Stories from Tuesday, October 22, 2019

MARSHALL — Missouri Valley College’s Division of Fine Arts will hold their Repertory Dance Ensemble concert Nov. 14-16 at 7:30 p.m. nightly in the Eckilson-Mabee Theatre. A question and answer session with the dancers and choreographers will follow the Friday night performance...

Martin Christy “Chris” Oetting, 85, Carthage, Mo., passed away Saturday evening, Oct. 19, 2019, at Carthage Health and Rehabilitation. Chris was born Sept. 20, 1934 in Macomb, Mo., to the late Martin Henry Oetting and Lolella Dove (Christy) Oetting. ...

Members of the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery Association League of the Veterans Cemetery in Higginsville are coordinating with Wreaths Across America to provide wreaths to be placed on the graves at the veterans cemetery. Wreaths to be placed on graves on Saturday, Dec. 14, with a program beginning at 11 a.m. The public is invited to attend. This year’s theme is “Everyone plays a part.”...

The Saline County Commission approved the county to join the Freedom's Frontier National Heritage Area. During a commission session Tuesday morning, Oct. 22, Presiding Commissioner Kile Guthrey introduced the commission's special guest Bob Ford. Ford explained he was a board member from the Freedom's Frontier and went on to give a brief presentation about why he was there, as well as what the organization is all about...

Honored member of the Office of Strategic Services James “Jim” Thompson was invited to Washington a second time to be a special guest for the Defense Intelligence Agency award ceremony, which took place at DIA headquarters on July 31. The DIA was receiving the OSS Congressional Gold Medal Award...

Alzheimer’s disease was first described in 1906 but 70 years passed before it was recognized as a common cause of dementia and a major cause of death rather than just a normal symptom of aging. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia, a collection of syndromes with a combination of causes...