Your World Today – Wednesday, May 20, 2015
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NEWS Wednesday, May 20, 2015
The Salem Board of Aldermen met Monday night at the city hall council chambers. The board approved a bid from Arkansas Electric for a split load of 30’ and 40’ utility poles for a total of $9,565.55. This is a budgeted expense with $25,000 being budgeted for pole replacement. Also approved was a bid from Insituform for a sanitary sewer project of the realignment of sewer lines. The total bid is $104,437.24 and includes $10,118.92 for manhole realignment and $94,319 for sewer line maintenance. A total of $80,000 was budgeted for this project and the aldermen approved a budget adjustment of $14,319 from the sewer upgrade line item to cover the remainder. City Administrator Ray Walden presented the bids for employee health and life insurance. The current carrier, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield bid a 6.8% increase over last year’s rates, United Health Care bid a 14.3% increase and Covenant bid a 32% increase. The aldermen approved the bid from the current carrier and the premium will go from $516.36 per month per employee to $551.47 per month. They also approved a renewal of life insurance coverage at $5 per month per employee thru Guardian Life Insurance. Mayor Tune thought the city should set a limit of the amount the City would pay for the monthly employee insurance premium and have the employees be responsible for the remainder. This discussion will be part of this year’s budget meetings. Walden reported that 400 children have signed up to play t-ball and baseball this year and there will be 40 teams for the city ball program. The city pool will open this Saturday and the city offices will be closed next Monday for Memorial Day. All city departments are helping get the Cedar Grove Cemetery prepared for Memorial Day activities. Mayor Tune reported that he has daily complaints on the poor quality of work on the McArthur Street project. He is especially concerned with the past curbing work and the pooling of water on the street. The aldermen approved an invoice from Sasco Pavement Coatings for $15,276.25 for street crack seal repairs. Walden presented a proposal to purchase $56,000 in new playground equipment for the city park with $24,000 being a budgeted expense and the remaining $32,000 being paid for from a Healthy Dent County Community Wellness grant. Healthy Dent County Executive Director Sherry Lea explained that the four new structures would be installed at the Salem City Park near the end of the summer. There will be one structure for 2-5 year olds and the remaining three structures for 5-12 year olds. The board approved the $24,000 invoice from All Inclusive Rec to purchase the equipment. The board voted to go into closed session to discuss contracts and personnel
First Annual Fiber Arts Celebration Exhibit will be held June 29th through August 1st at the Ozark Natural and Cultural Resource Center at 202 South Main Street in Salem. To reserve your display space, now through June 15th, you can stop by the ONCRC, send an e-mail to oncrc2@salemmo.com or call the ONCRC at 729-0029.
As summer heats up, so does safety belt enforcement. Law enforcement officers are cracking down on unbelted drivers now through the 31st for an aggressive national “Click It or Ticket” campaign. Even with all the advancements in automobile safety and education on the importance of seat belt use, Missouri’s seat belt use remains relatively unchanged at 79 percent, and consistently below the national average of 87 percent. Through this campaign the Missouri Coalition for Roadway Safety will remind Missourians to buckle up, day and night, through state and national advertisements. Six out of 10 vehicle occupants killed in 2014 Missouri traffic crashes were unrestrained. Wearing a seat belt is the most effective way to reduce injuries and fatalities in a crash because it provides protection from being ejected and keeps motorists from smashing into windshields, dashboards and other passengers. When worn correctly, seat belts can reduce the risk of death for front seat occupants of passenger cars by 45 percent. Wearing a safety belt can save your life. For more information about Click It or Ticket, visit www.saveMOlives.com, or follow us on Facebook and Twitter at Save MO Lives.
The Salem Police Department has released a number of reports. On Monday, May 4th at 11:12 pm, an officer located a 27-year old Salem male in the 1400 block of South Water who had an active arrest warrant from Jefferson County. He was taken into custody on the warrant and found to be in possession of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia. He was incarcerated pending extradition and application for warrants. On Tuesday, May 5th at 1:37 pm, an officer was detailed to a residence in the 900 block of East Hawkins in reference to damage to private property. That investigation revealed a person or persons unknown kicked in a door on a residence causing $50 in damages. At 11:41 that same night, an officer located a 34-year old female and a 41-year old male both of Salem in the 700 block of South Elmer who had active arrest warrants from Dent County. Both were taken into custody on the warrants and released to the Dent County Sheriffs Office. On Wednesday, May 6th at 3:02 pm, an officer located a 29-year old Salem female in the 100 block of West Center who had an active arrest warrant from the City of Salem. She was taken into custody on the warrant and incarcerated pending a court appearance. That night at 8:36 pm, an officer was contacted in reference to a stolen license plate. The investigation of the report revealed someone unknown took a license plate from a 2013 GMC. Anyone with any information regarding any of the reports is asked to contact the Salem Police Department at 729-4242.
SPORTS [TOP]
The Salem Athletic banquet for Spring Sports will be held tonight at 6:30 at the high school cafeteria. The banquet will honor athletes from the track teams, baseball, golf and tennis.
Randal Grichuk went 3-for-5 with three RBI and a run scored to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a 10-2 win over the New York Mets. Mark Reynolds homered among his three hits and Kolten Wong had two RBI for St. Louis, which bounced back from a 14-inning loss in the series opener on Monday night. Michael Wacha (6-0) remained unbeaten after he scattered four hits and allowed two runs with five strikeouts over seven innings. The Cardinals will play the Mets tonight at 5:15 on KSMO Radio with the game starting at 6:00
Mike Moustakas went 3-for-4 with two RBI, Yordano Ventura tossed seven scoreless innings and the Kansas City Royals beat the Cincinnati Reds 3-0 in the opener of a two-game series. Omar Infante drove in the other run for the Royals, who have won four of five. The Kansas City Royals will host the Reds again tonight at 7:10 at Kaufmann Stadium.
OBITUARIES [TOP
Funeral services for Patricia Sue “Pat “ Jennings of Viburnum, age 78, will be Friday morning at 11:00 at the Wilson Mortuary Viburnum Chapel. Visitation will be held from 5:00 to 8:00 on Thursday. Interment will be in the Boss Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Potosi Manor.
WEATHER [TOP]
Today..Cloudy with a 90% chance of showers and thunderstorms, high of 63.
Tonight..Cloudy with drizzle and mist in the evening, low of 46.
Thursday..Partly sunny, high of 64.
Thursday night.. Partly cloudy, low of 46.
Friday..Partly sunny, high around 70.
Friday night..Cloudy with a 30% chance of showers, low of 52.
