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MMU board ups deposit rate
(Local News ~ 09/16/09)
Marshall Municipal Utilities Board of Public Works members voted to increase deposits for electricity, water and Internet customers during their meeting Tuesday, Sept. 15. Deposits for electricity service have been raised from $150 for partially electric homes or $300 for fully electric homes to $200 and $400, respectively...
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Marshall Downtown Association decides not to pursue Missouri Main Street program
(Local News ~ 09/16/09)
At their meeting Monday evening, Sept. 14, Marshall Downtown Association members decided against following the steps outlined in the Missouri Main Street Connection program for downtown revitalization. DMA members first heard from Connie Mefford, a community development specialist with University of Missouri Extension in Benton County, about her Main Street experiences...
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Santa Fe volleyball: No. 4 Lady Chiefs suffer first loss
(High School Sports ~ 09/16/09)
ALMA -- Freshman Bre Wonderly made her introduction to the I-70 Conference with seven kills and four blocks Tuesday as Crest Ridge upset the fourth-ranked Santa Fe volleyball team, 13-25, 25-13, 25-17. The Lady Cougars (4-1, 1-0 I-70) got 19 digs from senior Ashton Doak. Statistics for the Lady Chiefs (5-1, 0-1) were unavailable due to a conference meeting today...
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Sweet Springs volleyball: Sweet Springs 2, Calhoun 0
(High School Sports ~ 09/16/09)
SWEET SPRINGS -- The Sweet Springs volleyball team smashed visiting Calhoun (0-4), 25-15, 25-17, for a non-conference home win Tuesday. The Lady Greyhounds scored 16 of their 50 points on aces, including five from junior Haley Hunter and four by senior Kristin Jones -- who also had five kills, second on the team to senior Jodie Harris' four...
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Slater softball: Westran 12, Slater 2
(High School Sports ~ 09/16/09)
HUNTSVILLE -- Westran scored nine runs in the bottom of the fourth inning Tuesday to hand the Slater softball team a 12-2, five-frame loss. All nine runs were unearned, the Lady Hornets (3-11, 1-2 L&C) benefitting from three two-out errors after loading the bases and then getting four straight RBI singles. Junior Sam Gwinner had three hits and knocked in two runs to lead Westran...
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MHS cross country: Wells places fourth at UCM Mule Run (High School Sports ~ 09/16/09)
WARRENSBURG -- Marshall junior Katie Wells knocked 38.83 off her course time Friday during the Mule Run at the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg. Wells finished fourth in a field of 187 runners with a mark of 16:13.11 over the shorter-than-standard 2.48-mile circuit. Neosho junior Courtney Wood (15:04.56), ninth at last year's MSHSAA Class 4 Championships, won with over 20 seconds to spare. Blue Springs South placed five runners in the top 18 to take the team title... -
MHS soccer: Marshall 9, Boonville 0
(High School Sports ~ 09/16/09)
Senior Alex Tapia and junior Jon Najera appeared to be having their own little personal shoot-out Tuesday during the Marshall boys' soccer team's 9-0 home victory over NCMC foe Boonville. Tapia scored four goals, three during a first half in which the Owls blew out to a 6-0 lead, and Najera connected twice -- and set up Tapia's third goal of the opening period. In six matches, Tapia has scored 10 times and Najera nine...
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MHS softball: Hannibal 7, Marshall 6
(High School Sports ~ 09/16/09)
HANNIBAL -- It takes a few little things to go wrong to lose a one-run ball game, and the Marshall softball team experienced that Tuesday during a 7-6 NCMC loss at Hannibal. The Lady Owls committed six errors to allow five unearned runs to score and three times left the bases loaded, the last being in the top of the seventh when they got the tying run to third base with one out...
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MHS volleyball: Grain Valley 2, Marshall 0
(High School Sports ~ 09/16/09)
The Marshall volleyball team took a hit in the seeding for the Class 3, District 15 Tournament with Tuesday's 25-20, 25-20 non-conference loss to visiting Grain Valley. The Lady Eagles (4-0) only gave up three aces during the match. Junior Becca Keller led the Lady Owls with five kills, with senior Jordan Reith and junior Susan Skogsberg each adding four. Senior Kim Deutsch came up with 11 digs and senior Aubrie Plummer assisted 11 of Marshall's 16 attacks...
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Newscope: USS Missouri coins sold out; More coming soon
(Local News ~ 09/16/09)
Charlie Guthrie of Slater announced Tuesday, Sept. 15, that commemorative coins being sold to raise money for the commissioning of the new USS Missouri submarine have sold out, but he plans to have more available Monday, Sept. 21. The coins are being sold for $10 each in Marshall at Community Bank; in Slater at City Pharmacy, Slater General Store, Slater Main Street News and State Bank of Slater; and in Concordia at Meyer Motors...
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Marshall DAR helps city celebrate Constitution Week (Local News ~ 09/16/09)
Exactly 222 years ago on Sept. 17, the U.S. Constitution was signed by delegates to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, Penn. In 1956, Congress and President Eisenhower declared Sept. 17-23 Constitution Week to remember the historical event... -
In Print: Stories in today's print and e-edition September 16
(Local News ~ 09/16/09)
Interesting news and features published in our print edition and e-edition September 16. On page 2: News of the Weird from columnist Chuck Shepherd. In her column, Amy Crump writes about interlibrary loan and new books at Marshall Public Library...
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Cancer center cause: David Meyer gets a trim
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County commission approves courthouse cupola (Local News ~ 09/16/09)
Saline County Southern District Commissioner Richard "Dick" Hassler reported on courthouse renovations at the commission meeting Wednesday, Sept. 16. "Everything's coming along well," he said. Commissioners approved up to $10,000 for the purchase of a cupola to sit atop the courthouse roof. In March, courthouse preservation committee members had rejected plans for a cupola as part of restoration work... -
Marshall school bond: School board accepts bond committee design recommendation (Local News ~ 09/16/09)
The Marshall school board voted Tuesday, Sept. 15, to endorse a school design recommended by the community school bond committee Monday, Sept. 14, and it also addressed which grades should be housed in the new school. The move was part of the planning process for a proposed elementary school that will be built if voters approve a $20 million bond issue in November...
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