The Salem Tiger Boys basketball game at Owensville with Cuba that was scheduled for Tuesday night at 6:00 has been rescheduled for Thursday night at Owensville at 6:00.
David Backes' power-play goal in the second period proved to be the difference as the St. Louis Blues took a 5-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday. Chris Stewart, Maxim Lapierre, Vladimir Tarasenko, and Patrik Berglund also scored for the Blues, winners in six straight. Brian Elliot made 16 saves in the win. The Blues will play Calgary on Thursday.
Forward Vladimir Sobotka of the St. Louis Blues was named to the Slovakia Olympic Team, and named to the Canadian Olympic team were Alex Pietrangelo and Jay Bouwmeester. They will join Blues teammates David Backes, T.J. Oshie and Kevin Shattenkirk who were named to the USA Olympic team representing the St. Louis Blues in the Olympics.
St. Louis Blues goaltender Brian Elliott earned the National Hockey League’s Second Star for the week January 5th after posting a 1.00 goals-against average and a .962 save percentage while backstopping the Blues to three wins.
The 21st-ranked Missouri Tiger basketball team will host Georgia to open up SEC play tonight. Missouri is 12-1 on the year and you can hear it on KSMO Radio starting at 6:30.
Obituaries [TOP]
Funeral services for Ruth Rambosek of Salem, age 91, will be held at 10:00 this morning at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Salem. Interment will be in the Cedar Grove Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. All arrangements are under the direction of the Dent County Memorial Chapel.
Funeral services for Berrie A. Pace of Salem, age 60, will be held Thursday at 1:00 at the New Harmony Church in Salem. Visitation will be from 11:00 until service time. Interment will be in the New Harmony Cemetery. All arrangements are under the direction of the James and Gahr Mortuary in Salem.
Funeral services for James Herman Privett of Salem, age 75, will be held Friday at 1:00 at the Wilson Mortuary in Salem. Visitation will be from 11:00 until service time. Interment will be in the Corinth Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Privett family.
Funeral services for Leander Neumeir of Rolla, age 80, will be held Saturday at 11:00 at the James and Gahr Mortuary in Rolla. Visitation will be Friday from 5:00 to 7:00. Memorials may be made to the Tri-County Humane Society.
Weather [TOP]
Today..Mostly cloudy with a 30% chance of rain and snow, high of 35.
Tonight..Mostly cloudy with a 70% chance of snow, low of 25.
Thursday..Mostly cloudy with a 70% chance of snow, high of 35.
Thursday night..Mostly cloudy, low of 30.
Friday..Mostly cloudy with a 50% chance of rain, high of 43.
Friday night..Mostly cloudy with a 90% chance of rain, low of 38.