Signups for the City of Salem Youth Basketball program will take place on Thursday and Friday, January 23rd and 24th from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. The final signup will be held Saturday, January 25th from 9:00 a.m. until noon. All signups will be at the Salem Community Center @ the Armory. This league is for all boys and girls that are currently enrolled in 1st through 6th grades. The cost is $20 per child. If you have any questions, contact Parks and Recreation Director Greg Nash at 729-6290.
The Salem Tiger Boys basketball team lost to Blair Oaks on Tuesday, 58-42, in the first round of the St. James Tournament. Zane Kyser scored ten points for the Tigers, who drop to 5-7 on the year. Salem will now play the Newburg Wolves on Thursday at 6:00 in the losers bracket of the tournament.
Shavon Coleman scored 19 points and Jordan Mickey posted a double-double as the LSU Tigers completed a 77-71 victory over the Missouri Tigers in SEC play at the Maravich Center. Jabari Brown poured in a game-high 28 points to pace Missouri (14-4, 2-3). Missouri will host South Carolina on Saturday.
Damien Brunner registered a goal and two assists, as the New Jersey Devils notched a 7-1 win over the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday. Alexander Steen scored St. Louis' lone goal. The Blues will be in New York to face the Rangers on Thursday at 6:00.
Obituaries [TOP]
Funeral services for Gerald "Jerry" Marsh of Plymouth, Indiana, age 89, will be held today at 2:00 at the Fox Funeral Home in Licking. Visitation will be from 1:00 until time of service. Interment will be in the Ozark Hills Memorial Garden in Rolla.
Funeral services for William M. Pitts of St. James, age 73, will be held tonight at 7:00 at the James and Gahr Mortuary in St. James. Visitation will be from 5:00 until service time.
Funeral services for Lawarence Turnbough of Davisville, age 83, will be held Friday at 11:00 at the Britton-Bennett Funeral Home in Steelville. Visitation will be Thursday night from 4:00 to 8:00. Interment will be in the Davisville Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Davisville Assembly of God Church or Alzheimers Foundation.
Funeral services for Connie E. Woolf of Salem, age 81, will be held Friday at 1:00 at the Wilson Mortuary in Salem. Visitation will be from 10:30 until service time. Interment will be in the Cedar Grove Cemetery.
Funeral services for Linda Faye Coffman of Salem, age 58, will be Saturday at 1:00 at the Wilson Mortuary in Salem. Visitation will be Friday from 6:00 to 8:00. Interment will be in the Cedar Grove Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Project Win.
Funeral services for Evelyn M. Bequette of St. James, age 73, will be held Saturday at 4:00 at the James and Gahr Mortuary in St. James. Visitation will be from 2:00 until service time.
Weather [TOP]
Today..Mostly sunny, high of 36.
Tonight..Partly cloudy, low of 5.
Thursday..Mostly sunny and cold, high of 14.
Thursday night..Mostly clear, low of 3.
Friday..Mostly sunny, high of 31.
Friday night..Partly cloudy, low of 24.
Saturday..Mostly sunny, high of 44.
Saturday night..Mostly sunny, high of 26.