MVC’s new nursing building begins to take shape
Construction of the Julie Ann Deems Julien School of Nursing & Health Sciences building has become more visible as crew members with Coil Construction installed… Login to continue reading Login…
August 2023
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Lady Chiefs return solid nucleus to volleyball court
SPORTS EDITOR Off a team that won 24 matches and finished one win away from a Final Four spot in 2022, fifth-year head coach Ashton Sander has a solid nucleus of players with experience returning to the volleyball floor. Gone from the team that dropped a five-set battle to the Tarkio with Fairfax Lady Indians (16-14 in the decisive set) are setter Cassie Aversman, libero Atleigh Lark and outside hitter Jasmine Russell.
Cronkite’s mark
COLUMNIST What would lead a man who wasn’t a soldier to join the 101st Airborne Division, on invasion day, glide in behind enemy lines, strategically crash landing to help secure a key bridge if he didn’t have to? The answer is to get the story, that man was none other than War Correspondent——Walter Cronkite Jr.
Magic pills
Dear Coach, I keep seeing ads on TV touting some supplement that claims to have all of your vegetables and fruits in a pill. The people in the ad claim all kinds of cures for many common problems. Can this be true?
Getting ready for the season
Practices continue for the Marshall High School fall sports teams. (Above) Junior Dianna Escarate reaches to return a ball in a scrimmage match for the Lady Owls’ tennis team.
WILS was awarded funding to conduct vaccination promotion activities to older adults and people with disabilities
Warrensburg— WILS announced it has received funding from the USAging-led Aging and Disability Vaccination Collaborative to conduct activities that will connect older adults and people with disabilities to COVID-19 and flu vaccines. Led by USAging and funded by the U.S. Administration for Community Living, the Aging and Disability Vaccination Collaborative grants are helping communities stay healthy by targeting older adults and people with disabilities, particularly those from historically marginalized and underserved communities in which vaccination rates are low. As part of its grant project, WILS will conduct community outreach and collaborate with community partners to conduct vaccination clinics and educational information events in Benton, Henry, Johnson, Lafayette, Pettis, and Saline counties.
Marshall Public Library hires new director
The Marshall Public Library Board of Directors announced that they have hired Matt Rahner as the new library director. “The board is excited to have Matt on board to lead the library into an exciting time with many new opportunities,” the board said in a statement released Wednesday, Aug.
For Wyant, faith and family connect him with patients
Fitzgibbon Hospital has a new provider who is caring for both inpatients and also patients parttime at Marshall Family Practice, as Andrew Wyant, M.D., M.Div. has joined the medical staff.
God answers prayers
The Church of Jesus Christ Of Latter-day Saints Decades ago, a woman at church shared a life-altering experience she’d recently had. “Cindy,” struggling with tremendous trials for far too long, was buckling under the stress.
Club News
The Marshall Kiwanis Club held its regular meeting at noon Tuesday, Aug. 15, at Montague’s.