Stories from Friday, January 4, 2019

A Sweet Springs man was struck by a vehicle while standing in the middle of the South Outer Road late Wednesday, Jan. 3. The incident occurred approximately 1,600 feet west of Goose Creek Road, which is west of the Emma exit. A Missouri State Highway Patrol report stated the crash occurred shortly before 11 p.m. ...

Ronald Maynard Hannon, 74 years old, of Chester, VA, passed away at his home on January 1, 2019. He was born on October 21, 1944, to John Maynard and Wanda (Williams) Hannon of Slater, MO. Maternal grandparents were Jesse and Bessie (Pope) Williams, formerly of Armstrong. Paternal grandparents were John Horace and Margaret Elaine (Beeler) Hannon formerly of Glasgow. Parents and grandparents have preceded Ron in death...

COLUMBIA — Columbia College has announced its 2018 Fall dean’s list. To be named to the dean's list, a student must have completed 12 semester hours in a 16-week period and achieved a minimum GPA of 3.5 on a 4.0-point scale. Local students on the dean’s list include Nathan Perkins and Crystal Rogers, both of Marshall...

Missouri Lottery players took home more than $81 million in prizes during the month of December, according to a press release issued Friday, Jan. 4. Of that total, more than $11.2 million were prizes of $1,000 or more. Several Marshall residents were Scratchers winners last month. Ana Garcia was a $5,000 Scratchers winner. Steven Graves was a $2,000 Scratchers winner, and Debra Baker and Fred Shaffer were both $1,000 Scratchers winners, according to information in the release...

A new Saline County Northern District Commissioner has been appointed by Governor Mike Parson’s office. According to County Clerk Debbie Russell, Stephanie Gooden has been appointed to the position, and officially started Friday morning, Jan. 4. Gooden will be sworn in during a session of the Saline County Commission on Tuesday morning, Jan. 8...

The Marshall Board of Public Works met for the first regular meeting of the year on Thursday, Jan. 3, to discuss the election of board officers and a squirrel problem, among other things. The electric distribution department had an unusual incident involving a squirrel that got inside the North Street Substation on Saturday, Dec. 22, at approximately 4 p.m...

Mike Hall, with McClure Engineering, was present during a Sweet Springs Board of Aldermen special meeting Thursday, Jan. 3, to discuss the lagoon project. According to unofficial meeting minutes, Mayor Francis Vaught asked about the sludge that is currently in the lagoon. Hall stated that with the current bid, the south cell, which is the small cell, will be cleaned out 100 percent, with the possibility of taking out some of the sludge in the large cell...

Missouri Valley College started building the new Walker C. Fletcher Athletic Complex last year, and the construction seems to going as planned.