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Some of Intercounty Electric’s neighboring cooperatives have recently had their members targeted in a phone scam. If you ever get a call from an Intercounty employee, or someone who claims to be an Intercounty employee, you should ask them for their name and number and then tell them you will call them back. You should then call Intercounty Electric’s toll-free number is 866-621-3679 and verify that it is an employee.

The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) reminds Missouri farmers, ranchers and foresters of a January 7, 2011, deadline to apply for Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) benefits. CSP is a voluntary program designed to encourage participants to adopt additional conservation practices and improve, maintain and manage existing ones. Eligible lands include cropland, pastureland, and non-industrial private forestland. NRCS is in the process of mailing CSP payments to Missouri producers whose applications were submitted and approved during previous funding periods.  NRCS is distributing more than $38 million to Missouri landowners as a result of about 3,200 contracts approved through CSP and its predecessor, the Conservation Security Program. To sign up for CSP, or to get more information about it and other NRCS programs, contact the NRCS office serving your county. Look in the phone book under "U.S. Government, Department of Agriculture," or access this website: http://offices.usda.gov.

The Salem Police Department released their report for the month of November. During the month, they wrote 14 traffic tickets, 16 warning tickets and three equipment repair orders. They served 39 summons to appear in court. The Salem Police Department investigated 21 accidents, one assault, two domestic assaults, one report of driving while driver’s license is revoked, one report of operating a vehicle in a careless and imprudent manner and one report of driving while intoxicated. The Police Department also investigated 12 reports of stealing, five reports of property damage, one burglary, two reports of disorderly conduct, one report of animal cruelty, one report of counterfeiting, one report of failure to register as a sex offender, one report of a minor in possession of intoxicants, two reports of trespassing, one report of a 96-hour commitment order and two reports of leaving the scene of an accident. They also investigated one report of possession of marijuana and one report of possession of barbiturates. The Salem Police Department conducted three death investigations. The police received 1,396 calls for service during the month and handled 105 walk-ins to the station and redirected 49 calls to the animal control officer. They also spent 15 hours in court testifying, five hours as court bailiff and spent 16 hours teaching D.A.R.E. The calls in November included 48 calls for escorts, two 9-1-1 calls, two intoxicated driver investigation calls, five calls for a suspicious person or vehicle, three calls for peace disturbances, two ambulance assist calls, nine calls for alarms sounding, three calls for fights in progress, five domestic dispute calls, one call for an intoxicated pedestrian, three calls for prowlers, two fire calls and seven wreckers were needed. The Salem Police Department drove a total of 8,218 miles during the month and arrested 19 males and five females during the month of November.

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