Stories from Wednesday, November 14, 2001

An 8,000-square-foot expansion of Fitzgibbon Hospital in Marshall got its official start Tuesday with groundbreaking ceremonies. When completed in 2002, the expansion will enhance the hospital's outpatient and emergency departments. After several community leaders joined the Fitzgibbon Hospital Board of Trustees in turning shovels of dirt, Ron Ott, chief executive officer of Fitzgibbon, said the addition will enhance the hospital's service to the community...

The Missouri Valley College women's basketball team went wire to wire with a strong non-conference foe from Missouri Baptist on Tuesday during its home opener, but couldn't pull out its first victory of the season. The Lady Spartans, coming off an upset of 18th-ranked Taylor (Ind.) on Saturday, botched a 51-48 decision. ...

A total of 116,553 deer were brought to wildlife check stations in the state of Missouri during the opening weekend of the 2001 firearms deer season Nov. 10 and 11, an increase of 5,551 over last year. Unfortunately, two people also went to an emergency room for treatment from firearm incidents related to deer hunting. One, which occurred in Cooper County was self-inflected, but that is all of the information available at this time...

First Team (Player, School, Yr., Hgt., Pos.) Tina Roepe, Concordia, Sr., 5-9, MH Kari Yeager, Crest Ridge, Sr., 5-7, OH LINDSEY UTLAUT, SANTA FE, JR, 5-8, S-H AIMEE BREDEHOEFT, SANTA FE, SR, 5-8, MH Hannah White, Crest Ridge, Sr., 5-6, OH Rachel Roepe, St. Paul, Jr., 5-10, OH...

OLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Two weeks after beating top-ranked Lock Haven (Pa.) freshman Erin Tomeo at the Sunkist International Open in Tempe, Ariz., Missouri Valley College senior Malissa Sherwood was swept by Tomeo during a special wrestle-off for a vacant spot on the U.S. World Team...

Earlier this week, the Marshall City Council discussed the rising costs of solid waste disposal. Gasoline costs are up, the cost of over-the-road drivers to drive the trucks to the nearest landfill at Sedalia is up, tipping fees are up and the fund for this essential service was in the red about $20,000 for the recently completed fiscal year - with the forecast for a $65,000 deficit the next fiscal year...

Alma A. Edwards, 87, of Marshall, died Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2001, at the Lutheran Good Shepherd Home in Concordia. Funeral services are pending under the direction of Sweeney-Reser-Wills Funeral Home in Marshall.

Tuesday night's scheduled council meeting in Malta Bend never materialized as only two city councilmen showed up, one less than the number necessary to form a quorum. "We didn't have enough to have a meeting, it takes three and we had two," said Malta Bend Mayor Harrell Boedeker Wednesday...

A failure to generate bids has left two issues in the town of Sweet Springs unresolved for the time being. At its regular meeting Monday, City Clerk Ronda Nienhueser reported to the Sweet Springs Board of Aldermen that no bids had been received for surveying rights-of-way in an area around Virginia and Lydia streets...

Construction of the new water tower being built in Sweet Springs is progressing, but at least one resident isn't happy about the new addition. During the Monday meeting of the Sweet Springs Board of Aldermen, the board voted to approve the payment of approximately $31,000 for work done to date and to request reimbursement for the payment from the Department of Natural Resources, which is funding the construction through a grant program...

After a three-month hiatus, the Marshall Planning and Zoning Commission got back into full swing Tuesday evening with a full agenda. First up for the council was the formality of approving the minutes of its last meeting, held on July 10. There had not been any matters requiring the commission's attention since that time...

A home on Highland Court in Marshall has been left heavily damaged after a fire started on the back deck shortly after 3 p.m. yesterday afternoon. Three generations of family members where in the house at 1335 S. Highland Court when they heard a strange sound coming from the back...

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