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The Dent County Commissioners regular meeting was held Monday morning at the Dent County Courthouse. In the road report, District One Commissioner Dennis Purcell reported that grading was going to be done on Dent County Roads 4255, 5650 and 6500; while materials will be added and grading will be done on Dent County Roads 4150 and 6435. Purcell said that Dent County Road 6190 will be brush cut and creek rock will be hauled. District Two Commissioner Gary Larson reported that grading was going to be done on Dent County Roads 2070, 2080, 4260, 5200 and 5225. He said that road crews are still working on rebuilding Dent County Road 2250, and brush would be cut on Dent County Road 3330. Presiding Commissioner Darrell Skiles reported that he attended a Transportation Advisory Committee meeting last Thursday where they reported that the new roundabouts have reduced serious traffic accidents in areas where they have been installed. There are currently two in Rolla. Skiles said that the sales tax revenues last month were down $117, but the year-to-date revenues are still $4,600 more than last year. The next meeting of the Dent County Commissioners will be Thursday morning at the Dent County Courthouse and the meeting is open to the public.

The Dent County Livestock Show was held Friday with the auction being held on Saturday. Award winners at the show included Shelby Martin with the Grand Champion Cured Ham while Olivia Elliot had the Reserve Champion Cured Ham. In market lambs, the Overall Champion Lamb and Daily Gain Champion Awards went to Blaine Fleener with Brooke Adams earning the Reserve Overall Champion and Reserve Champion Carcass Awards. Kayla Gott won the Champion Live Show and Champion Senior Showmanship Award for her lamb, while the Champion Carcass Award went to Londyn Cook. Jordan Shults received the Reserve Grand Champion Live Show Award, Allie Fleener captured the Reserve Champion Daily Gain Award and Brooke Shults won the Champion Junior Showmanship award. In market hogs, Tyler Wofford won the Overall Champion Hog and Champion Carcass Awards, and Sierra Hagler received the Overall Reserve Champion Hog and took the Live Show Champion Awards. Cody Wofford raised the Live Show Reserve Champion hog, while Lane Howard’s hog won the Champion Daily Gain Award. In the hog division, Cami Barnitz was the Senior Showmanship Champion and Brady Hagler was the Junior Showmanship Champion. Dalton Smith’s hog took the award for the Reserve Champion Carcass and Garrett Welch had the Reserve Daily Gain Champion hog. In market steers, the Overall Grand Champion and Carcass Champion Award went to Kayla Gott. Hannah Headrick’s steer captured the Reserve Overall Champion Award while Mackenzie Wulff received the Live Show Reserve Champion Award. Tyler Wofford won the Senior Showman Champion and he raised the steer that was the Daily Gain Champion. Cody Bell captured the Live Show Champion Award and Bailey Martin’s steer was Reserve Carcass Champion. The steer raised by Lindsey Purcell took the Reserve Daily Gain Champion Award, and Brady Hagler was the Junior Showman Champion. Congratulations to all the FFA and 4-H members and their animals for a fine show and auction at the Dent County Fall Festival. 

The Public Water Supply District #1 of Dent County will conduct their monthly meeting at the Salem Housing Authority tonight beginning at 7:00 pm. After approval of the agenda and the minutes from the previous meeting, there will be several reports including financial reports, the water testing reports, the president’s report and a bookkeeping report. There may then be a general discussion and the Board will address any new business on the agenda. The Board may then vote to go into Closed Session. The regular monthly meeting of the Public Water Supply District #1 of Dent County is open to the public.

The Dent County 4-H and FFA Livestock Auction Saturday brought in a record $124,165.75 from buyers for the 100 items that were auctioned. The leading buyers in terms of animals purchased included Canoak USA who purchased a cured ham, six hogs, a lamb and five steers; the Bank of Salem who bought four hogs, a lamb and four steers; Intercounty Electric who purchased a ribbon, a lamb, three hogs and two steers; Interstate Regional Stockyards who bought a cured ham, a hog, two lambs and two steers; Oakwood Mule Farms who bought a hog, a lamb and three steers; Progressive Ozark Bank who purchased a hog and four steers; Salem Livestock Auction who bought four hogs, and Town and Country Bank who purchased two hogs, a lamb and a steer. There were a total of 38 buyers in all who purchase the eight cured hams, 15 lambs, 50 hogs and 25 steers.

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