Your World Today – Monday, January 4, 2016

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NEWS: Monday, January 4, 2016

The Dent County Commissioners held their regular meeting Thursday morning in the Dent County Courthouse. In the road report District I Commissioner Dennis Purcell said that his crews were continuing to repair roads damaged from the recent heavy rains in various locations. He went to say that he is extremely concerned about trash being dumped on roads, particularly on Dent County Road 5150. Purcell went on to say that there were bags of trash dumped on Dent County Road 5015 and that those bags would be searched to identify the culprits. Information obtained would then be turned over to the prosecuting attorney’s office. It was noted that fines for illegal dumping could be as much as $20,000. Anyone with information about trash or household items being dumped is asked to contact the Dent County Sheriff’s office at (573) 729-3241. District II Commissioner Gary Larson said that most roads in his district are open and that materials would be added to and patch grading done on Dent County Roads 2110 and 2115, while patch grading only would be done on county road 2120. He went on to say that there is a huge hole washed out on Dent County Road 2110, which makes it impassable at that point. All three Commissioners agreed that generally roads were not severely damaged considering the volume of runoff from the 5 to 9 inches of rainfall. Presiding Commissioner Darrell Skiles noted that the Farm Services Agency (FSA) has programs available to assist farmers and ranchers that have suffered flood damage. Producers can contact the Rolla FSA Office at (573) 364-2088 and the Houston FSA Office at (417) 967-2028. Thom Haines, District Ranger with the US Forest Service, was in to share information about a small Title II project for 2016 at the Huzzah Ponds parking area in the amount of $5,000.

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 the minutes from the previous meeting, City Administrator Ray Walden will update the Board on various issues and items concerning the City of Salem and he will address the City of Salem employee manual updates, followed by a report by Mayor J.J. Tune. In new and miscellaneous business the City of Salem Police Department is requesting permission to participate in a 2016 LLEGB Block Grant. The Grant of $10,000 has a no match requirement and they would like to use the grant money to purchase 4 mobile Motorola radios for $7,400, 4 antennas at $180, the programming of the radios for $1,520, the installation in the vehicles for $600 and shipping of $100 totaling $9,800 out of the $10,000. The Board will vote to go into closed session for the purpose of discussing litigation and real estate. The City of Salem Board of Alderman meeting is open to the public.

The Dent County Service Unit of the Salvation Army wants to thank the citizens of Salem and Dent County for their generosity in this year’s kettle campaign. The goal for 2015 was set at $25,000 and this year with the good weather, the campaign was able to raise $30,771.27. This money will be used to help those less fortunate in the 2016 year in Dent County. A big thank you goes out to all the bell ringers at the kettles, plus those that donated both in the kettles and the mail appeal. The Salvation Army this year again worked with Wal-Mart to provide the Angel Tree to make sure that 260 needed children would have a nice Christmas, assisted with the Dent County Toy Drive at the Dent County Fire House, and provided 20 food baskets for elderly families as part of their service to our community. You local Salvation Army Service Unit..doing the most good!

An accident occurred at 9:15 Wednesday morning in Shannon County on Highway 19 about one and a half miles north of Timber. According to the highway patrol report, 1988 Ford F150 driven by 58-year old Lydia Sutton of Bunker was traveling northbound on Highway 19 when the Ford ran off the roadway and overturned. Sutton suffered moderate injuries and was transported by ambulance to the Salem Memorial District Hospital. The Ford F150 was totaled and removed from the scene by Whitaker’s Towing of Salem.

An accident happened New Year's morning at 1:11 in Dent County on Dent County Road 2110 about 1.4 miles south of Route OO. According to the highway patrol report, a 1999 Dodge Durango driven westbound by 35-year old Robert Gunter of Rolla, went off the left side of the roadway and struck a tree before the vehicle came to rest. Gunter suffered moderate injuries and was treated at the scene by the Dent County EMS. The Durango had moderate damage and was removed from the scene by C&C Towing of Rolla. Gunter was wearing a seat restraint at the time of the accident.

An accident happened Friday night at 7:12 in Iron County on Route K about nine miles southwest of Bixby. According to the highway patrol report, a 2005 Mercury Montego driven southbound by 41-year old Jennifer Ponder of Black, went off the right side of the roadway, struck some trees and overturned. Ponder was ejected from the vehicle and suffered serious injuries. She was flown by Air Evac to Mercy Hospital in St. Louis. The Mercury was totaled in the accident and removed by Abney Wrecker Service. Ponder was not wearing a seat restraint when the accident occurred.

SPORTS   [TOP]

The Salem Lady Basketball Tigers will be at Mountain View tonight to face the Liberty Lady Eagles starting at 6:00 with the JV game. The varsity match will follow. The Salem varsity enters the game with an 8-3 record.

The St. Louis Blues lost to Toronto Saturday night, 4-1 and they will be in Ottawa tonight. The game starts at 6:30 on KSMO Radio. The Blues have lost two games in a row.

Wes Clark it seemed couldn't miss and scored a career high 22 points, helping Missouri to an 81-50 win over Savannah State Saturday. Missouri improves to 7-6 on the year and will be face Georgia Wednesday night.

Alex Smith threw two touchdown passes and the Kansas City Chiefs held on for a 23-17 victory Sunday to give them a franchise-best 10 straight wins entering the postseason. The Chiefs are in the playoff at 11-5 and are the fifth seed. They will travel to Houston to face the Texans.

Phil Dawson kicked a 23-yard field goal 11:33 into overtime and the San Francisco 49ers held off the St. Louis Rams 19-16 on Sunday. The Rams end the season with a 7-9 record. Rams coach Jeff Fisher finished his fourth straight losing season running the team.

OBITUARIES     [TOP]

Funeral services for Randall Lee “Randy” Greenwood of Salem, age 69, will be held Tuesday morning at 11:00 at the Salem Lutheran Church. Visitation will be held from 5:00 to 8:00 today at the Wilson Mortuary Salem Chapel. Interment will be in the Cedar Grove Cemetery with full military honors.

Funeral services for Richard Arlen Walker of Salem, age 80, will be held Tuesday at 3:00 at the Wilson Mortuary Salem Chapel. Visitation will be held from 1:00 until 3:00 Tuesday at the chapel. Interment will be private at a later date. Memorials may be made to the Love Pack/Back Pack Program.

Funeral services for Alvin D. Apsher of Rolla, age 76, will be Thursday morning at 11:00 at the Landmark Baptist Church. Visitation will be Wednesday from 5:00 to 7:00 PM at the James and Gahr Mortuary of Rolla. Interment will be in the St. James Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Landmark Baptist Church.

WEATHER    [TOP]

Today..Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming sunny, high of 34.
Tonight..Mostly clear, low near 19.
Tuesday..Mostly sunny, high of 41.
Tuesday night..Mostly clear, low of 25.
Wednesday..Partly sunny, high around 44.
Wednesday night..Cloudy with a 40% chance for showers, low of 35.