Stories from Monday, April 16, 2018

Pomerenke takes two silver medals for Lady Owls

Thorp drives in five runs during finale

Ralph Wenzel and Evelyn Wenzel, both 96, of Marshall, MO, died hours apart on Wednesday, April 11, 2018, at Big Bend Retreat in Slater. Ralph and Evelyn were blessed with 72 years, 6 months, and 20 days of marriage. Memorial services for Ralph and Evelyn will be held at 11:00 a.m. ...

Clifford F. Mahnken, 95, of Concordia, formerly of Marshall, was called to his Heavenly home on Thursday, April 12, 2018, at Good Shepherd Care Community in Concordia. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 17, 2018, at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Marshall, with the Rev. ...

Mary Jane Smith, 97, of Slater, died Friday, April 13, 2018, at Big Bend Retreat in Slater. Funeral services were held Monday, April 16, 2018, at 11 a.m. at First Baptist Church in Slater, with Terry Jordan officiating. Burial will be in Slater City Cemetery with Charles Harris, Mike Venable, Whitney Venable, Lon Venable, David Copeland and Matt Thies serving as pallbearers. ...

Raymond F. Morrow, 93, of rural Slater, died Saturday, April 14, 2018, at Big Bend Retreat in Slater. Funeral services are pending at Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home in Marshall.

The month of April is designated as Occupational Therapy Month by the American Occupational Therapy Association. Occupational therapists help people across their entire lifespan to perform daily activities, as therapy helps them overcome injury, illness, pain or disability...

According to a press release, Farmer was nominated because of her knowledge of the individuals. Farmer recognized one of the individual’s face had begun to droop, knowing that this was abnormal. She quickly responded by calling 911 and observed the individual until help arrived...

Stonehedge Estates, LLC to Kenneth E. & Linda Curley, Lot 5, Stonehedge Villas, Marshall. Alan & Sharon D. Riesterer to Riesterer Joint Trust, pt. SW ¼ & pt. SE ¼ of S6 T48 R23. Alan W. & Sharon D. Riesterer to Riesterer Joint Trust, pt. SW ¼ & pt. SE ¼ of S9 & pt. NE ¼ of S16, all in T48 R23...

Raymond Morrow, 93, of rural Slater, died Saturday, April 14, 2018, at Big Bend Retreat in Slater. Services with military rites will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 18, 2018, at the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery Chapel in Higginsville, with the Rev. Rick Aulgur officiating. Visitation will be from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home in Marshall. Memorials are suggested to Marshall Senior Center, and an online guestbook is available at www.campbell-lewis.com...

Weber has big day Saturday, going seven for seven at the plate and tossing a shutout

The Missouri Veterans Commission announced the appointment of Theresia Metz as administrator of the Missouri Veterans Home – St. Louis, effective Monday, April 16. Metz will fill the position currently held by Interim Administrator Stan Smith, who temporarily rejoined the Missouri Veterans Commission in December 2017, to stabilize and raise the quality of care at the St. Louis veterans home...

On Tuesday, April 24, the Marshall Public Schools’ Band Program will be hosting its annual Spring Concert at 7 p.m. in the Harold Lickey Auditorium at Bueker Middle School. Admission is free and open to the public. The bands that will be featured that evening will be the Marshall High School Jazz Band, Sixth Grade Beginning Band, BMS Seventh and Eighth Grade Band and the MHS Concert Band...