Stories from Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Two Marshall teens suffered moderate injuries Monday evening, April 9, in a one-vehicle crash, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report. The driver, Cristina A. Ibarra, 16, and a passenger, Tairah A. Franklin, 19, were transported from the scene by private vehicle...

Area high school sports scores for Monday, April 9

The Marshall Board of Public Works had little business to discuss prior to convening in closed session Tuesday morning for personnel matters. During their regular meeting, board members approved three items, two of which will allow departments to complete long-awaited projects...

Marla I. Dillon, 65, of Marshall, died Saturday, April 7, 2012, at her home. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, April 12, 2012, at Campbell-Lewis Chapel in Marshall. Private burial will be held at a later date. Visitation will be from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to American Diabetes Association or Saline Animal League. An online guestbook is available at www.campbell-lewis.com...

MHS Round-up: Baseball, Boys' Golf, Girls' Soccer, Boys' Tennis

Volunteers will clean up Marshall Saturday, April 14, as part of the annual Take Pride in Marshall Litter Pick-up event. Participants should register in front of the City Office Building at 9:30 a.m., and those registered will receive goody-bags after the event, according to organizers. Lunch will also be provided...

Valley hits four homers to win getaway game

Betty "Bette" J. Wise Laudenberger, 72, of Sedalia, died Friday, April 6, 2012, at Boone Hospital Center in Columbia. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, April 12, 2012, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, with Father Mike Volkmer officiating. ...

Interesting news and features published in our print edition and E-edition April 10. On page 2: Health Talk Column (Karen Collins): "Questions about coconut oil and Alzheimer's and low-sodium foods" On page 3: Annie's Mailbox Column: "Annie reminds readers of Global Youth Service Day"...

By WAYNE CROOK University of Missouri Extension agronomy Specialist Seed placement may affect yield in corn There are questions every year about seed placement. This includes depth of planting as well as uniformity of planting. First, we will consider how uniform the distance between plants can affect yield...

Water service remains off for a half-dozen customers of Saline County Water District No. 3 Tuesday morning, April 10, after a line break about noon Monday, April 9, interrupted service over a wider area. District representative George Dehn said crews are working to restore service to the remaining customers and have announced a boil order for the rest of the district for the next several days...

Marshall-Saline Development Corporation appointed Gene Fangmann as the new secretary/treasurer at the Tuesday, April 10, board meeting. Fangmann will replace Stan Moore, who recently accepted a part-time position with MSDC to assist with duties associated with economic development activities. Moore will aid MSDC with current projects as well as projects stemming from Zimmer Real Estate Group's strategic economic development plan for Saline County...

"A World's Celebration" at Marshall High School Saturday, April 14, will be a celebration of the world's cultural diversity, brought to life by Marshall Public School District's Multicultural Committee. Students, staff and community members have collaborated to offer a variety of presentations. A preliminary schedule included the following presentations:...

The Marshall Board of Education held its annual reorganization Tuesday, April 10, during a special meeting, but the routine procedure took an unexpected turn. Two long-time board members -- Kathy Green and Anita Wright -- were nominated to serve as president...

Although the number of cardholders has increased by 1,451 since January 2010, the circulation of materials at Marshall Public Library has fluctuated between 4,034 and 5,765 items per month with no specific trend.

The Marshall Community Teacher Association presented what spokesman Jim Papreck described as a conservative proposal for increasing teacher salaries at the Marshall school board meeting Tuesday, April 10. Several board members spoke in favor of the proposal, but several board members said they would like to consider the proposal further before voting on it. The question was tabled and will be taken up again at the board's next regular meeting Tuesday, April 24...

New Sweet Springs Aldermen Tommy Goode and David Goode were greeted with a lively discussion of the law at their first board of aldermen meeting on Tuesday, April 10. Having just taken an oath to uphold the law to the best of their abilities, the after prom committee approached the council and asked the aldermen to waive the rules about 4-wheelers on city streets prior to the before prom banquet...