Stories from Tuesday, January 10, 2012

A low-key, suspenseful song follows you through your tour of Morris Gallery of Contemporary Art. It plays along with an animated film recently screened at Seattle Film Festival. "Milton the Demon Boy," work provided by artist Michael Paige Glover, follows a demon whose purpose was to wreak havoc until het met and befriended several people chronicled in the storyline...

Area high school basketball scores for Monday, Jan. 9

Marshall FFA is collecting used shoes now through Friday, January 20. The shoes will be donated to the Shoeman Water Projects in conjunction with Soles4Souls. Shoes can be brought to the Saline County Career Center Office between the hours of 7:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. during the week...

Over the years, the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) has evolved into a program with several different emphasis areas. As of 2012, there are 5 different "Initiatives" under which the program funds conservation incentive payments. They are the Organic, On Farm Energy, Seasonal High Tunnels, Air Quality and Regular Initiatives. ...

The University of Missouri Extension will be holding a free "Calving Clinic -- Especially for Women" at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 17, at the Saline County Extension Office in Marshall. The clinic will teach women how to care for the mother and newborn calf, kid, lamb or foal, especially after a difficult birth...

After record flooding this summer, area Missouri River levee districts recently received good news from Washington, D.C. and Jefferson City. On Friday, Jan. 6, Missouri Governor Jay Nixon announced more than $3.3 million in Community Block Development Grants would be available to assist seven districts along the Missouri River to rebuild damaged levees...

Lady Vikings win with 17-2 run in second half

Armstrong scores 29 in losing effort

Evans tallies 14 points in overtime

Lady Vikings have final home match Tuesday

Noemy Concepcion Hernandez Rivas, 58, of Marshall, died Monday, Jan. 9, 2012, at her home. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012, at St. Peter Catholic Church with Father Tom Alber officating. Burial will be in Sunset Gardens Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at the church, and memorials may be made to family choice in care of Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home. An online guestbook is available at www.campbell-lewis.com...

In 1906, the Henry Leimkuehler family moved from Mt. Sterling in Gasconade County to a farm west of Slater, along with their seven children. Four boys, Joe, Herman, Henry and Sam, and three girls, Dora, Elizabeth "Lizzie" and Tillie. They had a beautiful home. It had carbide of calcium lights, running water and a bathroom...

The tufted titmouse in her hand looked displeased. "They're the grouchiest ones we band," Dana Ripper said, as she showed a group of children the small gray bird she had captured during the Winter Bird Identification workshop at Van Meter State Park Saturday, Jan. 7...

Interesting news and features published in our print edition and E-edition January 10. On page 2: Health Talk Column (Karen Collins): "Questions about lowering blood sugar or blood pressure and exercise lowering cancer risk if not weight" On page 3: Advice from Annie's Mailbox: "False positive drug test costs job" / Local Story: "MVC announces Fall 2011 Dean's List"...

At the Tuesday, Jan. 10, board meeting, Marshall-Saline Development Corporation Director Bill Riggins updated the board regarding the potential use of Marshall High School for a film. Riggins and former Marshall resident Aaron Gilmore toured the high school on Dec. 27. While Riggins has minimal information regarding the movie itself, he announced Gilmore plans to utilize the commons and gymnasium for his film...

Saline County Prosecuting Attorney Don Stouffer has recommended the Saline County Commission take more care in preparing their agendas. Presiding Commissioner Tom Stallings announced on Jan. 10 the commission planned to take the attorney's recommendation and will provide the county with more detailed agendas...

Long-range planning for Marshall Public Library is a subject library board members hope the public will assist with. During a meeting held Tuesday evening, Jan. 10, board members agreed to set up a committee with the intention of designing an approach for the planning process. Although board members were selected to spearhead the process, they will primarily determine dates for planning meetings as well as create a path for promoting the events...

Two Marshall residents were injured Tuesday evening in a one-vehicle crash on state Highway 41, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report. Timberley M. Cochran, 43, suffered serious injuries, and MacKensie D. Cochran, 15, suffered minor injuries in the crash. Both were transported by Saline County Ambulance...