December 2023

‘Cats down Community

by Hobby King/SPORTS EDITOR Three Slater Wildcats scored in double figures, and they defeated visiting Community 68-45 in a Central Activities Conference game last Friday.… Login to continue reading Login…

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Growth and development

Marshall Branch, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints This Thanksgiving, there is an extra dose of gratitude for local members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. About 50 years ago, The Church established a small congregation (called a Branch) in Saline County.

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The Red Kettle

Special to The Marshall Democrat-News All around the nation, the red kettles have been brought out for the month of December. The Christmas season represents a time of compassion and generosity. These kettles are put in strategic places in almost every community through the sponsorship of the Salvation Army. But they represent all of us: we, the good people who volunteer to ring the bells, who donate to the kettles, who believe in the cause of caring for the poor and for those who are in need. It is a cooperative effort of our churches and our families.

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Snow lessons

Saline County Emergency Management Director Tony Day shows Head Start students a video about snow on Wednesday, Dec. 6. The Emergency Management department taught the students about snowflakes, but then also about the hazards of snow and ice. Missouri Valley Community Action Agency’s Head Start program “ is a comprehensive child development program serving income eligible families with children ranging in age from infancy through five years of age. The goal of the program is to help prepare young children to be successful in kindergarten and beyond, support healthy physical and social-emotional development, and to enhance a family’s ability to become more involved in their child’s development and education.”

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Marriage Licenses

The following marriage licenses were recorded between Oct. 28 through Nov. 26, 2023, by Saline County Recorder of Deeds Jessica Baker: -Ryan Michael Stedem of Marshall to Debra Lorene Koch of Marshall -Dalton Eugene Griffith of Malta Bend to Ciera Michelle Hill of Malta Bend -Shawn Kathleen O’Sullivan of Sweet Springs to Stanley Eugene Dyer of Sweet Springs -Valerie Lessetta Lois Barnett of Wellington to Brian James Klasing of Slater -Carl Lewis Jones of Marshall to Lisa Karol Lemm of Marshall -Ira William French III of Marshall to Karen Louise Marcum of Marshall -Michael David Shackles of Slater to Roberta Ann Watson of Slater -Alexander Craig Smith of Waverly to Allyson Elizabeth Mann of Waverly -Cheyenne Christian Lea Lewis of Marshall to Dustin Ray Brumbaugh of Marshall -Raven Nicole Turner of Malta Bend to Brady Spencer Bishop of Malta Bend -Noemi Esmeralda Sandoval of Marshall to Oscar Evelio Rubio Villalta of Marshall -Kia Alexis McClure of Marshall to Tyler Michael Harms of Marshall -Jeffery L. Moseley of Marshall to Patricia Anne Fisher of Marshall

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