As alumni plan to return to Marshall for the “Return to the Roost” event — a homecoming for all graduating classes of Marshall High School, one local church will offer an event to coincide with other community gatherings.
During the Slater City Council meeting on Tuesday, May 17, Mayor Stephen Allegri stated the wine walk will be this Saturday, May 21. “They’ll have vendors, entertainment — some giveaways from what I’ve heard,” he said.
Academic Excellence Banquet scholarships presented included the following: 1. Marshall Public Education Foundation — Moses Benjamin — Kailyn Wise 2.
Saline County Ambulance transported two people to a Columbia Hospital Sunday afternoon, May 15, after the vehicle they were in crashed on Interstate 70. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, the crash occurred shortly before 2 p.m.
Three Saline area high schools will have 14 entries Friday in the MSHSAA Championships at Jefferson City. All of them are boys.
ODESSA — The fifthseeded Marshall baseball team is once again in position to claim a district championship. The Owls returned to the Class 4, District 13 Tournament finals with a pair of upset victories at Odessa.
In lieu of recent events, Marshall School District Superintendent Carol Maher shared the following statement on Sunday evening, May 15: Because a multitude of information and misinformation is being spread throughout the community about recent events involving members of the Marshall High School family, this statement is made to ensure Marshall Public Schools communicates using appropriate and accurate information based on facts, not hearsay. The Board of Education and MPS Administration strongly encourage all Marshall residents to allow the proper procedures to take place so all involved may be represented fairly.
Michael S. Williams, 49, of Lawrence, Kan., formerly of Marshall, died Monday, May 16, 2022, at the Olathe Hospice House in Olathe, Kan. Funeral services will be Tuesday, May 24, 2022, at 11 a.m. at St. Paul Baptist Church in Slater, with the Rev. Wellington J. Gorham Jr. officiating. Burial will be in the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Higginsville. Visitation will be Tuesday from 10 until 11 a.m. at the church. Memorials are suggested to Shriners Hospitals for Children in care of Weiker Funeral Home in Slater.
Madelyn June Cox, 92, of Marshall, Mo., died Monday, May 16, 2022, at Golden Oaks Assisted Living in Marshall. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m.
Ollis “Granny” Ruhe, 91, of Marshall, Mo., died Saturday, May 14, 2022, at The Living Center in Marshall. Memorial graveside services will be held at 3 p.m.