It was an up-and-down season for the Slater Wildcats last year.The ‘Cats, playing for first-year head coach Joey Gochenour, won two straight games three different times but never won three in a row and finished the season 11-15 overall.Despite the sub-.500 record, there were some highlights.
After two years as head coach of the Slater Lady Wildcats on the hardwoods, Rachel Harding moved on to teach and coach at Fayette.In steps Teffany Sample to take over the program that was 6-19 last year.Sample, a 1998 Slater graduate and 2003 graduate of Missouri Valley College in Marshall, is hopeful having three starters returning will help the Lady ‘Cats be more competitive and win more games.“I like to inspire and motivate players to give 100 percent, 100 percent of the time,” Sample said.
After two full years and part of another as head coach, Tony Willis stepped down as Santa Fe Lady Chiefs’ mentor.The Lady Chiefs were incredibly successful under Willis’ tutelage.
Wins have been hard to come by on the hardwoods for the Santa Fe Chiefs in recent years.
Last Tuesday, Sheriff Cindi Mullins released details about two recent warrant arrests in Saline County.According to an incident report, Karl Wayne Carver, 56, from Slater, was taken into custody on an outstanding warrant on Tuesday, Nov.
The 47th annual Saline County Holiday Project – organized by the Saline County Inter-Agency Council – will distribute toys and food boxes for local youth and families on Dec.12, 2024.The Holiday Project committee, comprised of local agencies and individuals, is looking for donations to support this cause.
In the coming months, the smokestack and boiler building at the former Marshall Habilitation Center will be torn down.On Tuesday, November 19, during a regular meeting, the Marshall City Council approved a bid of $180,000 from Earthworks Excavation — based in Higginsville — for the project.
The 32nd annual Hospice “Tree of Life” ceremony, honoring Fitzgibbon hospice and other patients who have passed, will be held at 3 p.m.
The Marshall Ministerial Alliance will sponsor the annual Marshall Community Thanksgiving Service on Tuesday night, Nov.
The following warranty deeds were recorded from November 8, 2024- November 14, 2024, by Saline County Recorder of Deeds Jessica Baker:Eric E.