The Marshall Municipal Band will host its annual ice cream social and concert this Thursday evening. The event will take place at the First United Methodist Church’s New Life Center, located at 225 E. Arrow St. Serving of ice cream and cupcakes will begin at 6 p.m. and will continue through the concert which begins at 7 p.m. Both are free to the public.
Local women are invited to attend a free, interdenominational , Christ-centered afternoon of inspiration, encouragement, fellowship, and service. Marshall Ministerial Alliance is sponsoring a Christian Women’s Conference, at St Peter Catholic Church on Saturday, Aug. 6, from 1-5 p.m.
The Marshall Senior Center reopened for a variety of activities and care management beginning Monday, July 18, according to Center Coordinator Jamie Oltmer. “We are ready to welcome folks into the center for cards, board games, socializing and other activities,” Oltmer said.
Dogs just want to have fun! But if your favorite pooch is out of control or needs an energy overload outlet, Marshall Dog Sports may have the answer. The key to a happy dog is for them to come under the control of their “hooman”.
The MR340 river race kicked off Tuesday, July 12. At approximately 6:15 p.m., the front-runner, Dustin LeCave of St. Louis, arrived at Miami Landing (top left).The large mass of kayakers wasn’t expected to arrive until 9 to 10 p.m. MR340 members assist LeCave by clearing water out of his kayak (top right), while he takes a short break to cool off in the water.The second participant to check in, Tom Farar, stopped in the water at Miami Landing (left), and then headed back out. A small part of the spectators, MR340 personnel, and a camera crew from KMBC Channel 9 News awaited the next participants to arrive (bottom). There was a good number of spectators, with a large number of boat crews. Many were going to stay there throughout the night. Photos courtesy of David Roscher
(Jefferson City, MO)— Twenty-eight high school seniors from across Missouri completed the eighth annual Helping Youth Prepare for Excellence (HYPE) FFA Academy June 28-30 in Jefferson City, Mo. The three-day academy is designed to inform and empower agriculture students to effectively engage in issues impacting Missouri farmers. It was sponsored by the MissouriCorn Merchandising Council.
JEFFERSON CITY (June 4, 2022) — Join Suzanne Jones as she presents traditional stories from the Choctaw, Cherokee and Delaware nations/tribes, all of which Jones either descended from or is a tribal member. Missouri Humanities and Missouri State Parks invite the public to the storytelling at 6 p.m. Saturday, June 18, at Annie and Abel Van Meter State Park. Jones will tell tales around the fire in the park’s campground.
A group of sixth, seventh and eighth grade Bueker Middle School students set out to evaluate all of the local hamburgers in Marshall. They had a goal to increase their knowledge and appreciation of what we have locally. As a side benefit they would give a little bit of a boost to our local economy.
Care Connection for Aging Services will present an online “Caring for You, Caring for Me” workshop based on curriculum from the Rosalyn Carter Institute for Caregiving beginning in late May. The first session will take place on May 24.
Seventy-five participants stepped out to support the Mental Health Association of Saline County by participating in a 5k run/walk on Sunday, May 1. The event began at Indian Foothills Park, in Marshall, with two speakers.