Stories from Thursday, July 23, 2009

In all, Saline County youth collected 1,205 blue, 308 red and 51 white ribbons during the 2009 edition of the Saline County Fair. During the annual awards ceremony held Sunday, July 19, at the Saline County Fairgrounds, fair board treasurer Kaye Wright announced that $4,153 in point money was paid out to a total of 231 exhibitors...

A one-vehicle traffic accident in Pettis County has taken the life of Jordan M. Adams, 20, of Hughesville, formerly of Marshall. A report from Missouri State Highway Patrol indicates Adams was traveling westbound on Kemp Road in the early morning hours of Thursday, July 23, and failed to stop at a stop sign at the intersection of Kemp and Route EE...

Jordan Adams, 20, of Hughesville, formerly of Marshall, died Thursday, July 23, 2009, in Pettis County. Arrangements are under the direction of Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home in Marshall.

Funeral services will be held today, Thursday, July 23, for legendary television journalist Walter Cronkite. In the days since he died at age 92, there have been numerous obituaries and recollections written and many hours of radio and television talk devoted to honoring "the most trusted man in America," as he had come to be known...

Sweet Springs Board of Education members heard some good news regarding the R-VII district's fiscal ability to build the proposed addition to Sweet Springs High School. Superintendent Boyd Jones reported that the district will receive $2.2 million in interest-free federal bonds to help pay for that addition, which is expected to cost $3.6 million. He stated he does not have all the details on the matter, but those details will be available Thursday, August 13...