Stories from Wednesday, March 8, 2017

Slater City Council approved several ordinances and agreements during its regular meeting Tuesday evening, March 7. The first agreement the council authorized the mayor to sign was the sidewalk grant the city will be receiving through MoDOT. The city will have to contribute 25 percent of the funds, or $68,000...

Two Marshall residents face felony charges after the alleged sale of methamphetamine at a South Cherokee Drive business Tuesday, March 7. Gene Watson, 37, was charged with a class C felony of delivery of a controlled substance except 35 grams of marijuana or synthetic cannabinoid, while Tony Taye Wilmoth, 34, was charged with possession of a controlled substance, a class D felony...

Slater Mayor Stephen Allegri presented his annual “State of Slater” address during the Slater City Council meeting Tuesday evening, March 7. Allegri recapped the accomplishments and failures of the city in the past year, as well as listed goals that he has in mind for the city’s future...

The Marshall Fire Department reports providing mutual aid, joining Saline County Rural Fire Protection District No. 2 at a camper fire on 215th Road, east of Marshall Tuesday evening, March 7. According to the incident report, MFD was called to the scene of the fire involving a fifth-wheel camper and detached pole garage at 10:36 p.m., arriving 18 minutes later, helping to extinguish the blaze before performing ventilation along with salvage and overhaul...

Sunday, Feb. 26: Before noon, Saline County Ambulance District 3 treated and transported one person experiencing a medical emergency requiring advanced life support. After noon, Saline County Ambulance District 3 treated and transported two people experiencing a medical emergency requiring advanced life support and one person experiencing a medical emergency requiring basic life support...

16SA-CR00138-01: Dotson, Timothy S., born 1973, 19 N. Benton Ave., Marshall. Class C felony, fl to reg as sex offndr/589.400-425 underlyng ofns unclassfd fel ch 566, A or B fel or fel invlvng child < 14. Probation revoked; sentenced to 4 years with the Department of Corrections...

The Marshall Police Department responded to the following calls for Feb. 28-March 6, 2017: Tuesday, Feb. 28: 12:20 p.m. -- A female contacted the Marshall Police Department by phone in reference to a male subject causing a disturbance in the lobby at Comfort Inn on West College Street. ...

Receipts: 1260 Week Ago: 378 Year Ago: 939 Compared to a very light test last week, steer and heifer calves sold with a steady undertone, no recent comparisons of yearlings. A much larger run of mostly yearling cattle was offered and a majority of the heavier cattle were carrying some flesh after a mild winter with abundant feed resources. ...

The Arrow Rock Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution held its monthly meeting Tuesday, Feb. 21, at Pizza Hut in Marshall. Bruce Brock gave a program on Central Missouri Food Bank, Buddy Packs, and gave the history of how the Buddy Packs Program was started in Saline County and the schools where children benefit from the program...

Calvin E. Webb, 86, of Chillicothe, formerly of Slater, died Monday, March 6, 2017, at The Baptist Home in Chillicothe. Funeral services will be Friday, March 10, 2017, at 11 a.m., at First Baptist Church in Slater, with the Rev. Dinzel Webb and the Rev. Bruce Hess officiating. Burial will be in Stover Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday from 10 to 11 a.m., at the church. Memorials are...

Delbert L. LaRue, 99, of Sweet Springs, died Monday, March 6, 2017, at Western Missouri Medical Center in Warrensburg. Masonic service followed by funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Friday, March 10, 2017, at Campbell-Lewis Chapel in Sweet Springs, with William W. ...

Treeca Lou Powell, 66, of Marshall, died Monday, March 6, 2017, at University Hospital and Clinics in Columbia. Funeral arrangements are pending at Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home in Marshall. A full obituary will appear in Friday's edition.

Three Wildcats names to all-CAC squads

High school basketball scores for Tuesday, March 7