Stories from Monday, October 17, 2011

William J. Alspaw Jr., 76, of Marshall, died Saturday, Oct. 15, 2011, at Carroll House in Carrollton. A graveside service with military rites will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011, at Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Higginsville, with William W. ...

MARSHALL -- Emergencies can happen anywhere, and in rural areas with rough terrain first responders, such as the Saline County Ambulance District, must be able to access, treat and transport the sick and injured from anywhere. To help the organization obtain an off-road-ready emergency response vehicle, the Marshall Monsanto site nominated it for a $19,300 grant...

Prep Grid Round-up ... Week 8

Peavey throws for 284 yards and three TDs for Liberators

Marshall 0-3 in strong pool

Marshall finishes season at 18-2

Valley hosts Graceland for Homecoming this week

TTPP sign-up deadline for 2012 payments Tobacco quota holders and producers not currently enrolled in the Tobacco Transition Payment Program (TTPP) have until close of business on Nov. 1, 2011, to sign up in order to receive a 2012 TTPP payment. The TTPP, also known as the "tobacco buy-out," provides payments to eligible tobacco quota holders and producers from 2005-2014...

The Men's Open Class of the National Corn Husking Competition provided some drama as three top corn pickers in the second heat raced around the corner and drove back towards the starting point neck and neck.

Everything went dark, according to a resident at 641 N. English Ave. who wasn't aware something caught fire until he went outside to check on the home.

The prospect of developing the Marshall Junction area seems to be transforming from an idea to something of substance after several council members attended a meeting with Zimmer Real Estate Service and MSDC early Monday morning.

As harvest starts to wind down and the Missouri River flooding recedes, several officials have been in Saline County to look at local levee damage. "They looked at what we needed to do with trash and took our information on how much fuel we used and how many hours we'd put on the pumps and that kind of thing," said Don Malter, president of the VanMeter-Teteseau Bend Levee district, after meeting with officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. ...

Standing together as an industry and getting the word out about threats to agriculture was the main theme of an town hall meeting held on Wednesday, Oct. 26 at the Martin Community Center in Marshall. Approximately 100 people from as far away as Lebanon, attended the meeting which was sponsored by Missouri Farmers Care and the Santa Fe Agri-Leaders...