Stories from Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Marshall Parks and Recreation Department is hosting its sixth annual Doggie Plunge from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 4, at the Marshall Aquatics Center at Indian Foothills Park. The cost is $3 per family. They are asking that pets have current vaccinations and that they are able to get along with others. No aggressive dogs allowed...

Eleanor Jean Anson, 85, of Marshall, died Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012, at St. Luke's Hospital in Kansas City. Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 7, 2012, at First Christian Church in Marshall, with Rev. Dr. Don Brezavar and Dr. Robert Sweeten officiating. ...

Host Moberly for barbecue fundraiser today

Prep Grid Round-up ... Week 2

Three first-half turnovers help Lafayette to 25-0 lead

Valley closes with 17 unanswered points

The city of Marshall has been outlining a prospective budget for the next fiscal year, which begins Oct. 1, and the summary presented Tuesday evening reflected a possible deficit of more than $570,000. During a regular council meeting Tuesday, Sept. 4, council members reviewed the summary with City Administrator Connie Latimer. Revenues are expected to total $9,591,620 with expenditures possibly reaching $10,169,567...

Slater Mayor Stephen Allegri lamented a lost piece of the town's history during the city council meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 4. The former chicken hatchery behind city hall became the most recent building to crumble under Slater's clean-up initiative.

The Marshall Public Library's Board of Trustees announced Tuesday, Sept. 4, the hiring of Wicky Sleight as the library's full-time interim director.