Stories from Friday, December 30, 2011

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.

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.

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...

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.

"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...

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. ...

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...

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...

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.

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.