Sports Editor Eleven members of the Marshall Youth Wrestling Club qualified for and competed at the state folkstyle wrestling tournament at Hy-vee Arena in Kansas City March 24-26. Six of the 11 brought home medals.
March 6, 1929 — March 27, 2023 Gladys Ruth Pointer, 94, of Marshall, Mo., died Monday, March 27, 2023, at The Living Center in Marshall. Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m.
Robert Frederick Bail, 86, of Boonville, passed away Tuesday, March 28, 2023, at Boone Hospital Center in Columbia. Visitation will be held at Zion Lutheran Church in Lone Elm Sunday, April 2, 2023, from 5 to 7 p.m.
Outdoor severe weather sirens will be tested throughout the county on Wednesday, April 5, according to Saline County Emergency Management Department. Sirens will sound between 1:30-2 p.m., weather permitting.
The Slater School District Board of Education met in regular session on Tuesday, March 28, where Superintendent Terry Lorenz reported they scored 30 out of 30 on the CSIP Plan that was submitted this year.
In 1974, Superintendent Dr. Alvin Lowe (1970-89) said the following as he addressed the public for a bond issue: “The Marshall School District has had a long and proud history of providing high quality schools.
The host Hannibal Lady Pirates netted two goals in each half and held off the Marshall Lady Owls 4-3 in a North Central Missouri Conference match Tuesday. The Lady Owls scored all three of their goals in the second half.
Pounding out 12 hits and scoring runs in four different innings, Andrew Smith’s Santa Fe baseball team won its first game of the season, 13-4 at Slater Tuesday. The Chiefs scored three runs in the first, two in the second, six in the fifth and two in the seventh.
Individuals wanting to take the first step into a rewarding career in healthcare now have a great opportunity to obtain their Certified Nurse Assistant credential and Certified Med Tech credential thanks to a new program being offered at The Living Center. Both programs are completely free for employ‐ees of The Living Center, a li‐censed, 99‐bed long‐term care facility that is part of the Fitzgibbon Hospital organiza‐tion.
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Missouri's Republi‐can‐ led House on Tues‐day voted to ban state government spending on diversity, equity and inclusion, including at public colleges and uni‐versities.