Stories from Tuesday, July 29, 2014

Several years ago, many people worked hard and succeeded in stopping a factory farm from threatening the health and well-being of the historic village of Arrow Rock. Many Missourians have found it necessary to protect their communities and the rights of independent family farmers and residents in those communities from the economic, environmental and health threats of factory farms. Successes have come through a variety of means, but especially through exercising rights to local control...

The Lyceum Theatre brings back Agatha Christie to its stage, but does so with one of her works which has never been adapted before to the Lyceum audience, "Witness For The Prosecution." Making its Lyceum premiere, the play is billed as "from the grand dame of mystery comes her most ingenious thriller," a timid and kind man, Leonard Vole, is accused of murdering an elderly woman, Emily French, a woman whom he reports to his defense lawyer, Sir Wilfrid Robarts, as having a friendly relationship with. ...

14SA-CR00305: Grimes, Brian Lee, born 1987, 1162 S. Conway Ave., Marshall; class A misdemeanor pursuing/taking/killed/possessed or disposed of wildlife illegally; $24.50 fine. 10SA-CR00606: Huffman, Dink, born 1961, P.O. Box 223, Frenchberg, Ky.; class B misdemeanor Dwi-alcohol; $500 fine...

Southern Commissioner Monte Fenner announced to Saline County Commission at its meeting Tuesday morning, July 29, that bids for the Wilton Springs No. 46 bridge will be arriving soon. "Received word from Rhodes Engineering yesterday afternoon and they're going to submit their invitation to bid tomorrow," Fenner said. "It will be advertised to bid the Wilton Springs (No.) 46 bridge and (on Aug. 21), we will open bids on that and proceed from there. It looks like this bridge is going to be built."...

Monday, July 21: After noon, Saline County Ambulance District No. 3 treated and transported to a hospital one person experiencing a medical emergency requiring advanced life support. Tuesday, July 22: Before noon, Saline County Ambulance District No. 3 treated and transported to a hospital two people experiencing a medical emergency requiring advanced life support and one person experiencing a medical non emergency requiring basic life support...

Corn rootworm has not been seen as much of a problem since the introduction of the Bt toxin Cry38b1 which conferred resistance to corn rootworm. In recent years entomologists in various states have found resistance to Cry38b1 in four states. Resistance has been confirmed by researchers in Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska and Minnesota. ...

MHS Mid-Summer Update ... Softball

Dave Para and Cathy Barton, folk musicians, "Music of the Missouri River," will be at Marshall Public Library at 6 p.m. Thursday, July 31. Known as a versatile duo, Para and Barton play several stringed instruments including banjo, guitar, Autoharp and hammered and fretted dulcimers, as well as not-so-ordinary instruments such as bones, spoons, mouthbows and leaves. ...

A one-vehicle accident has left a California man with moderate injuries Monday, July 28, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol accident report. The accident occurred at 2:40 p.m. on Interstate 70 just east of the 69 mile marker in Saline County. ...