Stories from Thursday, May 1, 2014

High school sports scores for Wednesday, April 30

Dr. G. Philip Wymore is proud to announce that a new dentist will be become a part of his dental practice of 43 years. Dr. Brian Fischer will begin working in the office in Slater the first part of May. He will work two or three days a week during a transition period for a couple of months into the summer...

Marshall Lions Club held its weekly meeting at 12:05 p.m. Monday, April 21, at the Clubhouse in Marshall. Lion President David Diehm called the meeting to order. Lion Teresa Vogel led the Pledge of Allegiance. Lion Hugh Harvey gave the prayer and opened the meeting...

Owls place fifth in conference tourney

Markes gets wins in singles and doubles

Sweet Springs' Viets ties state strikeout record

Marshall Public School District is holding kindergarten screening for the 2014-2015 school year May 13-14 at Marshall Habilitation Center. Children must be 5 years old by Aug. 1 and attending kindergarten in the Marshall district. Appointments will be required and can be made by calling 660-886-5800 no later than Friday, May 9...

Sydnee Mason of the Marshall FFA Chapter placed third in the Division I Prepared Public Speaking career development event at the 86th Missouri FFA Convention. Sixteen students from six districts were selected to compete at the state level. Mason's advisers are Paige Brock, Callie Dobbins and Randy Plattner...

Marshall Municipal Utilities' Board of Public Works met for its regular meeting Thursday, May 1, to approve Underground Facilities Director Monty Chase's recommendation of replacing the sewer main on Jefferson Street for approximately $80,000. In his report, Chase stated they have received the final design plan for the project from Shafer, Kline & Warren, MMU's engineering and surveying firm, and the "new design relocated the wastewater flow to another drainage area. ...

Marshall FFA member Mason Sandidge was recognized as the Area Six Star Farmer at the Missouri FFA Convention April 24-25. His parents are Brent and Connie Sandidge of Marshall. According to a press release, Area Star Farmers are chosen based upon outstanding production agriculture in the student's supervised agricultural experience program and active participation in FFA. ...

Marshall FFA was the Top Chapter Award winner out of 334 chapters in the state, at the 86th Missouri FFA Convention. Only 10 percent of state chapters receive a top chapter designation each year. Chapter activity awards, sponsored by FCS Financial, are given to chapters achieving excellence in student, chapter, and community development. The Marshall FFA Chapter advisors are Paige Brock, Callie Dobbins, and Randy Plattner...

Peter and Lorene Solomon, of Marshall, announce the engagement of their daughter, Anne Solomon, to Daneel Malherbe, son of Lizette and Wessel Malherbe, of Cape Town, South Africa. The future bride is a 1999 graduate of Marshall High School. She attended the University of Missouri-Columbia and graduated in 2004. She is currently employed as a sonographer with the University of Kansas Medical Center...

For more than a century, the members of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution have dedicated themselves to historical preservation, promotion of education and encouragement of patriotic endeavor. These goals are as relevant in today's society as they were when the organization was founded in 1890...