Stories from Thursday, May 20, 2010

Area high school scores for Wednesday, May 19

The annual Run for the Wall veterans motorcycle entourage will pass through Saline County on Interstate 70 Monday, May 24, according to Sheriff Wally George. The ride will begin in Ontario, Calif., and end at the Vietnam War Memorial and White House in Washington, D.C...

A coin toss settled a tied bid to purchase a scrap metal culvert from the county. Harvey Griffitt of G&J Construction faced off with Burt Shannon of Shannon Farms as Road and Bridge Supervisor Justin Cowart flipped a quarter during Wednesday's (May 19) County Commission meeting...

An arrest warrant with a cash-only bond of $5,000 was issued Wednesday, May 19, for Vernon M. Hockaday, 55, of Marshall. Hockaday, who is charged as a prior and persistent offender with class D felony driving while revoked or suspended, has a number of previous convictions for the same crime. Unofficial online court records show he was convicted of driving while revoked, or without a valid driver's license, once in 2003, twice in 2002, twice in 1991, twice in 1985 and once in 1984...

Another five Century Farms have joined Saline County's 133 Century Farms. "We have the most Century Farms in Missouri," said Southern District Commissioner Richard "Dick" Hassler. According to the Century Farms listing produced by the University of Missouri Extension, the oldest farm in the program dates to 1800 and is owned by Raymond Clemens...

William Lee Rich, 40, of Marshall, is in custody at Saline County Justice Facility, charged with class D felony resisting arrest. According to a report from Missouri State Highway Patrol, Rich was the driver of a car being pursued by Marshall police in the late evening hours of Saturday, May 8...

The Marshall boys' tennis team didn't fiddle around Wednesday in disposing of Sacred Heart in the MSHSAA Class 1 Team District on the MHS courts, winning 5-0. The Owls had won a regular season contest against the Sedalia club a month earlier by an 8-1 margin, the lone win for the Gremlins (5-4) by senior Alex Cline at No. ...

CONCORDIA -- Neither life nor baseball promise second chances, but Concordia junior Carter Brown made good on such an opportunity Wednesday. A year ago, Brown took a 1-0 lead into sixth inning of the Class 1, District 15 Tournament final against defending state champion Santa Fe before back-to-back homers by then-seniors Taylor Wesley and Ben Catlett sent the Chiefs into the playoffs -- and eventually the Final Four -- for the third straight season...

The Gaba family likes to keep busy. The Gun Store, which is owned by Greg Gaba and managed by his son, Jeremy, opened its doors on Friday, May 14. Located next to Golf and Fitness Warehouse on S. Odell, the store fills a void. We already had the building, said Jeremy Gaba. "The store fills a need left since the last gun store in town closed."...

Editor's note: No obituaries were submitted for publication Wednesday, March 23.

Saline County High School Director Derek Lark delivered concise advice to seniors during the graduation ceremony Thursday, May 13. His remarks, edited slightly for length: 1. When you make a mistake -- own it. Do not imprison yourself by trying to defend a mistake. A problem never goes away until you take responsibility for it...

When the 2009-2010 school year ends, Marshall Public Schools will lose one of its long-time teachers, one who has impacted the lives of more than 400 students annually since 1996. Music teacher Mary Marshall, who teaches general music at Eastwood and Northwest schools, has decided it's time to retire...