The public is invited to gather on the Mar‐shall square on Sunday, March 5, at noon to watch the culmination of a Cereal Drive that kicked off on Jan. 1. The cereal boxes will be lined up like dominoes and tipped to tumble around the courthouse. The community is in‐vited to count down, cheer along, and watch the cereal boxes fall. All cereal will be donated to area food pantries on National Cereal Day, March 7.
JOPLIN, Mo. – Snag‐ging for paddlefish and for nongame fish is a unique and challenging form of fishing.
The Saline County Career Center Future Busi‐ness Leaders of America will be taking part in the annual FBLA Week. Gov. Michael Parson has declared Feb. 5‐11 as FBLA Week. This week‐long celebration is held in February during Ca‐reer and Technical Education month and is recognized by chapters throughout the United States. The governor encouraged all Missouri‐ans to support their local FBLA chapters during FBLA Week.
Boone Hospital Foundation donated an Automated External Defibrillator – or AED – to the Village of Arrow Rock on Friday, Jan. 27. Representatives from the foundation and community gathered late that morning for the presentation. Anthony Weatherford developed the proposal that brought the device to Arrow Rock.
This year, 32 Saline County Career Center DECA students participated at district‐level competition in UMKC on Feb. 1 2023. There will be eight mem‐bers who will be moving on to com‐pete at the state vel, which is held March 12‐14, at Westin Crown Center in Kansas City.
The Marshall Kiwanis Club held its regular meeting at noon, Tues‐day, Jan. 31, at Mon‐tague’s.
Chillicothe — Firearms used for hunt‐ing and target shooting need care and mainte‐nance to work properly year after year. The Mis‐souri Department of Conservation (MDC) will offer a free virtual Firearms Basic Care and Cleaning class from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Wednes‐day, Feb. 8. This class will cover cleaning tech‐niques and safe storage of rifles and shotguns. Handguns will not be covered in the class.
The Optimist Club of Marshall held its regular meeting on Saturday, Jan. 28, at Bloomfield’s Family Restaurant. President Matt Pennock led the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance, and Kenneth Ray Clause offered the in‐vocation. It was noted that the club had received acknowledgments from the families of club mem‐bers that had recently suffered losses. Our club has been notified by Opti‐mist International that it has received honor club status for last year under the leadership of Chad Unterreinner.
Community Blood Center of Kansas City, Malta Bend School, and Malta Bend Memorial Post 558 held their first blood drive for 2023 on Wednesday, Jan. 18. A total of 47 donors were able to donate 48 units of blood, the highest number ever at the Malta Bend blood drives. This resulted from 38 whole blood units and 10 ALYX (double red blood cell) units.
The Marshall Writ‐ers’ Guild met on Thursday, Jan. 19, at Marshall Public Li‐brary. Present: Vice‐ President Sharon Eiker‐Dyer, Holly Fors‐man, Sean Rea, Treas‐urer Carole Schaefer, Wicky Sleight, Virginia Sprigg, Secretary Sid‐ney Sullivan, Mary Williams, and guest James Beeler. Absent: Melanie Dees Campbell, Rayvin Freeman, Pat Hammer, Eveleth Hill, Vince Lutterbie, Ed and Authorene Phillips, President Ed Richards, and Carol Raynor.