Stories from Wednesday, September 20, 2017

Limback with 19 kills in I-70 victory

Prep Grid Preview ... Week 6

MHS Round-up: Cross Country, Soccer (B), Softball, Swimming (B)

Robert Anthony Huesgen, 82, formerly of Marshall, died Saturday, June 10, 2017. Graveside services will be held at Ridge Park Cemetery in Marshall on Saturday, Sept. 23, at 11 a.m., with Fr. Tom Alber officiating. Following the services, there will be a carry-in lunch at Indian Foothills Park...

A memorial celebration will be held Saturday, Sept. 23, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., with Suzanne’s favorite lunch to follow at 12:15 p.m., at the home of Matthew and Amy Brack, 201 Matthies Drive, Papillion, NE 68046. Please visit NebraskaCremation.com to read Suzanne’s biography and to leave an online condolence...

Receipts: 1152 Week Ago: 706 Year Ago: 808 Compared to last week’s run of calves, a heavy supply of almost exclusively big drafts of yearlings were offered. A few comparisons of steers over 550 lbs traded 2.00-5.00 higher and heifers sold mostly steady. ...

17SA-CR00278-01: Britton, Mitchell P., born 1996, 1711 Lauderdale Rd., Richmond. Class C felony, delivery of controlled substance except 35 grams or less of marijuana or synthetic cannabinoid. Guilty plea entered; sentencing scheduled for Sept. 13, 2017...

Friday, Sept. 8: 2:12 p.m. — Officers, while in a stationary position on Highway 20 in the area of West Arrow Street, observed a Honda motorcycle to be traveling west at a speed much greater than the posted 45 mile per hour speed limit. Officers activated the patrol vehicle’s stationary radar and observed a target speed of 112 miles per hour. ...

Among items discussed at the Slater City Council meeting Tuesday, Sept. 19, were the fall festival and a tree trimming project. Mayor Stephen Allegri reported on the Slater Fall Festival. “I thought it was fantastic,” he said. “My kids and grandkids came up and thought it was fantastic.”...

Kaylee Breshears (center), daughter of Robert and Karlin Breshears of Blackburn, was crowned 2017 Waverly Apple Jubilee Queen at the queen contest held Thursday night, Sept. 15, in Waverly.

Two months after Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens signed Senate Bill 376 into law, declaring Old Drum as Missouri’s official historical state dog and Jim the Wonder Dog as Missouri’s wonder dog, several Marshall residents came together in celebration. On Thursday, Sept. 14, a resolution was declared by state Senator Denny Hoskins during a reception held at Jim the Wonder Dog Memorial Garden...

In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month during the month of October, Cargill Meat Solutions, Fitzgibbon Hospital and Ashford Agency will once again partner up for “Pig Out for Pink Out.” The lunch sale will be held at Ashford Agency, 452 W. Arrow St., on Friday, Oct. 20, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and has been hosted each year since at least 2010. Lunch will include a pork sandwich and a side. Tickets are available for purchase by visiting Ashford Agency, or calling 660-886-8557...

Crowds gathered outside in anticipation of the baby contest and Lil Miss and Mister Slater Pageant during the Slater Fall Festival held Sept. 14 - 16. Karsyn Sappington, daughter of Olivia Knox and Sterling Sappington, was crowned Lil Miss Slater, while Bryson Breshears, son of Timmy and Evelyn Breshears, was honored with receiving the title of Lil Mister Slater during Friday's ceremonies...