Glenetta Burks
June 10, 1940 – December 12, 2022 Glenetta Burks, 82, of Slater, Mo., passed away Monday, Dec. 12, 2022, surrounded by family and her dog, Pumpkin. Born June 10, 1940,…
December 2022
Read MoreGlenetta Burks
Howard H. Scott Sr.
February 26, 1938 – December 11, 2022 Howard H. Scott Sr., 84, of Des Moines, Iowa, passed away on Dec. 11, 2022. The visitation will be Dec. 17, at 10…
Marshall Municipal Utilities announces Employee of the Year
December 11, 2022: Marshall - Marshall Municipal Utilities has announced Mary Findlay as their “Employee of the Year” for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022. In nominating Findlay, Underground Facilities Director Grant Piper highlighted Findlay’s contributions in Underground Facilities.
The birth of a Promise
A little over 2,000 years ago, Caesar Augustus was the emperor of the Roman Empire. At one point, he decreed that everyone must be registered (sort of like a modern day census). So Joseph and Mary had to travel from their home in Nazareth to the city of Joseph’s birth, the city of Bethlehem, which was just south of Jerusalem and about 90 miles from their home.
Former Valley rodeo cowboy captures World Championship
Former Missouri Valley College men’s rodeo cowboy Jess Pope captured the 2022 Bareback Riding World Championship, along with placing first in the average at the 2022 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas, Nev. Pope captured his first world championship after finishing on top of the prize earnings standings in Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association bareback riding.
police briefs
The Marshall Police Department responded to the following calls Dec. 8-10: – Well-being check – Domestic – Child custody – Stealing of USPS package from home – Non-injury accident – Ex-parte violation – Fail to return rental property – Property damage – broken window – Non-injury accident – Suicidal ideations – Property damage to vehicle – driver window broken, nothing taken.
One injured in 2-vehicle crash at Whitfield Road
A Sweet Springs woman was injured in a two-vehicle crash that occurred in Pettis County on Thursday, Dec. 8.
club news
The Optimist Club of Marshall met Saturday, Dec. 10, at Bloomfield’s Family Restaurant. Gary Pennock gave the invocation, and guest Valerie Summers led the Pledge of Allegiance. Carol Grote presented entries in the annual kids’ Christmas coloring contest, and the club members selected the winners.
Damien Scott Owen
December 9, 2006 — December 8, 2022 Damien Scott Owen, 15, of Alma, Mo., passed away Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022, at his home.
Mary Helen Norman
October 4, 1933 — December 12, 2022 Mary Helen Norman, 89, of Marshall Junction, Mo., died Monday, Dec. 12, 2022, at Bothwell Regional Health Center in Sedalia.