Stories from Monday, March 27, 2006

Leola D. Richardson, 74, of Lee's Summit, formerly of Saline County, died Saturday, March 25, 2006, at her home. Cremation. Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 2, at Slater Presbyterian Church. Rev. Pam Sebastian will officiate. Bethany Weiker, organist, and Olivia Butler, pianist, will provide music. Memorials are suggested to the church or Kansas City Hospice East in care of Weiker Funeral Home in Slater...

Marilyn M. Frazier, 52, of Waverly, died Sunday, March 26, 2006, at Research Medical Center in Kansas City. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, March 30, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Waverly. Rev. Brett Mueller will officiate. Visitation will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 29, at the church. Burial will be in Waverly Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the family's choice in care of Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home in Marshall...

It only stood to reason that a driver with five wins at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway in the former ride of a nine-time champion on the track would take the checkered flag Sunday in the Food City 500. However, before Kurt Busch could roll into victory lane, he had to get by the leading car of Matt Kenseth -- which he did with a bump late in the race -- and then walked away from the field in the No. 2 Dodge which Rusty Wallace drove last year...

HANNIBAL -- The Marshall girls' soccer team made it into the second half, but not to the full 40 minutes, Saturday during a 10-0 NCMC loss at Hannibal. Junior Kelsey Ortwerth scored four goals -- three in succession -- and senior April Gilstrap had two goals and two assists for the Lady Pirates, the defending conference champions. Sophomore Jordan Campbell also scored twice, both coming in the first half as Hannibal (1-0, 1-0 NCMC) took a 6-0 lead...

LEXINGTON -- Mizzou hoops fans can only hope the Mike Anderson Era begins in as rollicking manner as did the Mike Godfrey Era for the Marshall baseball program Senior Brennan Thomas knocked in six runs and junior southpaw Paul Wayne Thomas tossed a five-hit shutout Saturday as the Owls pounded Lexington, 15-0 in five innings, for a non-conference road win. This was the same group of Minutemen, minus a couple of key players, who blanked Marshall last year, 2-0...

The field wasn't deep, but there was plenty of quality Saturday during the Showcase of Women's Wrestling in Missouri Valley College's Burns Athletic Center. Not only were the nation's top two collegiate programs represented, No. 1 Cumberlands (Ky.) and the Lady Vikings, but grapplers from the U.S. Olympic Training Center and a 2004 Olympic silver medalist competed...

Candidates for Marshall Public School District Board of Education seats will discuss their views on the district at a public forum Tuesday, March 28, at 7 p.m. The forum will take place in the Little Theater at Marshall High School. Candidates include Roger Blakely, Carl Crawford, Larry Godsey, Jeanette Klinge and Martin Tichenor...

Marshall Habilitation Center's Women's History Month events continue this week. The theme this year is "Women: Builder's of Communities and Dreams." Linda Schlotzhauer, Women's History Month Committee chairman, announced the following public event: -- Dr. Mica Newman-Koehn will present "Women's Health Issues" Friday, March 31, at 11 a.m. in the Spainhower conference room...

A dispute between a Sweet Springs business and a resident concerning storage of acetylene and oxygen tanks may finally be resolved following a meeting Wednesday, March 22, including the two parties, half the city's Board of Aldermen and the city attorney...

In an effort to soften the blow of the impending electricity rate hike, Marshall Municipal Utilities will be providing energy audits for some customers that consume the most electricity. The MMU Board of Public Works approved a proposal Friday, March 17, from Sega Engineering and Technical Services of Stilwell, Kan., to conduct the audits...

Tree-tending and planting season is upon us and both Marshall Municipal Utilities and the University of Missouri Extension want to help area residents make good decisions for the sake of their trees and their own safety. The local center is offering two workshops on tree care...

Missourians, including Saline Countians, affected by tornadoes, severe thunderstorms and flooding the weekend of March 11 to March 13 have been given an extra month to file state and federal income tax forms. Missouri Director of Revenue Trish Vincent made the announcement Friday, March 24, following instructions from Gov. Matt Blunt. The order applies to counties declared disaster areas and extends the deadline for filing to Monday, May 15...

Five candidates are vying for two spots on the Marshall Public School District Board of Education. The three-year terms will go to the two top vote-getters in the April 4 election. The candidates are: Roger Blakely Blakely was the assistant superintendent of the Marshall school district for eight years prior to retiring about three years ago...

Jerry Hedrick's remarks upon receiving the Ethics in Action award Thursday, March 23, were brief and to the point. "The best you can do is just be good," Hedrick said. "I've found that if you treat people like you want to be treated that will cover nearly everything that comes along, ethics and everything."...