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Club News

The Optimist Club of Marshall held its regular meeting on May 13 at Bloomfield’s Family Restaurant. President Matt Pennock called the meeting to order. Chelsea Corkins led the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance, and Gary Pennock gave the invocation.

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Marriage Licenses

The following marriage licenses were recorded from March 25 through April 27, 2023, by Saline County Recorder of Deeds Jessica Baker: -Luckyner Soris of Marshall to Julita Walichu of Marshall -Kera Nicole Eskew of Marshall to Randall Homer Arn Jr. of Marshall -Alexis Elaine Mattison Thompson of Marshall to Ray Edward Grapes of Marshall -Andrew Jonathan Rice of Marshall to Jadie Lyn Hieronymus of Marshall -Rebecca Anne Seaman of Sweet Springs to Wyatt Dean Lea of Sweet Springs -Leslie Larose Pointer of Marshall to Brandon Deshon Collins of Marshall -Kyle Matthew Schneider of Marshall to Elisha Elizabeth Harris of Marshall -Mirna Yamileth Maldonado Perez of Kansas City, Mo., to Elias Misael Funez Diaz of Kansas City, Mo.

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National Hospital Week to be observed May 7 – 13

Where would our community be without access to healthcare? And where would our community be without a facility like Fitzgibbon Hospital, one of Saline County’s largest employers? Rural communities across the nation have had to wrestle with these questions as their hospitals have not been able to survive the economic headwinds that have impacted them. And yet Fitzgibbon Hospital celebrated its 100year anniversary last week; and the independent, not-for-profit, 501(c)3 hospital continues to focus on the future of healthcare delivery into the next 100 years.

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More than 100 people walk to bring awareness to mental health

“The only time you fail is when you fall down and stay down.” That was one of the many handwritten signs lining the 5K route through Indian Foothills Park Sunday afternoon, April 30. Participants in the “Mental Health Matters” 5K run/walk, organized by the Mental Health Association of Saline County, had strong winds to contend with, but it didn’t deter them from walking.

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