Stories from Friday, June 1, 2007

DeLinda M. "Linda" Kidd Roe, 55, of Raymore, formerly of Marshall, died Tuesday, May 29, 2007, at her home. Memorial services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, June 4, 2007, at Campbell-Lewis Chapel in Marshall with William W. Harlow officiating. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association...

June 7 ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark completion of Arrow Rock street project The Missouri Department of Transportation will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday, June 7, at 10 a.m. to celebrate the completion of improvements to the Route 41 Spur (Main Street) through Arrow Rock...

The 51st Saline County BBQ will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 2, on the Marshall square when lunch is served, and will conclude with the crowning of this year's Saline County Fair queens at 8 p.m. In case of rain, the event will move to the Marshall High School commons...

An apparent shoplifting case turned out to involve something bigger -- a stolen vehicle -- according to Marshall police. On Thursday, May 31, around 4 p.m., a Marshall police detective working in plain-clothes was contacted at Wal-Mart by loss prevention associate in reference to a shoplifting in progress...

The Malta Bend Board of Education accepted the resignations -- effective immediately -- of its two longest-serving members Thursday, May 31. Board President Doug Clemons and Vice President Mike Malter announced their plans at special board meeting Monday, May 28. Their written letters of resignation were read aloud by board member Art Madden prior to the board's vote to accept Clemons' and Malter's decisions...

Molly E. Deibel Molly Elizabeth Deibel, 15, the daughter of Katy Meyer and Corey Deibel of Waverly, is sponsored by Work-to-Win. She will be a sophomore at Santa Fe High School in the fall. She is on the A Honor roll, is a State FFA record book winner, 2006 Cover Miss Queen, a member of the 2005 district Softball Summer League Championship team, has won numerous medals in track, and is a District band contest winner for her drum solo...

Marshall resident Olive Malter made local golf history on Wednesday, May 30, with a hole-in-one on hole 12 at Indian Foothills Golf Course. It's not only the first hole-in-one in a 31-year golfing career for Malter, but also marks the first hole-in-one by a woman on that particular hole at the Indian Foothills course, according to officials there...

While Marshall's Babe Ruth Senior League varsity baseball team awaits its season opener against a pair of Boonvillle clubs next Monday, a couple of the younger squads got in some early tournament action. The Marshall SABL 14-and-under team won the championship of the Sonic Mudcat Invitational at Sedalia on May 19-20...

SPRINGFIELD -- The MSHSAA Class 1 Championships at Springfield this week didn't produce the most pleasant of memories for the Santa Fe baseball team, nor was it how it would like to be remembered. However, the Chiefs still accomplished much to become the first team since the program began nine years ago to get to the state tourney, especially since they didn't have a senior on the roster. ...