Stories from Monday, August 20, 2018

A person of interest in breaking into the Marshall Animal Shelter and stealing a dog was arrested this past Saturday, Aug. 18, for trespassing in an unrelated case. According to information released by the Marshall Police Department, officers arrested 19-year-old Jorden Montell McClenton, of St. Louis, Mo., that afternoon. Due to witnesses reporting they saw him at the shelter on multiple occasions, officers interviewed him about the incident...

Slater, Santa Fe, Sweet Springs take part in Friday jamborees; Marshall skips event

Fall '18 Prep Preview ... MHS Volleyball

Throughout the past few weeks, social media has brought to light several stories — many unconfirmed — of women allegedly escaping human trafficking captivity. With every new story, the terrifying possibility of abduction fills the minds of women, parents and spouses everywhere...

Darlene F Reyna, 82, of Viola, Ill., formerly of Slater, went to dance in Heaven with Mike for everlasting life on Saturday, Aug. 18, 2018, at her home, surrounded by her family. Funeral services will be Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018, at 10:30 a.m. at the Slater United Methodist Church, with Pastor Matt Arni officiating. Burial will be in the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Higginsville. ...

John Michael “Mike” Thomas, 59, of rural Marshall, died Friday, Aug. 17, 2018, at Fitzgibbon Hospital in Marshall. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2018, at St. Peter Catholic Church in Marshall, with Fr. Tom Alber officiating. ...

Mary Margaret Shull Collins, 75, of Malta Bend, died Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018, at her home. A celebration of Mary’s life will begin at 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 25, 2018, in the Optimist Club Shelter House at Indian Foothills Park in Marshall. Memorials are suggested to Saline Animal League in care of Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home. An online guestbook is available at www.campbell-lewis.com...

Ronald Lee Payne, 61, of Marshall, died Saturday, Aug. 18, 2018, at his home. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2018, at Campbell-Lewis Chapel in Marshall, with William W. Harlow and the Rev. David Slusher officiating. Burial will follow in Ridge Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to Gill Memorial Baptist Church, and an online guestbook is available at www.campbell-lewis.com...

Riding the rails was one of the best ways to travel back in 1878 to 1940, since many paved roads were nonexistent. I remember my grandmother, Anna Wise Hayob, telling about traveling on a train to the St. Louis World’s Fair in 1904. I don’t remember what kind of train it was or how long it took her to get to St. Louis. I do know there were berths to sleep in and a dining car that served delicious food...

Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia kills more individuals than breast cancer and prostate cancer, combined. It is listed as the sixth leading cause of death, but is way behind other diseases in terms of dollars available for research. This is particularly disturbing because the number of deaths related to heart disease have decreased by 14 percent since the year 2000, while deaths from Alzheimer’s have increased 89 percent...

Daryl Michael & Lois Lucille Majors to Angela J. & Daniel J. Manson, Lot 17, Pleasant View Heights Ad., Marshall. Lutheran Church Missouri Synod Foundation to Gordon & Victoria Clark, pt. NW ¼ of S13 T50 R23 & Blk. 1, Town of Mt. Leonard. Shirley A. & Vernon Haynes to Wilma Cox, pt. NW ¼ of S10 T51 R20...

Michael Jones, DAI/CMA, was announced as Employee of the Month for July 2018 at Northwest Community Services. According to a press release, Jones is a great influence on a person he supports. Jones is level-headed and has patience even when the person he supports is having a rough day. He received a positive outcome on a service monitoring for his professionalism and for seeing potential in the person he supports...