Newcope/MoDOT plans work on I-70, U.S. 65 junction Nov. 19 and 20 (11/15/07) The Missouri Department of Transportation announced that maintenance crews will reduce traffic to one lane on the I-70 Bridge at the U.S. 65 interchange in Saline County, and temporarily close cloverleafs at the interchange to make repairs in the area...

Youngster bags 2 bucks on first hunt (11/09/07) It was the first day of the youth deer hunting season. It was the first day of her first hunting trip. And within four hours, Tricia Hefner of St. Louis had bagged her first deer, a six-point buck, while hunting near Marshall Junction. Hefner and her father, Terry Hefner, had been in the stand for a few hours Saturday, Oct. 27, when they spotted two deer...

Despite lull in new projects, there is good news for local economic development scene, MSDC official says (10/09/07) The Marshall-Saline Development Corporation has hit a lull in new projects, but there is good news on other economic development fronts, according to MSDC Director Roy Hunter. In his report to the MSDC board of directors Tuesday, Oct. 9, Hunter noted that not much progress had been made in recent weeks on several business relocation projects and no new projects have emerged lately...