Stories from Thursday, September 6, 2012

Iola M. Pemberton, 93, of Slater, died Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012, at Big Bend Retreat in Slater. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012, in Slater City Cemetery with Rev. David L. Duncan officiating. Memorials are suggested to Big Bend Retreat in care of Weiker Funeral Home in Slater...

Nelda E. Clemons, 74, of Marshall, died Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012, at her home. Funeral arrangements are pending at Weiker Funeral Home in Slater.

Area high school sports scores for Wednsday, Sept. 5

A 55-year-old rural Marshall man was found dead in a machine shed late Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 5, according to a Saline County Sheriff's Department report.

David W. Kemper, 55, of rural Marshall, died Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012, in rural Saline County. Funeral services are pending at Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home in Marshall.

Harold S. (Doc) Garrett, 75, of Marshall, died Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012, at Fitzgibbon Hospital in Marshall. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012, at First Assembly of God Church in Marshall, with Rev. David Stevens and William W. ...

Solid performances for young MHS players

Nametags were taped to the tops of school desks where small plastic chairs had been flipped over and placed.

Prep Grid Preview ... Week 3

St. Peter Catholic Church will host its annual Harvest Festival fundraiser from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 9, at the church. The meal will include roast beef and fried chicken, mashed potatoes, gravy coleslaw and more. Tickets are $10 for adults, $4 for children 6-10 and free for children 5 and under...

Fitzgibbon Hospital Auxiliary announced the next prize in its monthly raffle series will be September's "The Branson Escape!" Tickets for this portion of the "Raffle-A-Month" will cost $30 and only 350 will be sold, auxiliary officials said. Tickets will be available at The Ashford Agency Inc., Springwater Greenhouse and Square Corner. Raffle No. 4 will begin Monday, Sept. 10...

Organizers of big events must be nimble, and that's proven true for Santa Fe Trail Days planners. Marshall's annual fall festival has continued to evolve in recent days as circumstances changed, according to Marshall Chamber of Commerce officials. Originally, the plan called for the event to feature a new baby contest followed by a prince and princess contest. However, not enough entries were registered by the deadline, so the contests were cancelled...