Stories from Friday, July 10, 2015

Mount Olive Baptist Church will soon be getting a new Deacon. George Crutchfiled is working on becoming a deacon with Mount Olive Baptist Church. He is studying with current pastor, Dr. Israel Groves. Crutchfield's goal is to complete his studies within a year with the support of his wife who is a leader with one of the women's groups. ...

The organizers of the annual cornhusking competition will be hosting an amateur barbecue contest Sunday, Sept. 26, at Saline County Fairground. The Husker Barbecue Showdown is not for professionals, although it will follow professional contest rules, it will not be sanctioned. ...

The Sweet Springs Board of Education convened Thursday night, July 9. The five board members in attendance voted unanimously to accept the resignation of Heather Rapp. They also voted unanimously to employ Zachary Thomas as a teacher, assistant varsity football coach and assistant varsity boy's basketball coach...

A noise from the rear of their trailer caused Marshall residents to temporarily halt a cross country trip Wednesday morning, July 8. David Riley, formerly of Marshall, along with his nephew Ryan Riley and Kathy Van Buskirk, both of Marshall, were transporting a U-Haul trailer full of Riley's belongings westbound on I-24, south of Nashville when they heard a pop come from the trailer...

The daughters of Ida Lou Rieks will be hosting a 90th birthday celebration from 2-4 p.m. Saturday, July 25, at the Marshall Senior Center. Family and friends are invited to come and celebrate with Ida and her daughters.

JEFFERSON CITY -- Weather permitting, Missouri Department of Transportation crews will begin night striping on Interstate 70 starting Sunday, July 12. MoDOT crews will work four nights in a row on I-70 during the week of July 12. Striping will resume the evening of Sunday, July 19, and take place for another four nights...

Nell Jane Harris, 86, of rural Miami, died Thursday, July 9, 2015, at Fitzgibbon Hospital in Marshall. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, July 13, 2015, at Campbell-Lewis Chapel in Marshall, with William W. Harlow officiating. Visitation will be held from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Ridge Park Cemetery in Marshall. Memorials may be made to The Arbors at Westport Estates. Friends may sign the online register book at www.campbell-lewis.com...

The Marshall Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution hosted "Marshall's Cherished Scholars" honors and awards ceremony May 1. Students were honored for achievements for essays, exemplary character and conduct, and citizenship. Four students from Marshall High School were presented with awards. ...

Phil Dixon, who co-founded the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, returns to Marshall to share stories about the Negro Leagues during a talk at the Marshall Public Library at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, July 18, in the meeting room. Dixon's talk will feature the history of Negro Leagues baseball players in the early half of the century and will showcase the rich tradition of the Negro Leagues. ...

Mike and Amy Stratton Woods, of Lexington, announce the graduation of their daughter, Loren Renee, from Lexington High School. She graduated Summa Cum Laude with a 4.1 GPA. She will attend Missouri State University in Springfield in the fall and major in biomedical science...

Following is a listing of marriage licenses issued for the Month of June 2015 by Saline County Recorder of Deeds Jamie F. Nichols: Derick Allen Samson of Marshall and Katherine Paige Swenty of Columbia. Thomas Torres Jr. of Marshall and Jamie Lynn Brown of Marshall...

Jarrod and Hannah Erickson announce the birth of their son, Chase Matthew Erickson, who was born at 5:04 p.m. Dec. 23, 2014, at Bothwell Regional Health Center in Sedalia. He weighed 8 pounds, 1 ounce and was 21 inches in length. Grandparents are Brent and Connie Sandidge and Bill and Marlene Erickson, all of Marshall...

Larry and Linda Widel, of Marshall, will be celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a reception hosted by their family at 6:30 p.m., Saturday, July 11, at the Knights of Columbus Hall. Larry Widel and Linda Bullard were united in marriage July 3, 1965, at St. Peter Catholic Church...

Jay and Dyann Rozema, of Marshall, announce the upcoming marriage of their daughter, Stefany Prindle, to Omar Lovercamp Jr., son of Omar and Bonnie Lovercamp, of Corder. The future bride is a 2001 graduate of Maryville High School and a 2015 graduate of Missouri Valley College. She is currently employed at Kevin Samson's Maco and Martin Community Center/Nicholas-Beezley Aviation Museum...

We should be on our knees begging God for mercy, as we live in a nation begging for judgment. Alfonso M. Dei Liguori, in his book "Preparation to Death," exhorts the reader never to waste time, with the following words: Time is a treasure which is found only in this life. ...

Do you have an ancestor who was a Revolutionary War Soldier, an ancestor who aided in the struggle for freedom from the British? Do you know if he is, or might be, buried in Saline County? The local Masonic Lodge, Saline County Commissioners and the three Saline County chapters of the NSDAR are replacing the DAR plaque, placed in 1915, by the Rodger Nelson Chapter. The original plaque was lost in 1980 when it was taken down to be cleaned...

Albert Wright Jr., 82, of Slater, died Wednesday, July 8, 2015, at his home. Funeral services will be Tuesday, July 14, 2015, at 1 p.m.. at St. Paul Freewill Baptist Church in Slater, with the Rev. Warren Montgomery officiating. Burial will be in Mount Moriah Cemetery. ...

Gary L. Self, 69, of Marshall, formerly of Slater, died Tuesday, July 7, 2015, at his home. Funeral services will be Saturday, July 11, 2015, at 10:30 a.m. at Southside Assembly of God in Marshall, with the Rev. Cliff Cato officiating. Burial will be in Slater City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, at the church. Memorials are suggested to St. Jude Children's Hospital in care of Weiker Funeral Home in Slater...

The Monsanto Fund presented Saline Medical Reserve Corps and the Marshall Community Food Pantry with a combined $14,900 in grant money Thursday afternoon, July 9. Employees of the Marshall Monsanto soybean production site selected the two nonprofit organizations to receive the grants in addition to the Arrow Rock Community Fire Department...

The Staff of Serenity Massage Studio celebrated on Thursday, July 9, with a ribbon cutting ceremony with chamber of commerce members and patrons. The massage parlor, which has been in business for roughly a year now, covers a range of services according to owner and massage therapist Tracee Peters, and offers Swedish, deep tissue, pre-natal and other basic massages, and peters said she tailors the massage to each individual...

MARSHALL -- A former deputy in Saline County, Missouri has been sentenced on charges filed in April, 2014. According to court records, Bradley O'Neal, 47, of Marshall, was sentenced Monday to four years in a department of corrections with a 120 day shock period in Caldwell County. That sentence was suspended pending the completion of a five year probation...

Two Gilliam residents sustained only minor injuries after the vehicle they were in struck a utility wire at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 8. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, the crash occurred on Route 240 at Primrose Avenue when a 2003 GMC Acadia was traveling west. The vehicle, driven by Deborah K. Johnson, 53, traveled off the right side of the road and struck a utility pole wire. It then began to roll, the report stated, struck a barbed wire fence and came to rest on its top...

The Saline County Commission reviewed details of a new technology they will be purchasing, which county officials said will facilitate better and more efficient record keeping for the county. County Treasurer Marty Smith explained the new software will be used to track county revenue, payroll and also work with the budget and the general ledger. ...