Saline County Commission designates Oct. 23 as ‘Buckle Up, Phone Down Day’
For the first time in years, Saline County ranked first in the top three categories of the transportation needs list.
Whitney Barnes
The Shepherd’s Heart
With the national election just a couple of weeks away, I thought it might be a good time to once again look at what we might focus on, as believers, after the election is over.
Chiefs fall in I-70 game at Orrick
For a half, the Sana Fe Chiefs hung around.But the host Orrick Bearcats outscored the Chiefs 32-6 in the third quarter and pulled away for a 48-22 Central River League I-70 Division game last Friday night.The Bearcats scored on their opening possession and added the two-point conversion for an 8-0 lead.The Chiefs and Orrick traded possessions the rest of the first half with no more scoring.Orrick increased its lead to 16-0 early in the third quarter, but the Chiefs bounced back to score on an 11-yard pass from senior Bryce Hostetter to junior Reese Elkins.
Top-ranked Kearney edges Lady Owls in district semifinal
Just about everything went right of the Marshall Lady Owls’ softball team.
Fuentes-Romero medals at NCMC cross-country meet
What a year it’s been for Marshall’s Teresa Fuentes-Romero.She has continued to improve her time on the cross-country courses in the area, and last Saturday at the North Central Missouri Conference meet in Mexico, the MHS sophomore chopped 14 seconds off her previous personal-best time and claimed 12th place to earn a medal.Fuentes-Romero completed the 5,000-meter run in 23 minutes, 7.01 seconds for 12th among the 35 runners.The girls’ race was won by Mexico’s Margaret Ramsey in 20:55.59.Lady Owl sophomore Sydney Diehm was 33rd in 30:59.73; senior Ingrid Aguilar-Garcia 34th in 33:01.29; and senior Rebecca Gonzalez-Montejo 35th in 34:58.85.On the boys’ side, senior Matthew Pomerenke wound up 20th in 19:01.46.
Owls drop crucial NCMC match to Hannibal
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Lenz named Kiwanian of the Year
The Marshall Kiwanis Club met at noon Tuesday, Oct.
‘Hounds drop game to Concordia
Jeff Holtzman’s Sweet Springs Greyhounds had some early opportunities but couldn’t capitalize against once-beaten Concordia.
Machholz removed as MVC Athletic Director
Mike Machholz is no longer athletic director at Missouri Valley College.Macchholz, a 1984 MVC graduate and member of the school’s athletic hall of fame, made the announcement through a letter to the coaches.According to a story that first appeared in MVC’s Delta, the campus newspaper, Machholz explained what happened in the letter.“Many rumors have been circulating and I want to end all speculations related to it,” he wrote.
MPS Orchestra Fall Concert
The Bueker Middle School and Marshall High School Orchestras will hold their annual Fall Concert on Wednesday, Oct.