Stories from Wednesday, July 31, 2019

With the end of their 98th season quickly approaching, the Marshall Municipal Band would like to once again thank the community for their continued support through the years. This Thursday evening the band will host a free cake and ice cream social. Both this week’s concert and the social will be held in the Family Life Center of the First United Methodist Church located on 225 East Arrow. Serving of the cake and ice cream will begin at 6 p.m., and the concert will begin at 7 p.m...

Raymond Arbogast, 61, of Slater, died Tuesday, July 30, 2019, at the Boone Hospital Center in Columbia. Funeral arrangements are pending at Weiker Funeral Home in Slater.

Gweneth E. “Gwen” Merchant, 89, of Marshall, died Monday, July 29, 2019, at Big Bend Retreat in Slater. Funeral services beginning with an Order of the Eastern Star Service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Aug. 5, 2019, at Campbell-Lewis Chapel in Marshall, with William W. ...

Valley coming off back-to-back losing campaigns

On Saturday, Aug. 24, there will be a homemade ice cream making contest at 6 p.m. and an ice cream eating contest at 7 p.m. The ice cream social will be held at the Blackwater Depot. So, everyone bring your game face and empty stomach! There will be cake, ice cream, and beverages provided. Entry forms are available at the Country Store, Kimberly's Restaurant, and The Rustic Acre. Freewill donations are welcome and strongly encouraged...

The Marshall Lions Club invites everyone to come pay tribute to the first responders who paid the ultimate price on Sept. 11, 2001, when the World Trade Center was attacked. The Marshall Lions Club has organized a stair climb equivalent to the number of stairs climbed by the first responders in the WTC on that fateful day. ...

Several new programs have been taking shape in the Slater School District this summer, including a way for the district and community to come together. In addition to the school library’s “Laboratory” summer program — in which students do crafts, work with robots and read books — the school is also partnering with the community to open a fitness center on the school campus...

Gweneth E. “Gwen” Merchant, 89, of Marshall, Mo., passed from this life Monday evening, July 29, 2019, at Big Bend Retreat in Slater. Funeral services beginning with an Order of the Eastern Star Service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Aug. 5, 2019, at Campbell-Lewis Chapel in Marshall, with William W. ...

Raymond E. Arbogast, 61, of Slater, died Tuesday, July 30, 2019, at Boone Hospital Center in Columbia. Memorial graveside services with military honors will be held on Saturday, Aug. 3, 2019 at 1 p.m. at the New Frankfort Cemetery north of Slater, with Terry Jordan officiating. Memorials are suggested to the American Heart Association in care of Weiker Funeral Home...

The Marshall Fire Department responded to a structure fire at approximately 3:30 a.m. Monday, July 29. The fire consumed a 24-foot-by-30-foot garage, located behind a home on the 700 block of East Yerby Street. According to an MFD report, the structure was fully engulfed when firefighters arrived. ...