Stories from Monday, December 11, 2017

Area children had a special surprise Saturday morning, if they attended breakfast at the Tieman-Blackburn American Legion Post, in Blackburn. That morning, Santa and Mrs. Claus arrived, staying a couple of hours to visit with kids and listen to their Christmas wishes. It was the second year the jovial couple has come to the post...

This year, the Toys for Tots program is working in conjunction with Saline County Holiday Project, scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 14. Toys that are donated locally to Toys for Tots will be distributed to the Saline County families eligible to shop at the holiday project. However, Saline County Toys for Tots Coordinator Rhonda Kim Bell said the organization is collecting through Dec. 24...

The National Weather Service issued a “red flag warning” in effect until 6 p.m. today, Dec. 11, for Saline County. The warning states there is a “very high fire danger today” due to the combination of strong winds, low humidity and warm temperatures. Wind gusts could exceed 30 mph today...

Paul C. Henderson, 65, of Marshall, slipped into the arms of Jesus on Sunday, Dec. 10, 2017, at the Living Center in Marshall. Arrangements are pending at H.T. May & Son Funeral Home in Boonville.

Carl William Wise, age 84, of Carrollton, passed away at The Living Center in Marshall,  peacefully on the morning of Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2017, with his loving wife of 52 years by his side. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 3, 2017, at St. ...

The staff at Fitzgibbon Hospital and The Living Center have conducted an annual food drive during the holiday season as a way of giving back to our community. So often the Marshall community has come forward to support the hospital in many generous ways, but the annual food drive is the one activity the hospital conducts each year which is strictly about those outside the hospital walls. ...

The Patsy Gregg Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution held its monthly meeting on Dec. 1, with the Marshall and Arrow Rock chapters at Stone Hedge Golf Club. David Cott acted as Santa Claus and discussed the history of Santa Claus...

The Marshall Kiwanis Club held its regular meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 5, at the Community Bank on the Marshall square. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Brian Simpson. Jack Lenz offered the prayer. Club President Gabe Ramsey conducted the monthly business meeting with 18 members in attendance...

Friday, Nov. 3: 1st — H. Satterwhite/R. Dimond; 2nd — M. Fenner/H. Fenner; 3rd — B. Cleary/E. Foster. Tuesday, Nov. 7: 1st — B. Cleary/M. Reeder; 2nd — C. Peterson/J. Hartley. Friday, Nov. 10: 1st — H. Satterwhite/R. Dimond. 2nd — Tie: S. Meuschke/A. Wilson; 3rd — Tie: D. Diehm/E. Foster...

With the recent school closings in the area communities of Lincoln and Warsaw due to a significant number of absences credited to the norovirus, residents in Marshall and the Saline County area may wonder what to expect if the virus, which causes vomiting and diarrhea, arrives here...

Members of the MHS Choral Program are in the midst of a busy season for singers. The program consists of four choirs: Freshman men, Freshman women, Marshall High School Singers, and the Choraliers. Members of all four groups caroled on the square on Friday, Dec. ...

Six area residents were winners of various Missouri Lottery games in November, a month that more than $58.4 million in prizes was awarded. The biggest area winner last month was Jose Garcia, of Marshall, who was lucky enough to be one of 18 people to have a $10,000 winning Scratchers ticket. Another Marshall resident, Patsy Boedeker, was a $4,000 Scratchers winner, joining 20 others who had winning tickets...

On Saturday, Dec. 9, the gymnasium at St. Peter School was filled with many children and parents alike decorating gingerbread houses and having fun. It was the school's annual "Gingerbread House Decorating Party." It has been a tradition for the school for many years, so much so that some could not recall exactly how long the event has transpired. ...