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Newscope: Marshall officials post trash pickup holiday schedule
(Local News ~ 12/30/11)
Marshall Municipal Services officials ann-ounced that all residential trash pickup routes will be postponed one day during the week of Jan. 2-Jan. 6 due to the New Year holiday. The Marshall brush and compost area will be closed Monday, Jan. 2.
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Newscope: MDN announces holiday hours
(Local News ~ 12/30/11)
The Marshall Democrat-News office will be closed Monday, Jan. 2, for the New Year holiday. There will be no edition published Monday. Regular publication and office hours -- 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. -- will resume Tuesday, Jan. 3.
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Dorothy V. "Corky" Clemons
(Obituary ~ 12/30/11)
Dorothy V. "Corky" Clemons, 83, of Sedalia, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011, at Sylvia G. Thompson Residence Center. Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011, at Rea Funeral Chapel with Kyle Sessions officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Online condolences may be conveyed to the family at www.reafuneralservice.com...
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Newscope: Valley announces free basketball game Saturday
(Local News ~ 12/30/11)
Missouri Valley College women's basketball team will take on the Friends University team at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 31, in the Burns Athletic Complex on Morrow Street in Marshall. Admission is free.
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Discussion panel gives Slater seniors "reality check" (Local News ~ 12/30/11)
"Don't let your friends decide where you're going." That was an overwhelming suggestion recent Slater High School graduates shared with current seniors Wednesday, Dec. 21, as they gave a "heads up" on what to expect after graduation. A forum of nine alumni gave their input on paying bills, working and juggling coursework while seniors entering their spring semester at SHS prepare for the unknown... -
MVC's Murrell Library to host Missouri State Archives Civil War Exhibit
(Local News ~ 12/30/11)
Marshall -- Missouri Valley College's Murrell Library will host "Divided Loyalties: Civil War Documents from the Missouri State Archives" Jan. 9 through Feb. 24 on the MVC campus. In development for three years, the exhibit draws on more than 9 million pages of Civil War-related documents to examine the upheaval and uncertainty that characterized Missouri during the Civil War era. ...
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December SnapShot (Local News ~ 12/30/11)
At the end of each month The Marshall Democrat-News staff tries examine the month in images. Several of these photos are featured on page 6 of the Dec. 30 edition, but all and more are available for viewing and purchasing in the online galleries listed below... -
Marshall drug dog assists as Ohio man arrested for drug possession (Updated Dec. 31)
(Local News ~ 12/30/11)
Saline County Prosecuting Attorney Don Stouffer charged Brenden Wright Sheehan of Yellow Springs, Ohio, with a class C felony of possession of a controlled substance on Dec. 29. A Missouri State Highway Patrol officer stopped Sheehan due to suspicious behavior and speeding at the 84.2-mile marker on Interstate 70, according to a probable cause statement from the Missouri State Highway Patrol...
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Part 2: Practical limitations define present role of Arrow Rock fire department (Local News ~ 12/30/11)
With the volunteer department's limited amenities, Chairman of the Board of Directors Tom Beamer explained the organization provides immediate assistance during emergency situations. The volunteers contain structure fires and address a victim's breathing and bleeding. They also radio information to en route ambulances, but they don't necessarily save burning buildings. -
Part 3: Competing visions: Rift complicates future of Arrow Rock Community Fire Department (Local News ~ 12/30/11)
A disagreement founded in training, equipment and age has left Arrow Rock, Nelson, Napton and dues-paying residents in Cooper County with a weakened fire department.
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