Stories from Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Area high school scores for Tuesday, Nov. 3

Jason A. Villatoro, 25, of Marshall elected to forego a scheduled bench trial in Associate Court Wednesday, Nov. 4, and instead pleaded guilty before Judge James T. "Tut" Bellamy. Villatoro was accused of a probation violation in connection with a March 2009 arrest and subsequent charges of class A misdemeanor domestic assault in the 3rd degree, and for class A misdemeanor resisting or interfering with arrest, detention or stop...

Gladys Wagner, 96, of Blackburn, died Monday, Nov. 2, 2009, at Independence Manor in Independence. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, at Zion Lutheran Church in Blackburn, with Rev. Timothy C. Miille officiating. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. ...

Betty Jane (Graves) Coberley, 70, of Chillicothe, formerly of Chula, died Monday, Nov. 2, 2009, at Hedrick Medical Center in Chillicothe. Funeral services will be held Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009, at 9:30 a.m. at Lindley Funeral Home, Chillicothe. There will be a family visitation on Friday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. ...

William F. "Bill" Bellamy, 76, of Sweet Springs, died Monday, Nov. 2, 2009, at his farm. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, at Campbell-Lewis Chapel in Sweet Springs with William W. Harlow officiating. Burial with full military rites will be in Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Higginsville. ...

Century Tel will be doing fiber optic cable repairs on the eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 in Saline County from Monday, Nov. 9, through Thursday, Nov. 12, according to a Missouri Department of Transportation news release. Traffic will be reduced to one lane at the interchange of I-70 and Route J...

College Fanz Sports Network, the world's largest online college sports community, launched by ESPN founder Bill Rasmussen, will feature No. 10 ranked MidAmerica Nazarene University at No. 9 Missouri Valley College in the College Fanz NAIA Football Game of the Week Saturday, Nov. 7 at 1:30 p..m. in a live TV webcast, according to an MVC news release...

The Magic City must cast a voodoo spell over the Marshall boys' soccer team. The high-scoring Owls have been shut out only three times this season, all by Moberly -- which won the fourth and final meeting, all decided by one goal, with a 1-0 decision Tuesday in the semifinal round of the Class 2, District 7 Tournament at Moberly...

The Missouri Valley College women's basketball team stayed even with perennial NAIA Division II power College of the Ozarks for the first 14 minutes Tuesday, but couldn't keep up with the visitors all the way during a 68-55 non-conference loss to open the 2009-10 season...

Interesting news and features published in our print edition and e-edition November 4. On page 2: A message about tutoring from Marshall Assistant Superintendent Brandon Russell. Warranty deeds. On page 3: Advice from Annie's Mailbox and the calendar of events. A report from a recent Marshall Kiwanis Club meeting...

The Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre will present "It's A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play," Nov. 14-22, the final play of the 2009 season. Author Joe Landry has inventively adapted Frank Capra's classic film to the stage, re-inventing it as a live 1940's radio broadcast, according to a Lyceum news release...

Now that the Marshall parks have new playgrounds, director Jeff Stubblefield has moved on to planning even more improvements, he said at the park board meeting Wednesday evening, Nov. 4. Stubblefied is currently working on three requests for proposals. They are for a trail system, basketball courts and a new phone system at the park...

A groundbreaking ceremony is planned for 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8, at the new Habitat for Humanity house in the 400 block of South Redman Avenue in Marshall.

Belinda L. Bargfrede, 35, and William F. Bargfrede, 40, both of Marshall, pleaded guilty in Associate Court Wednesday, Nov. 4, to two counts of class A misdemeanor endangering the welfare of a child in the second degree. A third count was dismissed...

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