Rick Clinch
December 18, 1946 – December 13, 2022 Rick Clinch, 75, of Marshall, Mo., died Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022, at Big Bend Retreat in Slater, Mo. Memorial graveside services with military…
December 2022
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Helen Frieda (Dittmer) Jones
December 5, 1929 – December 16, 2022 Helen Frieda (Dittmer) Jones, age 93, of Rogers, Ark., died Friday, Dec. 16, 2022, at her home. She was born Dec. 5, 1929,…
Old Testament prophecies and the birth of Jesus
For a moment, I’d like for us to engage in an exercise of the imagination to help us appreciate both the astonishing accuracy of certain Old Testament writings and the equally astonishing unlikelihood of them all coming to pass.
Looney approved as Sweet Springs interim police chief
The Sweet Springs Board of Aldermen discussed a personnel issue during a special closed session on Thursday, Dec. 15.
Winter arrives with snow, wind, bitter temperatures
JEFFERSON CITY — Holiday travel could be a bit more challenging this year due to a winter storm that will move across the state Wednesday night and Thursday and leave bitterly cold temperatures in its wake. The Missouri Department of Transportation urges all drivers to be aware of changing road conditions both where they are and where they are going.
letter to the editor
To the Editor, I’m writing to you to bring attention to what I believe can help defeat the spread and devastation of the coronavirus on the people of this country. Social distancing, self-isolation and universal precautions are good first steps, but may be only half measures.
club news
The Marshall Writers’ Guild gathered Thursday, Dec. 15, for its holiday meeting at Claudia’s Bed and Breakfast with Claudia’s delicious luncheon preceding the meeting. Present were Melanie Dees Campbell, Vice-President Sharon Eiker-Dyer, Pat Hammer, Carol Raynor, Sean Rea, President Ed Richards, Treasurer Carole Schaefer, Secretary Sidney Sullivan, Virginia Sprigg, the Rev. Mary Williams, and guests Donna Blumhorst and Wicky Sleight. Absent were Ray Freeman, Eveleth Hill, Holly Forsman, Anmarie Gibson, Vince Lutterbie, and Ed and Authorene Phillips.
Willie J. Campbell
June 19, 1957 — December 18, 2022 Willie J. Campbell, 65, of Marshall, Mo., died Sunday, Dec.
Celia Kathryn ‘Kay’ Slagle
February 8, 1934 — December 18, 2022 Celia Kathryn “Kay” Slagle, 88, of Jefferson City, Mo., died Sunday, Dec. 18, 2022, at her home.
George Edward Pratt Jr.
March 3, 1945 — December 17, 2022 George Edward Pratt Jr., born March 3, 1945, passed away Dec. 17,2022.