Stories from Tuesday, November 29, 2016

Santa Claus will visit the children of Saline County Friday Dec. 2, on the Marshall town square during the annual Community Christmas parade. The parade will begin at 6 p.m. with a theme of "Christmas Around the World." The Vox Box and KMMO's John Wilson will serve as Grand Marshals. ...

The Saline County Surveyor position will remain unfilled until the 2020 November election, County Clerk Debbie Russell said during the county commission regular meeting Tuesday, Nov. 29. Russell said she and the county have "gone through all of the process we should to verify any of the candidates that were write-in candidates . . . and there were no qualified candidates in Saline County."...

High school basketball scores for Monday, Nov. 28

Salt Fork YMCA hosted its annual Turkey Trot on Saturday morning, Nov. 26. The trot had approximately 60 registered participants, each of which brought two canned good items as a registration fee. The trot and the Y's "Thankful Thursdays" program resulted in more than 100 pounds of canned goods, all to be donated to the Marshall Community Food Pantry. (Contributed Image)...

Repair projects for three Marshall Public School building roofs were approved by the Marshall Board of Education Tuesday, Nov. 29. The board voted to seek bids for repairs to the roofs of the Marshall High School, the Saline County Career Center and the IA building, located between the two. ...