Stories from Friday, May 17, 2002

The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive from 2 to 6 p.m. Thursday, May 23, at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Marshall. A strong need is reported for all blood types, especially O negative, O positive and B negative. Donors must be at least 17 years old and weigh at least 110 pounds...

Business professionals, military men and a few alumni filled the rooms of Slater High School Thursday to help inform students of career paths they may want to pursue in the future. About 20 job fields were represented during the career day, with students choosing to attend three 25-minute workshops to learn information and ask questions about jobs, qualifications and requirements...

The rolling thunder moving through Saline County Monday won't be the sound of a coming storm, but instead a roar of patriotism. "Run for the Wall," a cross-country motorcycle tour aiming to raise support for American prisoners of war and those missing in action, will rumble through Saline County Monday afternoon and is expected to reach the Saline-Lafayette county line at about 2 p.m...

Negotiations to secure funding for the proposed I-70 emergency medical center in Sweet Springs are still under way, with a new option for the final 10 percent of funding being considered. "I know there was a meeting (this week) between the Missouri Finance Board and the Missouri Health and Educational Facilities Authority (MoHEFA) and they are talking about working together jointly to come up with the 10 percent that we need," explained LeAnn Haling, a member of the I-70 medical center board...

Top-seeded Boonville built a 7-2 lead through four innings and held on for an 8-6 victory over Warrensburg during Thursday's championship game of the District 13AAA Baseball Tournament at Marshall. Senior Russell Douglas smashed a two-run homer and junior Seth Brengarth added a solo shot during the Pirates' four-run fourth inning. The Tigers (14-9) came back with four runs in the top of the seventh, but couldn't catch up...

First Team Player School Yr. Pos. Sam LeCure Helias Sr. P Zane Taylor Kirksville Sr. P Jake Rowden Helias Sr. P Matt Rose Fulton Jr. P Adam Davis Fulton Sr. SS Brandon Crisp Kirksville Sr. C Ryan Belcher Mexico Sr. 2B Tysen Sayler Kirksville Sr. OF Scott Dunwoody Rock Bridge Soph. C...

The 2002 spring turkey season is closed and with the end probably came a number of sighs of relief. Wind, hens and rain have gotten a lot of blame this year, and rain was probably the main factor in holding the statewide harvest of 53,932 birds below last year by 1,390 -- not even close to the last record year of 56,841 set in 2000...

"Where have you gone, Franklin Dalano? A nation turns its lonely eyes to you … " Sept. 11 is now eight months past. Afghanistan is under U.S. control. Gas prices even appear to be stabilized. So why is it legislators are still making political hay off the tragedy of 9/11?...

Last Monday night the Marshall Board of Education met with the school district Facility Committee and the two groups exchanged ideas about possible options to address our school district facility needs. Although they are not ready to make a final recommendation at this time, the Facility Committee has developed a very general plan for addressing our needs...