Stories from Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Arthur Armstead Richards, 83, of Sedalia, passed away Sunday evening, July 18, 2010, at Four Seasons Living Center. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, July 21, 2010, at Heckart Funeral Home in Sedalia, with the Rev. Ted Francis officiating. ...

William Scott Ireland, 90, of Warrensburg, died Sunday, July 11, 2010, at Kansas City Hospice House. A memorial service will be held at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, July 31, 2010, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Warrensburg. In accordance with his wishes, his body was donated to the University of Missouri at Columbia, and his ashes will be interred in the Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Higginsville. ...

Six HASC swimmers win multiple events

Elizabeth F. "Libby" Rieves, 88, of Sedalia, died Saturday, July 17, 2010, at Bothwell Regional Health Center in Sedalia. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, July 22, 2010, at McLaughlin Funeral Chapel, with Rev. Chris Kellogg officiating. ...

One of Glasgow's leading citizens, Robert Alvin Monnig, passed away Friday, July 16, 2010 at his home. He was 92 years of age. Bob was born in Aholt, Mo. on May 21, 1918, the son of Alvin and Elizabeth Nordmeyer Monnig. He attended Aholt Elementary School from 1924 - 1932. He was a student at the International Harvesters Trade School in Chicago and the Vocational Trade School in Moberly, Mo...

Richard D. Hupp, 78, of Slater, died Monday, July 19, 2010, at Fitzgibbon Hospital in Marshall. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, July 22, 2010, at Gilliam Baptist Church, with Rev. Chris Weber officiating. Janie Weber, organist, will play "How Great Thou Art" and "The Old Rugged Cross." Burial with military honors will be in Slater City Cemetery. ...

The summer sun beat down on a row of archers lined up next to the railroad tracks. The men strung their bows and planned their attack on the target, an immobile black bear archery target at the long range of the 3D archery range in Indian Foothills Park...

The biggest livestock show of the week took place Thursday evening, July 15, when over 100 hogs were exhibited at the 2010 Saline County Fair Hog Show. The Supreme Champion Market Hog was exhibited by Taylor Loges, while the Reserve Champion Market Hog was shown by Hannah Viets...

The Marshall Public Library Foundation will sponsor a bike-a-thon event from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, July 27, at the Marshall High School track. There will be five events: from 6 to 6:30 p.m. kids 5 and under will ride, from 6:30 to 7 p.m. kids 6 to 8 will ride, from 7 to 7:30 p.m. kids 8 to 17 will ride, from 7:30 to 8 p.m. adults will ride on trikes and at 8 p.m. there will be a decorated bike contest...

The city of Slater may soon be seeing green. On June 28, 2010, the St. Louis County Circuit Court granted a preliminary approval of the T-Mobile wireless class settlement. Municipalities that have collected taxes from residents who used this service provider are able to file claims by September 14...

Columbia's in, but Marshall is taking a wait-and-see approach to the question of whether the school district should pay a professional pollster to assess community views about the district. At a special meeting of the Marshall school board July 12, the board heard a presentation by a representative of Patron Insight, a communications firm that conducts telephone surveys to gauge public opinion...