Stories from Friday, June 29, 2012

A Slater woman suffered serious injuries Thursday, June 28, in a one-vehicle accident, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report. Erika M. Lunn, 27, was taken by Air Evac air ambulance to University Hospital in Columbia. The crash occurred shortly before 9:30 p.m. as Lunn was traveling northbound on Montana Avenue...

Joseph Reid Turley, 89, of Blackwater, died Thursday, June 28, 2012, at Harry S Truman Memorial Hospital in Columbia. Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 30, 2012, at the Old Lamine Cemetery near Blackwater. Arrangements are under the direction of Meisenheimer Funeral Home in Pilot Grove...

Joseph Lincoln Knight, 81, of Sedalia, passed away Wednesday, June 27, 2012, at Sylvia Thompson Residence Center in Sedalia. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, July 2, 2012, at Rea Funeral Chapel. Family will receive friends from 4 to 6 p.m. ...

Denis Patrick Sauble, 51, of Kansas City, died Tuesday, June 26, 2012, in Kansas City. Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, July 5, 2012, at Sunset Memorial Gardens in Marshall. He was born July 25, 1961, in Marshall. He is survived by his son, Liam Sauble; and two brothers, Michael A. Sauble of Marshall and William C. Sauble of Tuttle, Okla...

Washburn SID Cassell leads honored department

Swims 200-meter breaststroke in time trials

League tournament still in offing

Effective immediately, the Missouri Department of Conservation has issued a fire ban on all conservation areas, according to an MDC news release. The fire ban includes prohibiting campfires and other open fires, including charcoal grills. The fire ban does permit the use of contained camp stoves and charcoal cooking fires in concrete or metal fire rings. The use of firewood in cooking fires is prohibited under the fire ban...

Summer is upon us and so are the traditions of outdoor gatherings including the celebration of the nation's birthday on the Fourth of July. While fireworks are commonly used during summer festivities, they can quickly turn celebrations into a tragedy if they are not handled properly...