Stories from Wednesday, December 21, 2016

Director Stacie Smith updated the Saline County 911 Commission Board on several ongoing issues during the regular meeting Thursday, Dec. 15. During November's meeting, the board was brought to attention that the Martin Community Center, only a short distance from the Saline County E9-1-1 Telecommunications Center, received hail damage caused by a storm in May. ...

The Saline County Prosecutor's office filed felony possession charges against a Sweet Springs man and woman Wednesday, Dec. 21, in a more than a year old drug seizure. Both Randy L. Snow, 61, and Sheila A. Schmitt, 53, were charged with the class C felony of possession of a controlled substance except 35 grams or less of marijuana. ...

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The city of Marshall is turning big rocks into little rocks. Through use of a $30,000 grant from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources through Pioneer Trails Regional Planning Division, the city expects to crush an estimated 4,400 tons of concrete into gravel the week before Christmas. The grant covers the re-use of the city's old concrete, large chunks of which come from ripped out streets and demolished buildings...

Prep Hoops Round-up: Marshall (B/G), Santa Fe (B), Slater (B)

Marshall junior has three state-qualifying times this season

High school basketball scores for Tuesday, Dec. 20

The following cases were heard in Saline County Circuit Court Division 4 on Monday, Dec. 12, 2016: 16SA-CR00553-01: Banks, Brian A, born 2000, 409 E. Gordon, Marshall. Count I and II -- class C felony, burglary second degree. Sentenced to 5 years supervised probation. Count III -- class B misdemeanor, second degree. Guilt plea entered. Sentenced to 45 days in jail with a suspended execution of sentence and given 2 years supervised probation...

The Marshall Police Department responded to the following calls for Dec. 14-Dec. 19, 2016: Wednesday, Dec. 14: 1:48 p.m. -- Officers patrolling the 300 block of South Ellsworth Avenue, observed a Toyota passenger vehicle bearing a Missouri registration to be expired in Nov. ...

Receipts: 717 Week Ago: 820 Year Ago: 349 Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves sold fully steady. The majority of the sale was made up of moderate sized lots of yearlings and a couple loads of quality eight weight steers, however no recent comparable sales for a price trend, undertone was steady to firm. ...

Robert "Bob" Edward Hankins, 87, of Lee's Summit, died Dec. 19, 2016, at the Hospice Village House John Knox. Visitation will be Dec. 22, 2016, from 10 to 11 a.m. until time of service at 11 a.m., at the Lee's Summit United Methodist Church, 114 S.E. ...

Lawrence W. "Larry" Williams, 76, of Concordia, died Sunday, Dec. 18, 2016, at his home. Memorial graveside services, with full military rites, will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2016, at Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Higginsville. Visitation will be held from 1 to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2016, at Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home in Concordia...

Edith B. Twilling, 86, of Marshall, died Monday, Dec. 19, 2016, at Westport Estates in Marshall. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 22, 2016, at Campbell-Lewis Chapel in Marshall with William W. Harlow officiating. Burial will follow at Ridge Park Cemetery. ...

Jo Anne Haynes, 85, of Slater, died Friday, Dec. 16, 2016, at Life Care Center in Carrollton. Graveside memorial services were at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2016, at Greenton Cemetery in Odessa with the Rev. Larry Neil officiating. Memorials are suggested to the American Cancer Society, American Diabetes Association or the Parkinsons Foundation in care of Weiker Funeral Home in Slater...

"It all just happened so quickly," said Kay Plummer Graves, who came to Fitzgibbon Hospital in mid-October for a screening mammogram using state-of-the-art 3D technology. Within 24 hours of that 3D mammogram, doctors had identified a suspicious area as likely cancer and called her with the news...

The Santa Fe Agri-Leaders will host an annual kick-off meeting on Monday, Jan. 9, at 6 p.m. in the Santa Fe High School Commons in Alma. The event is open to the public and will include a free meal. Dr. Jerry Crownover will speak after the dinner. He is a former professor of Agriculture Education at Missouri State University, and is now a full-time cattle producer in Lawrence County, as well as a columnist for the Ozarks Farm and Neighbor...