Graduation ceremonies at area schools (05/09/08) High school graduations: Sweet Springs High School graduation ceremony will be held Friday, May 9, at 7:30 p.m. at the school. Slater High School graduation ceremony will be held Saturday, May 10, at 6:30 p.m. in the gymnasium. Marshall High School graduation ceremony will be held Sunday, May 18, at 2 p.m. in the sports complex...

Bond revoked for Gilliam man; New bond set at $100,000 (04/15/08) Circuit Court Judge Michael Midyett granted the state's request to revoke the bond of Jerry D. George, 38, of Gilliam during a hearing Monday, April 14. The revoked bond was for $25,000 cash or surety. The new bond was set at $100,000 cash or surety, according to court officials...

April election/Courthouse renovation tax gets nod from voters (04/09/08) Editor's note: All vote totals below are unofficial preliminary tallies as of 9 a.m. Wednesday, April 9. The 1/4-cent sales tax to finance a major renovation of the Saline County Courthouse won handily in the local election Tuesday, April 8...

Gilliam woman hurt in wreck (04/04/08) The Missouri State Highway Patrol responded to an injury accident Thursday, April 3, in Cooper County that left a Gilliam woman with minor injuries. Allyson Chaney, 17, was traveling southbound on Highway 41 at Imhoff Drive in Cooper County about 4:35 p.m. when her 2001 Pontiac traveled off the right side of the road and struck a stop sign and dirt embankment, according to the report...

2 taken into custody in Gilliam after tussle with officers (03/26/08) Warrants are being requested by law enforcement officials for two Gilliam residents after an alleged assault on a sheriff's deputy and a Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper Tuesday, March 25. The officers were responding to a report of a domestic disturbance at about 7:45 p.m., according to their report...

2 charged with multiple felony drug offenses/1 suspect apprehended at the home of Jerry George, Saline County sheriff's son (03/13/08) Two Gilliam residents were charged by the Saline County Prosecutor's Office Wednesday, March 12, with a number of felony drug offenses in connection with an alleged methamphetamine production lab discovered by law enforcement officials Tuesday, March 11...

2 Gilliam residents arrested on drug charges after search reveals meth, weapons (03/12/08)

Gilliam woman arrested on warrants after deputies investigate altercation (02/11/08) Sabrina I. Vaughn, 20, of Gilliam, is in custody at Saline County Justice Facility on outstanding warrants for a probation violation and a traffic offense that came to light when Vaughn was involved in a fight at a residence in Gilliam Saturday, Feb. 9...

Periods of heavy snow cause more accidents (02/01/08) There were a dozen or more accidents in and around Saline County yesterday afternoon and evening, Thursday, Jan. 31, while 4.5 inches of snow accumulated, according to Saline County Sheriff's Department, Missouri State Highway Patrol and Marshall Police Department...

New addressing system may take up to a year to complete (01/14/08) The 9-1-1 Commission held their monthly meeting Thursday evening, Jan. 10, at city hall in Gilliam. A slightly higher than usual number of residents attended the meeting to hear information about the naming and numbering of streets and roads that will be required within the county when the county-wide system is implemented...

Christmas card winner (12/12/07) Recognizing that children are our future, Fitzgibbon Hospital annually asks area second-grade students to design a holiday card. This year's winner was 8-year-old Johnny Johnson, son of Jim and Lori Johnson of Gilliam.

Newscope/Sheriff's deputies investigate a variety of incidents (11/19/07) Saline County Sheriff's Deputies were busy with a variety of incidents over the weekend, beginning with an arson investigation Saturday morning, Nov. 17, around 7 a.m. at the southeast corner of County Road 401 where it intersects tracks of the Union Pacific Railroad near Grand Pass...

Newscope/Wednesday, November 7 (11/07/07) Sheriff's deputies investigate report of stolen exhaust stacks Saline County Sheriff's Department officers were notified of the theft of two six-inch chrome exhaust stacks for a Kenworth semi-trailer truck at a Gilliam residence. Mike R. Haynes of Independence reported the theft on Saturday, Nov. 3. The value of the two stacks is approximately $1,200...

Newscope/Tuesday, October 2 (10/02/07) Arrow Rock craft fest to be held Oct. 13 - 14 The 39th annual Arrow Rock Heritage Craft Festival will be held Oct. 13-14. "The Heritage Craft Festival is unique among fall craft shows because it features the kinds of arts and crafts that would have been performed daily by your great-grandparents," said Sandy Selby, chairperson of the Historic Arrow Rock Council, the event's sponsor...