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Money from drug bust goes to local schools
Saline County Prosecuting Attorney Donald G. Stouffer announced Friday, July 15, that $8,122 cash belonging to David H. Lancaster of Sweet Springs, convicted of manufacturing marijuana earlier this year, will ...
If you walk down the main corridor of Academic Hall on the Southeast Missouri State University campus, you will see the gold-lettered titles painted on the impressive solid-wood doors behind which top ...
Cub Scouts gather for day camp
Boys with BB guns and bows and arrows made their first hesitant and wobbly attempts at target shooting Tuesday night at Cub Scout Day Camp.
Sweet Springs FFA takes swine sweepstakes 2nd year in a row at district fair
Fourteen students from the Sweet Springs FFA chapter showed hogs at the Central District FFA Fair on Monday, July 14.
The number of online courses offered at State Fair Community College has grown from four in 2002 to 115 today.
Sweet Springs school board votes to allow students a choice between band and chorus
A group of parents questioned the Sweet Springs School Board of Education on Wednesday, July 9, about a policy requiring all 5th and 6th grade students in the district to take band.
MSDC to help Sweet Springs develop community plan
The Marshall Saline Development Corporation discussed the possibly of creating a community plan for Sweet Springs at their Tuesday, July 8, meeting.
The Marshall Municipal Band will perform before fireworks displays Thursday, July 3, and Friday, July 4, as part of Marshall's Independence Day festivities.
Kim Mehl, of Warrensburg, and Greg Hall, of Sweet Springs, were married at 4 p.m. March 29 at First United Methodist Church in North Platte, Neb.
Deadline extended for Cub Scout day camp
David Harris, program director of the Great Rivers Council of Boy Scouts of America, recently announced the deadline for the Osage Trails Cub Scout Day Camp has been extended until June 10.
GPS leads woman astray near Sweet Springs, cell phone helps her get back on track
Three Saline County Sheriff's deputies and one Sweet Springs fireman spent over an hour Wednesday, May 21, trying to locate a woman in rural Saline County whose Garmin GPS took her astray.
An Indiana man was taken to the hospital after his vehicle was struck by a car on Interstate 70 in Saline County, according to Missouri State Highway Patrol reports.
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Missouri Man Pleads Guilty to Bank Robberies
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. John F. Wood, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that a Kansas City, Mo., man pleaded guilty in federal court today to robbing Great Southern Bank in ...
Fred Andrew Guffin, 65, of Sedalia, died Thursday, May 22, 2008, at Bothwell Regional Health Center.
Man pleads guilty for robbing two banks in Missouri
A man from Kansas City pleaded guilty on Tuesday for robbing banks in Sweet Springs and Springfield last month.
“Prices are the same as last year because we raised them last year; we will revisit them next year”
The Sweet Springs pool might not be opening on schedule this year unless more lifeguards are hired. via Marshall Democrat-News
Sweet Springs school board approves bus purchase
“I think it's a good idea to stick with buses your drivers are used to driving”
The Sweet Springs Board of Education met Thursday, May 8, to approve purchasing a new bus and replacing carpet in the high school. via Marshall Democrat-News
Malta Bend school board agrees with student's solution to valedictorian selection dilemma
“I really appreciate the great experience that I have had at Malta Bend R-V, and look forward to possibly returning in the future”
The Malta Bend Board of Education met Thursday, May 8, listened to proposals from Tiffany Edwards and Lisa Nevels about how to solve a dilemma in naming the school's valedictorian and accepted the resignation ... via Marshall Democrat-News
Students receive scholarships from Missouri State
Missouri State University in Springfield recently awarded scholarships to incoming students for the 2008-09 academic year. via Sedalia Democrat
Health insurance tops Sweet Springs school board agenda
“You got a little mud in the water concerning Kirk Doris”
Sweet Springs Board of Education discussed health insurance policy options at its regular meeting Thursday, May 8. Superintendent Boyd Jones said for the first time in recent memory the district has a ... via Marshall Democrat-News