Stories from Friday, September 30, 2011

Area high school scores for Thursday, Sept. 29

During the week of Sunday, Oct. 2, through Saturday, Oct. 8, the Materials Management Department at Fitzgibbon Hospital will be celebrating National Materials Management Week. The Materials Management Department is responsible for the acquisition of supplies and equipment used throughout the Fitzgibbon organization, according to a news release from the hospital...

MVC Round-up

MHS Round-up

Spartans feature savvy QB, big line

Valley rushing attack ranked sixth in NAIA

Clifford Balicki, 67, was killed during a motorcycle accident in Newton County on Thursday, Sept. 29, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report. Formerly of Slater, Balicki lived in Excelsior Springs. He was driving southbound on U.S. Highway 71, five miles south of Joplin on a 2008 Harley Davidson motorcycle...

Get a glimpse of life as it would have been lived in the1800s. It's possible when you attend the 43rd annual Heritage Craft Festival, Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 8 and 9, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days.

Former Marshall resident CarolLee Miles will be at the Marshall Public Library from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 8, to sign her book, "Getting Paid to Cruise: Secrets of a Professional Cruise Host." Miles, who lives to travel and travels to live, according to a news release, has penned an inspirational and motivational guide to finding the perfect career, while discovering peace in the process...

There will be a community soccer tournament from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 2, at the Marshall High School football field. Admission for adults is $3 for the day. A free wll donation is asked for those 12 and under. Four teams will be participating including Cargill, ConAgra and Missouri Valley College...

Interesting news and features published in our print edition and E-edition September 30.

Horse riders and non-riders alike can find ways to participate in the the 7th Houston E. Mull FFA Memorial Scholarship Trail Ride set for Saturday, Nov. 5. The "headquarters" for the trail ride this year will be the Saline County Fairground, where limited camping spots are available. ...