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The Dent County Commission met for their regular Monday morning meeting at the Dent County Courthouse. Dent County Treasurer Denita Williams said the CART receipts for Dent County received in February totaled $49,348.77. She indicated that compared to the first two months of 2013, the first two months receipts in 2014 are up $2,673.50 over last year. In the road report, District 1 Commissioner Dennis Purcell stated that materials would be added and patch grading was going to be done on Dent County Roads 2470, 2480 and 6470. Materials were going to be added to county road 5530 and patch grading was going to be done on county road 5580. Purcell reported brush was going to be cut on Dent County Road 5610. District 2 Commissioner Gary Larson said patch grading would be done where needed in his district, plus brush was going to be cut on county road 4480. Larson said that a man would be hauling brown rock in from the creek and another man would be screening rock. He also said that county truck #71 had an antifreeze leak and was being repaired, and county truck #110 had an air leak and it was also being repaired. Dent County Presiding Commissioner Darrell Skiles wanted to salute the Missouri Department of Conservation for the letter they sent to the Ozark National Scenic Riverways by Director Robert Ziehmer. The letter stated that many aspects of the 1984 general management plan had not yet been implemented or enforced by the National Park Service, and the Conservation Department supports the enforcement of the 1984 plan, not the options for the new plan. The Conservation Department also suggests in their letter to organize a working group to develop new management approaches to resolve access and use issues within the Scenic Riverways. The Department of Conservation is also against designation of a wilderness area and any horsepower restrictions within the Scenic Riverways. Dent County Clerk Angie Curley wanted to remind everyone the last day to register to vote for the April election is March 12th. She said that absentee voting begins today for the April election, and persons interested in running for an office on the August primary, the first day to signup is today at the County Clerk’s office. Curley also reported the county accepted the low bid for propane for the courthouse from MFA Oil on Friday of $2.35 a gallon. At the last meeting, Sheriff Rick Stallings applied for a state grant with the Missouri Department of Public Safety for $5,000. The commissioners signed the agreement. The next meeting of the Dent County Commissioners will be Thursday morning at 9:00 at the Dent County Courthouse and it is open to the public.

In closed session last Wednesday night at the Salem R-80 Board of Education meeting, administrator evaluations were discussed. The board approved extending the employment contracts one year for Assistant Superintendent John McColloch, High School Principal John Smith, Assistant High School Principal Scott Roberts, Assistant Junior High Principal Clay Moody, Upper Elementary Principal Melanie Wisdom, and William Lynch Elementary Principal Kriste Crocker. The board also voted to extend Superintendent Steve Carvajal’s contract one year, adding an extra week’s vacation to the contract. The closed session was then adjourned.

The Missouri Department of Conservation’s (MDC) 2014 Summary of Missouri Hunting and Trapping Regulations, 2014 Summary of Missouri Fishing Regulations, and 2014 Spring Turkey Hunting Regulations and Information booklets are now available. The booklets contain related regulation information in an easy-to-read format, including regulation changes and other new information for the year ahead. Get copies of the booklets where permits are sold, at MDC offices throughout the state, and online at mdc.mo.gov by searching for the booklet.

Sports [TOP]

The Salem Lady Tigers beat the St. Clair Lady Bulldogs on Monday, 73-66, in their regular season finale. The Lady Tigers move to 10-14 on the year and will play Hillcrest at Bolivar in the first round of District play.

The Salem Boys Basketball Tigers will host the St. Clair Bulldogs tonight at the SHS gym in the final regular season game of the year. Salem enters the game with an 11-13 record. It will be Senior Night and you can hear the game on KSMO Radio and online at ksmoradio.com, and see the game on fidelitylocal6.com.

The Missouri Tiger basketball team will play at Georgia tonight at 8:00. Missouri is 19-8 on the year and 7-7 in the SEC. KSMO will join this game in progress following the Salem game.

Obituaries   [TOP]

Funeral services for James B. Miller of Salem, age 90, will be held this morning at 11:00 at the Dent County Memorial Chapel in Salem. Interment will be in the Jadwin Cemetery in Salem. Memorial may be made to the Salem Faith Assembly food bank.

Funeral services for Charlene Love Fannin of Rolla, age 94, will be held this morning at 11:00 at the Redeemer Lutheran Church in Rolla. Visitation will be at the church from 10:00 until service time. Memorials may be made to the Redeemer Lutheran Church Facility Improvement Fund. All arrangements are under the direction of the James & Gahr Mortuary in Rolla.

Funeral services for Homer Earl Dillard, Jr. of Bridgeton, formerly of Salem, age 79, will be held today at noon at the New Hope Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Salem. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Muscular Dystrophy Association. All arrangements are under the direction of the Collier’s Funeral Home in St. Louis.

Funeral services for O.L. Munton of Cuba, age 82, will be held today at noon at the Britton-Bennett Funeral Home in Steelville. Interment will be in the Steelville Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Steelville Cemetery.

Funeral services for James D. Nickles of Lenox, age 73, will be today at 1:00 at the Wilson Mortuary Salem Chapel. Visitation will be from 11:00 until time of service time.  Interment will be in the Mt. Hermon Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the James D. Nickles family for Funeral Expenses.

Funeral services for Billy Cunningham of Salem, age 55, will be held Wednesday at 1:00 at the Dent County Memorial Chapel in Salem. Visitation will be from 11:00 until time of service at the Dent County Memorial Chapel. Interment will be in the Round Pond Cemetery in Salem. Memorials may be made to the Cunningham family for funeral expenses.

Funeral services for Barbara Mounce Folta of Salem, age 50, will be held Saturday, March 1st at 2:00 at the Dent County Memorial Chapel in Salem. Visitation will be from 11:00 until service time. Interment will be in the Boss Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Mounce-Folta family for funeral expenses.

Funeral services for Kenneth “Kenny” Dewayne Wilkinson of Davisville, age 75, will be held Saturday at 11:00 at the Center Ridge Pentecostal Church in Davisville. Visitation will be Friday from 5:00 to 8:00 at the Britton-Bennett Funeral Home in Steelville. Interment will be in the Freeman Cemetery in Cherryville.

Weather   [TOP]

Today..Mostly cloudy, high of 40.
Tonight..Mostly cloudy with a 30% chance of snow, low of 10.
Wednesday..Mostly sunny, high of 29.
Wednesday night..Mostly clear, low of 14.
Thursday..Mostly sunny, high of 40.
Thursday night..Partly cloudy, low of 20.