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An accident occurred at 12:55 Saturday afternoon in Reynolds County that took the life of a 12-year old Bunker boy. According to the highway patrol report, 14-year old Alexander Gordon of Bunker was driving a 2007 Ford pickup south on Route TT about six miles north of Reynolds when he ran off the roadway, down an embankment, and overturned. An occupant, 12-year old Tison Gordon of Bunker, was partially ejected and was later pronounced dead at the scene by Reynolds County Coroner Jeffrey McSpadden. The driver suffered serious injuries and was flown to the Children’s Hospital in St. Louis. Suffering moderate injuries was another occupant, 16-year old Gregory Barton of Bunker, while 13-year old Jordan Shaw of Bunker suffered minor injuries. They were both taken to the Southeast Health Center in Ellington. No one was wearing a seat restraint at the time of the accident.

An accident occurred at 3:15 Saturday afternoon in Dent County on Highway 19 about three miles north of Salem. According to the highway patrol report, 21-year old Andrea Segovia of Salem was driving a 2000 Chevrolet Monte Carlo north when she slowed to make a left hand turn into a private drive. The Chevrolet then struck the right rear of a 2002 Ford Explorer driven north by 26-year old Amber Mantilla of Salem, who had traveled into the southbound lane to avoid the Chevrolet. The Ford then traveled off the left side of the roadway, struck an embankment, and then overturned. Mantilla suffered moderate injuries and was flown by Air Evac to Mercy in Springfield.

On Friday, October 24th at 9:45 in the evening, Troop I of the Missouri State Highway Patrol was requested by the Phelps County Sheriff’s Department to assist in the search of a missing 54-year old male hunter on U.S. Forest land in southwest Phelps County. Upon arriving in the area, a trooper requested a Highway Patrol Helicopter, equipped with a Forward Looking Infra-Red (FLIR) thermal imaging device, to assist in the search. On Saturday, October 25th at 12:10 in the early morning, a FLIR equipped Patrol Helicopter arrived and began an aerial search. Within ten minutes the Patrol’s FLIR unit and the pilots were able to detect a flashing light in a thickly wooded area. The troopers manning the helicopter were then able to guide the searching officers to the missing hunter, who was found to have an injured ankle. The light source picked up by the helicopter was merely a disposable lighter.

The City of Salem Board of Alderman will conduct their meeting tonight at the City Hall Council Chambers located at 202 North Washington beginning at 7:00 pm. After approval of the agenda and during the hearing of persons, Kristen DeLuca of Verkamp & Malone, CPA’s will present to the Board the Annual Audit Report for 2013. Mayor J.J. Tune will discuss the MRPC annual dinner & awards program on November 13th in Bourbon and then will also address a letter from DMG Companies (Mobil) concerning the pre-payment or pre-approval ordinance that Police Chief Steelman presented at the last board meeting. He would also like to address the 2014 Ameren Community Update Meeting invitation and the  MFA Coop Association dinner and meeting invitation at the City Hall. In new and miscellaneous business, the Salem Park Board, Mayor Tune and the Board of Alderman have discussed at previous meetings the need for revenue to help support the parks and the Board will address proposing a sales tax to help support the parks that would appear on the April 2015 ballot. The Board will then vote to go into closed session for the purpose of discussing contracts. The meeting of the City of Salem Board of Alderman is open to the public.

The 2014 Trees and Trains Exhibit will again be at the Ozark Natural and Cultural Resource Center at 202 South Main Street in Salem and will run from November 24th through December 24th this year. If you or your group, club or business would like to exhibit a Christmas tree or have a Christmas display at the exhibit this year, please contact Laura at 729-9697 to reserve your space. You can also e-mail her at ljw 9270@hotmail.com. Reservation forms are available at the Ozark Natural and Cultural Resource Center that include all the guidelines for your tree or display. The reservation forms MUST be submitted by October 28th. You can also volunteer to be a host or greeter at the Trees and Trains Exhibit this year by contacting Marsha Odom. Call her at 729-1952 or e-mail her at odom@fidnet.com.

