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An accident occurred at 3:50 Monday afternoon in Dent County on Highway HH about a mile south of Salem. According to the highway patrol report, 28-year old Jamie Hobson of Salem was driving a 2001 Chrysler PT Cruiser north when the vehicle traveled off the left side of the roadway, returned to the roadway, and began skidding. The vehicle then again traveled off the left side of the road and struck a tree. Jamie Hobson suffered serious injuries and was flown by Air Evac to Mercy in Creve Coeur. Three children from Salem, 9-year old Aiden Hobson, 8-year old Connor Hobson, and 7-year old Jocelyn Hobson, suffered minor injuries and were taken to the Salem Memorial District Hospital. Jamie Hobson was the only one not wearing a seat restraint at the time of the accident. The Chrysler sustained extensive damage and was removed from the scene by Whitaker’s Towing of Salem.

The Dent County Commissioners met Monday morning for their regular meeting at the Dent County Courthouse. In the road report, District 1 Commissioner Dennis Purcell reported materials would be added to and grading would be done on Dent County Roads 5150 and 6633, while only grading would be done on county roads 5650 and 6660. Purcell stated brush would be cut on Dent County Road 5480. District 2 Commissioner Gary Larson said grading would be done on Dent County Roads 2580, 2610, 3020 and 3150, while materials would be added to county road 2330. Larson stated brush would be cut on county roads 2200 and 2360 and a man would be working on truck #68. Presiding Commissioner Darrell Skiles reported on the Public Housing Authority meeting he attended Thursday in St. James where the board reviewed the housing assistance program. He said Dent County averages about 85 housing units per month and that comes to about $25,000 every month for HUD assistance. Skiles indicated that Crawford County has the most people in the program with 210 units every month. He did say the money the PHA anticipated losing just over a year ago that would force them to use reserves causing them to freeze all applications, was reinstated so that no one had to go off the program. He wanted to remind anyone that is on the HUD program to pay attention to the terms and conditions of your agreement, as you must abide by those conditions or possibly lose your assistance temporarily or permanently. Skiles said the External Relations Committee finalized all the plans for the MRPC Annual Awards Dinner at Camp Mahiska south of Bourbon on November 13^th. He stated Chris Mathis was nominated from Dent County and he was approved to receive an area volunteer award for his work with the Farmer’s Market. Skiles also told of the presentation by Ivry Karometros from the Department of Economic Development about the program “Export Missouri” where they can help manufacturers who have products they would like to sell overseas. He said the MRPC also agreed to send a letter of opposition to the EPA’s position on the use of coal to produce electricity. On Friday, Skiles attended the scoring of the applications for the Homeland Security Grants for the total available funds of about $100,000. Skiles said there were no applications from Dent County. The next meeting of the Dent County Commission will be Thursday morning at 9:00 at the courthouse and it is open to the public.

The Healthy Dent County Board of Directors along with the Salem R-80, North Wood R-IV and Green Forest R-II School Districts would like to thank the community for attending the Tiger Trail Kick-Off event that was held last Saturday at the Salem Upper Elementary School. Over 600 people were in attendance to open the new Tiger Trail that was funded by a DNR Recreational Trail grant and constructed by Godi Excavating, LLC. Healthy Dent County Chairman, Liz Gruendel, led the ribbon cutting ceremony and presented a plaque to Cindy Maledy for her recommendation and inspiration in building the trail on the school site. She also presented a plaque to Mike Godi of Godi’s Excavating thanking him for building the trail as well as adding amenities that will enhance the trail. She thanked the City of Salem and Dent County for providing in-kind services in building the trail. Marilyn Lehman, DNR representative, spoke on behalf of Governor Jay Nixon and congratulated Healthy Dent County on being awarded the grant from DNR. Major prize winners include: K. Hopper won the treadmill; Shanna Hawkins won the Kayak; and Tyler Sisco won the barbecue grill that was donated by the Bank of Salem.

Digital Parenting: is there an app for that? A whirlwind tour of the digital world for parents and adults will be held tonight at the Salem Upper Elementary from 6:30 to 7:30 pm and due to the nature of the material, this session is not appropriate for children. This session is designed to provide an overview of the digital environment for parents and community members. Topics to be covered include types of apps parents should be aware of, basic digital safety, cyber bullying, over sharing, and online predators. If you have young children, you should make every effort to attend this gathering!!

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The Salem Lady Volleyball Tigers went 0-3-1 in the Cabool Tournament this past weekend. The Lady Tigers lost to Willow Springs, Cabool and Summersville and split with Thayer. The Lady Tigers are 0-10-1 on the year and will be home to face the Mountain View-Liberty Lady Eagles. The JV match will be at 6:00 with the varsity match to follow. You can hear the varsity match on www.ksmoradio.com at about 7:15 and the match will be recorded to play back on Fidelity Channel 6.

The St. Louis Cardinals had the day off yesterday but will host the Milwaukee Brewers tonight to start a three-game series at Busch Stadium. The Cardinals are 83-67 on the year and have a 3½ game lead in the NL Central. You can hear tonight’s game on KSMO Radio starting with the pre-game show at 6:40.

Lorenzo Cain's infield single in the bottom of the ninth capped a two-run rally with two outs and the Kansas City Royals defeated the Chicago White Sox, 4-3, in the opener of a three-game set. Mike Moustakas doubled with one out and was replaced on second by Jarrod Dyson. With Nori Aoki batting, Dyson stole third and Jake Petricka uncorked a wild pitch that allowed Dyson to continue to home, tying the game at 3-3. Aoki, who went 4-for-4 on the evening, proceeded to rip a double inside the third-base line to keep the rally going. Pinch-runner Terrance Gore came on for Aoki and took third as Cain's single was chopped over Petricka's head and raced home to score the winning run as Alexei Ramirez had trouble with the ball behind second. The Royals and White Sox play again tonight at 7:10.

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