Graduates filed onto Cecil Naylor Field as the sounds of “Pomp and Circumstance” emanated throughout the stadium. On Sunday, May 22, Marshall High School’s graduating seniors were honored during a commencement ceremony.
“More than 1,275,000 Americans have died in war and conflicts since the Revolutionary War began in 1775,” Army Capt. Sgt. Maj. Larry Godsey stated during his speech on Memorial Day. “We will shed tears and share fond memories of those who have gone before us. But why must there be sacrifice? Why is this a consequence inflicted upon those who serve and those who love them? The answer is simple, but harsh. Liberty is not freely gained or preserved. It must be continually safeguarded.”
Thursday evening, June 2, the Marshall Municipal Band will begin their second century of music making. All summer long, the band performs weekly, free concerts on the east lawn of the Saline County Courthouse. The concerts begin at 7 p.m. While there is bench seating available, attendees are encouraged to bring their favorite lawn chair and enjoy the music making on the picturesque Marshall Square.
During a regular Slater School District Board of Education meeting on Tuesday, May 24, members of the board heard end-of-year reports. For the Learning Loss Tutoring Report, it was noted 78 students attended at least one of the three tutoring ses sions held this year.
On Tuesday, May 17, Saline County Career Center DECA students Holly Huston and Bailey Kueker were among several Missouri DECA students honored for their achievements at ICDC in Atlanta, Ga., in April. Honorees, advisors, and parents were invited to the Gover nor’s Mansion and received a special plaque for their accomplishments. Huston and Kueker were recognized as top presenters in their Integrated Marketing Campaign-Event. They were the first sophomores from SCCC DECA to attend ICDC.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported there was a motor vehicle accident that occured in Saline County a little after midnight on Monday, May 30. A 2001 Pontiac Grand Am had been traveling on Lincoln Avenue in Marshall when it traveled off the left side of the roadway.
Marshall Public Schools congratulates Lisa Phillips-Malan (front left), Kitchen Manager at Spainhower Primary School for winning the Kitchen Manager of the Year for the region, which consists of 15 school districts and 32 managers.
The second annual Food Truck Day, organized by the Saline County Career Center’s Entrepreneurship class, drew a crowd Friday, May 13. In the SCCC parking lot, 10 vendors offering a variety of menu items pulled in and opened for business.
Kurt Schroer, DO/MBA, Family Practice Physician at Marshall Family Practice began seeing patients a few weeks ago. Marshall Family Practice is designated as a Patient Centered Medical Home and is located inside the Fitzgibbon Medical Clinic next to Fitzgibbon Hospital. Dr. Schroer returned to the area to be close to his mother who is battling lung cancer.
The documentary “2000 Mules,” produced by Dinesh D’Souza, has already been watched by over 1 million people, making the documentary the most successful political documentary in a decade. In the eye-opening documentary, D’souza, along with True the Vote, exposes the massive ballot trafficking operation by providing proof of 10 million pings of cell phone geotracking data and millions of minutes of drop box security camera footage from key states across America.