Sports [TOP]

Zayne Kyser ran for 211 yards and scored three touchdowns to lead the Salem Tigers to a 50-27 win over St. James in the first round of District play. Eli Floyd added two rushing touchdowns, Zak Eplin intercepted a pass and returned it 96 yards for a score, and Paul McClain caught a 16-yard pass from Dylan Wisdom for the last Salem touchdown. Simon Frederick added a 36-yard field goal for Salem. St. James got two rushing touchdowns from Quarterback Brett Karnes and he threw for two more in the loss. St. James finished the year with a 3-7 record while Salem improved to 4-6 on the year. They will be at Mountain Grove Friday night in the second round with the game time set for 7:00.

Maty Mauk tallied 199 total yards and two touchdowns, as the Missouri Tigers held off the Vanderbilt Commodores, 24-14, in an SEC bout at Faurot Field. Mauk completed 11-of-23 passes for 141 yards with two touchdowns while adding 58 rushing yards for Missouri (6-2, 3-1 SEC). Missouri will host Kentucky on Saturday.

Ryan Reaves and Dmitrij Jaskin scored in a 1:45 span late in the second period to snap a tie and send St. Louis to a 3-2 decision over Chicago in a Central Division clash at Scottrade Center on Saturday. The Blues will be in Dallas to face the Stars on Tuesday.

Madison Bumgarner sparkled in a four-hit shutout to beat fellow ace James Shields for the second time in the World Series and the San Francisco Giants hit 11 singles in a 5-0 win over the Kansas City Royals in Game 5 on Sunday night. The Giants lead the series 3-2 while play shifts play to Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City for Game 6 and 7 on Tuesday and Wednesday.

St. Louis Cardinals 22-year old rookie Oscar Taveras died Sunday in an automobile accident in his native Dominican Republic.

Jamaal Charles rushed for 73 yards with two touchdowns, and the Kansas City Chiefs' defense stood tall in a 34-7 win over the St. Louis Rams on Sunday. Alex Smith, who threw just one incompletion in the first half, finished with 226 yards on 24-of-28 passing for the Chiefs (4-3), who have won four of their last five. Austin Davis went just 15-of-25 for 160 yards with a touchdown and an interception, and the Rams' rushing unit was limited to just 84 yards. The Rams will play the 49ers on Sunday while the Chiefs host the Jets Sunday.

Obituaries   [TOP]

Funeral services for Dot Wisdom of Salem, age 80, will be held at 11:00 this morning at the Dent County Memorial Chapel in Salem. Interment will be in the Boss Cemetery.

Funeral services for Alma Marie Steen of Salem, age 91, will be held Tuesday at 1:00 at the Wilson Mortuary in Salem. Visitation will be from 11:00 until time of service. Interment will be in the Rolla Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Karrah Steen Scholarship Fund.

Funeral services for Virginia Lee Stewart of Salem, age 80, will be held Wednesday morning at 10:00 at the Wilson Mortuary in Salem. Visitation will be Tuesday night from 6:00 to 8:00 at the Wilson Mortuary in Salem. Interment will be in the Empire Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Empire Cemetery.

Funeral services for Cecil King of Rolla, age 92, will be held Wednesday at 1:00 at the James and Gahr Mortuary in Rolla. Visitation will be Tuesday night from 6:00 to 8:00. Interment will be in the Ozark Hills Memorial Gardens.

Funeral services for Clarence Junior Taylor of Salem, age 88, will be held Thursday at 1:00 at the James and Gahr Mortuary in Salem. Visitation will be from 11:00 until service time. Interment will be in the North Lawn Cemetery. Full Military Honors.

Funeral services for Wayne Roberts of Salem, age 84, will be held Friday at 11:00 at the James and Gahr Mortuary in Salem. Visitation will be Thursday from 5:00 to 7:00. Interment will be in the Cedar Grove Cemetery.

Weather   [TOP]

Today..Partly sunny with a chance for afternoon showers, high of 79.
Tonight..Mostly cloudy with a 80% chance of rain, low of 54.
Tuesday..A 20% chance for rain earlly, then partly sunny, high of 66.
Tuesday night..Partly cloudy, low of 40.
Wednesday.. Mostly sunny, high of 63.
Wednesday night.. Mostly clear, low of 40.