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Your World Today - Wednesday, January 21, 2015

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The Salem Board of Aldermen met for their regular meeting Tuesday night at the City Hall Council Chambers. City Administrator Ray Walden and Water and Sewer Department Superintendent Jack Emory presented a bid from Smith and Edwards Construction for a skirt replacement project at the Wastewater Treatment Plant. The aldermen approved the only bid received for a total of $23,350 for this budgeted expense. In the City Administrator’s report, Walden noted that he recently attended an MRPC meeting where transportation funding was discussed. The Special Street Fund and toll roads are part of the discussion with legislators on ways to increase funds for road repairs. Walden reported the sales tax collected for year-to-date totals $97,452.89, which is 61% of the budgeted projected amount. The Capital Improvements Sales Tax is also at 61% of the budget totaling $48,726.63 collected. Walden is working on the park sales tax initiative with the Park Board and Parks and Recreation Director Greg Nash. City Clerk Mary Happel reported Tuesday was the deadline to file for the municipal election. Ken Nash, Joe Shelton and Chad Heithold filed for the West Ward Alderman seat and Dr. Haydn Powell filed for the East Ward Alderman seat. Mayor J.J. Tune said he would like the Finance Committee and Utility Committees to meet soon to discuss budget issues. Tune would like to create a balanced budget where the only money spent is the same as the money coming in. Electric Superintendent Brian Johns requested approval from the board for repairs to an electric department tree trimming truck. The electric department has 6 trucks that were recently tested and all passed except for the tree trimming truck that needed the leveling cables brought up to date for compliance. The repair cost of $7,720.07 was approved. The board approved a Body Camera Policy for the Police Department. The videos captured on the cameras will be saved for 30 days while the department has discretion to keep some recordings for a longer period. With no further business at hand, the board went into closed session to discuss contracts.

Missouri’s 2014-2015 deer hunting closed January 15th with the conclusion of the state’s archery season. The Missouri Department of Conservation reported that the total deer harvest for the current season was 260,552, which were 7,978 more than the 252,574 deer checked during the previous year. Hunters checked 51,755 deer during the current archery season with top counties being Jefferson with 1,080, St. Louis with 1,063, and Franklin with 1,032. The harvest for the previous year’s deer archery season was 1,248 fewer at 50,507. The 2014-2015-archery turkey season also closed January 15th with a total of 2,587 birds checked compared to the previous year of 2,546 birds checked. Top counties were Greene with 64, Franklin with 60, and Callaway with 54. MDC also reported 14 hunting incidents during the 2014-2015 deer-hunting season. Four were fatal and involved a fall from a tree stand, a heater explosion in a deer blind, a gunshot wound from another hunter, and a heart attack while hunting. Dates for the 2015-2016 firearms deer season are: Urban portion runs October 9th through 12th: Early youth portion will be October 31st and November 1st: November portion will from the 14th through 24th: Antlerless portion is November 25th through December 6th: Alternative-methods portion runs from December 19th through 29th and the Late youth portion will be January 2nd and 3rd 2016. The 2015-2016 archery deer and turkey season will run September 15th through January 15th, 2015 excluding the November portion of deer season, November 14th through 24th. For more information, go online to www.mdc.mo.gov.

Sports [TOP]

The Missouri Tigers will try to snap a three game losing streak as they travel to Texas A&M to meet the Aggies in SCA play. You can hear the game on KSMO Radio starting at 5:30. Missouri is 7-10 on the year and 1-3 in the SEC.

Obituaries   [TOP]

Graveside services for Howard Atchison of Salem, age 59, will be held this morning at 11:00 at the Concord Cemetery. Visitation will be from 10 in the morning until service time at Fox Funeral Home in Licking. 

Funeral services for Lorean Davis of St. James, age 91, will be held this morning at 11:00 at the St. James Chapel of James and Gahr Mortuary. Visitation will be from 9:30 AM until service time. Interment will be in the Highgate Baptist Cemetery.

Funeral services for Frieda Ann Davidsmeyer of Salem, age 86, will be held today at noon at the Wilson Mortuary Chapel in Salem. Visitation will be from 11:00 until service time. Interment will be in the Pilgrim’s Rest Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the Pilgrim’s Rest Cemetery. 

Funeral services for Diana (Baker) Howerton of Rolla, age 58, will be held Thursday morning at 10:00 at the James and Gahr Mortuary Chapel in Rolla. Visitation will be tonight from 6:00 to 8:00. Interment will be in the Allen Cemetery in Raymondville.

Funeral mass for Martha Ruder of Steelville, formerly of Kirkwood, age 90, will be held Thursday at 1:00 at the St. Peter Catholic Church in Kirkwood. Visitation will be held today from 5:00 to 7:00 at the Britton-Bennett Funeral Home in Steelville. Interment will be in the St. Lucas Church Cemetery in Sappington.

Funeral services for Glen Edward Wilson of Salem, age 76, will be held Friday morning at 11:00 at the Wilson Mortuary Salem Chapel. Visitation will be held from 5:00 to 8:00 Thursday. Interment will be in the Cedar Grove Cemetery with Full Military Honors. Memorials may be made to the Love Pack Backpack Program. 

Memorial services for Norma Lee Chase of Salem, age 83, will be held at 1:00 Saturday at the Wilson Mortuary Salem Chapel. Visitation will be held from noon until service time Saturday. Interment will be in the Morrison Cemetery at a later date. Memorials may be made to the Dry Fork Baptist Church.

Funeral services for Juanita Jeffery of Rolla, age 87, will be held Saturday at 2:00 at the Mt. Olive Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Melbourne, Arkansas. Visitation will be held Thursday from 6:00 to 8:00 at the Rolla Chapel of the James and Gahr Mortuary. Interment will be in the Mt. Olive Cemetery in Mt. Olive, Arkansas.

A Celebration of Life for Johnnie Brown of Rolla, age 65, will be held Saturday from 4:00 to 6:00 at the James & Gahr Mortuary Chapel in Rolla.

Funeral services for Hazel Dean Welch will be held Monday at 3:30 at the Tower Grove Baptist Church in St. Louis. Visitation will be held from 2:00 until service time at the church. Interment will be Tuesday morning at 11:00 at the North Lawn Cemetery. All arrangements are under the direction of the Dent County Memorial Chapel.

Weather   [TOP]

Today..Sunny, high of 48.
Tonight..Partly cloudy early, mostly cloudy after midnight, low of 28.
Thursday..Partly sunny, high near 40.
Thursday night..Mostly clear, low of 25.
Friday..Partly sunny early, mostly sunny by the afternoon, high near 46.
Friday night..Clear, low of 29.
Saturday..Partly cloudy, high of 49.