Stories from Wednesday, January 29, 2014

High school basketball scores for Tuesday, Jan. 28

Samantha and Nathan King, of Milan, N.H., announce the birth of their son, Silas Everett David King, who was born at 7:14 a.m. Dec. 30, 2013, at Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin, N.H. He weighed 4 pounds, 15 ounces and was 18 inches in length...

Tigers to play for consolation trophy Saturday

33rd Wildcat Classic: Marshall (B/G), Santa Fe (B/G), Slater (B)

Marshall Elementary Schools and Bueker Middle Schools Monday -- Breakfast: French toast sticks, banana; breakfast calzone, banana; cereal, yogurt, banana; or oatmeal, yogurt, banana; variety milk. Lunch: Cheeseburger or corn dog, oven fries, fresh broccoli, fresh apple, chilled fruit; or turkey chef salad, fresh apple, chilled fruit, corn muffin; variety milk...

Richard O. Wilhite, 86, of Marshall, died Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014, at University Hospital and Clinics in Columbia. Funeral arrangements are pending at Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home in Marshall.

Julie Hall Jakubin, 48, of Marshall, died Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014, at her home. Funeral arrangements are pending at Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home in Marshall.

Mildred Werneke, 89, of Houstonia, died Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014, at her home. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014, in Houstonia Cemetery, with the Rev. Jackson Short officiating. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Houstonia United Methodist Church. Memorials may be made to Houstonia United Methodist Church in care of Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home. An online guestbook is available at www.campbell-lewis.com...

Lucille Jane "Tiny" Miller, 91, of Marshall, formerly of Hannibal and New London, died at 7:51 a.m. Monday, Jan. 27, 2014, at her home in Marshall. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 31, 2014, at James O'Donnell Funeral Home in Hannibal, with the Rev. ...

Marshall Chamber of Commerce held its quarterly breakfast at Stone Hedge Golf Club Tuesday morning, Jan. 28, to discuss the proposed $1.50 tax levy increase, which will be up for election on April 8. Marshall Public Schools Superintendent Ryan Huff and Wicky Sleight, Citizen's Advisory Committee member, presented the proposal to build new school facilities with the levy increase and answered questions from the audience...

Saline County Inter-Agency Council met Tuesday, Jan. 28, and committee member Jacci Grossenburg announced the results of the Holiday Project, which took place Thursday, Dec. 5. "I think we were very successful at the Holiday Project this year," Grossenburg said. "Every year, we get better organized because a lot of people have been there throughout the years and know their job and exactly what they're doing."...

The Marshall Fire Department received a call about a fire on Clay Street at 9:47 p.m. Monday, Jan. 27. Firefighters responded to the scene a minute later and discovered a large amount of smoke exiting the residence. According to the report, upon entering the residence firefighters saw a gravity-style furnace on fire on the floor that had started to burn the wood flooring. ...

A fire advisory has been issued for Saline County effective immediately by Saline Emergency Management Director Russ Donnell and Marshall Fire Chief Tony Day. Due to current dry conditions, low relative humidity and persistent winds, any fire has the possibility of spreading rapidly. Emergency management is requesting that any outdoor burning be avoided until Saline County receives significant moisture...

Malta Bend United Methodist Church is hosting a pancake breakfast from 8-10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 1, in the Malta Bend School cafeteria. A free-will donation will be accepted and donated as a mission fundraiser to support the Imagine No Malaria campaign...

Stone Hedge Golf Club introduced a new chef, Sara Coman, to its members a little over a month ago on Dec. 17. "I think it's going very well. People seem to be very receptive and happy with the changes I've made," Coman said. "I think business has picked up since last year so that's good. We're trending in the right direction."...

The Missouri Association of REALTORS®®, one of the state's largest trade associations representing over 18,000 members, held their 34th Annual Capitol Conference event on Wednesday, Jan. 15, in Jefferson City. The purpose of the event is to provide REALTORS® the opportunity to meet with their elected officials to discuss issues of importance to the real estate industry. More than 300 REALTORS® met to talk about upcoming legislation and make personal visits to representatives at the Capitol...

The Santa Fe Agri-Leaders winter educational series meetings continue on Monday, Feb. 3. Stephanie Tyler with FCS Financial will be presenting agriculture lending advice you can use. Meetings are open to the public and are held at 7 p.m. in the agriculture classroom at Santa Fe High School in Alma...