which run consecutively and total 45 years...

On Saturday, Aug. 3, there will be an antique tractor pull at the Airport Industrial Park in Slater. There will also be a brush pull, which is when you can bring whatever vehicle you choose and classes would be set up. The event starts at 6 p.m. and is free to the public. There will be a concession stand provided...

The Marshall Cargill Cares Council donated $2,000 to the Powerhouse Ministries summer food and camp program Wednesday, July 24. "We are excited to be a part of the summer food and camp program that Mr. Charles Stephenson and Powerhouse Ministries have implemented," said Sara Mora, human resource manager for Marshall Cargill. ...

Renowned folk duo Cathy Barton and Dave Para, of Boonville, entertained 43 visitors with folk songs from Civil War era Thursday, July 25, at the Marshall Public Library. "I believe it was a record attendance for this summer's adult reading program," said Wicky Sleight, library director. "Some came from as far as Fayette, Sedalia and Arrow Rock."...

Dr. Herschel and Jacque Stroud will time-travel back to the 19th century to bring modern-day audiences a glimpse of the life and times of Baltzer and Amanda Young, a Civil War soldier and his wife, at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 3, at the Arrow Rock State Historic Site Visitor Center...

Jose P. "Joe" Benavidez, 100, of Slater, died Thursday, July 25, 2013, at Chariton Park Health Care Center in Salisbury. Funeral services will be Monday, July 29, 2013, at 10 a.m. at Weiker Funeral Home in Slater, with Brother James Box officiating. Burial with military honors will be in the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Higginsville. Visitation will be Monday from 9 until 10 a.m. at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to St. Jude Children's Hospital...

Kathy Ann Harms, 43, of Marshall, died Thursday, July 25, 2013, at Boone Hospital Center in Columbia. Funeral arrangements are pending at Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home in Marshall.

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