Stories from Monday, March 26, 2007

Eva Morgan, 89, of Slater, died Saturday, March 24, 2007, at Fitzgibbon Hospital in Marshall. Funeral services will be held Thursday, March 29, 2007, at 1:30 p.m. at St. Paul Freewill Baptist church in slater, with Bishop Carl Branch officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Moriah Cemetery. Friends may call from 12 to 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the church. H. T. May and son Funeral Home in Marshall is in charge of services...

Charles J. (Googie) Mabrey, 65, of rural Napton, died Saturday, March 24, 2007, at his home. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, March 29, 2007, at Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home in Marshall. William W. Harlow will officiate. Friends may call Wednesday until 5 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be in Old Lamine Cemetery in Cooper County. Memorials may be made to the Saline Animal League or American Cancer Society. Online condolences may be sent to www.campbell-lewis.com...

Elizabeth Lane LaRue, 97, of New York City, died Monday evening, March 19, 2007, at the Kings Harbor Health Care Center in the Bronx, where she had resided in recent months. Graveside services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 28th, at Ridge Park Cemetery in Marshall, Missouri, under the direction of Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home. The Reverend Vernon Maxted will officiate...

Russell E. Gilmore, 75, of rural Sweet Springs, died Friday, March 23, 2007. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 27, 2007, at Campbell-Lewis Chapel in Sweet Springs. Visitation will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. ...

Helen A. Bossaller, 97, of Gilliam, died Friday, March 23, 2007, at Fitzgibbon Hospital in Marshall. Funeral services were held Monday, March 26, 2007 at 4 p.m. at Gilliam Baptist Church. Rev. Mike Blackwood officiated. Soloist Diane Blackwood was accompanied by Bethany Weiker, organist, as she sang "How Great Thou Art," and "Amazing Grace." Pallbearers were George Fletcher, Gary Vincent, Jerry East, Bill Meyer, Harold Bossaller and Charlie Guthrie. ...

Shoulder work planned for U.S. 65 west of Malta Bend begining March 26 The Missouri Department of Transportation maintenance crews will begin shoulder work and pavement repairs on U.S. 65 in Saline County on Monday, March 26, at 7 a.m. Work is expected to be completed Friday, March 30, at 3 p.m...

The Marshall Police Department is attempting to locate two teenagers who were reported missing from the Butterfield Youth Service in Marshall at approximately 9 p.m. on Sunday March 25. One of the missing juveniles is identified as Moriah A. Rhodes, of Fredericktown...

Tina N. Wilder-Hughes of Marshall filed on Friday, March 23 as the last write-in candidate for mayor since the deadline for filing was Friday, March 23. "I have been thinking about running for mayor for a few months, but people kept telling me I couldn't cause I am handicapped and a number of other reasons," said Hughes, who suffers from multiple sclerosis. ...

The weather cooperated and the people came in droves for Slater's first Steve McQueen Days festival Saturday, March 24. Slater's Main Street was a showcase for the machines that were so much a part of McQueen's film career: thundering motorcycles, courtesy of the Freedom of the Road Riders, gleaming vintage automobiles, including a selection of Cobras courtesy of the Mid-American Cobra Club, and crowds of festival-goers...

Kyle Busch said he hated NASCAR's new Car of Tomorrow, which debuted Sunday during the Food City 500 at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway. His disdain for the reconfigured vehicle didn't prevent Busch from claiming his fourth career Nextel Cup victory, but it took some bad luck on Tony Stewart's part to do it. The 2005 series champion dominated 257 of the first 289 laps until a balky engine sent him to the pits for an extended stay...

A squeeze bunt capped a five-run sixth inning for the Marshall baseball team Saturday, which came from behind to notch a 6-5 non-conference decision over visiting Lexington. Through five innings, the game was a pitchers' duel between Owls sophomore Cory McComas and freshman Matt Ritchie of the Minutemen (1-1). ...

The Marshall girls' soccer team got off to a slow start Saturday during its NCMC opener against visiting Hannibal. The Lady Owls "came out flat" during the first half, according to head coach Josh Posegate, fell behind three goals by halftime and lost a 4-0 contest. "We have to work on playing with intensity for 80 minutes."...

Lady Vikings won four out of the eight weight classes during the Missouri Valley Showcase of Women's Wrestling meet on Saturday, March 25. Valley junior Maika Watanabe of Napa, Calif., took the 51 kilogram division, winning all three matches of the round-robin in her class. Sophomore Christina Varland (2-1) finished second and freshman Mary Shamblin (1-2) took third...

"Like Steve McQueen All I need's a fast machine And I'm going to make it all right ..." -- Sheryl Crow It was Steve McQueen's kind of event, according to his widow, Barbara McQueen. Fast cars. Rumbling motorcycles. Good people. And maybe a beer or two...