Your World Today – Wednesday, January 13, 2016
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NEWS: Wednesday, January 13, 2016
On January 4th, Dent County Deputies arrived in the 800 block of West Glendale in attempt to contact a male subject with a Felony warrant for his arrest. The deputies made contact with the male who was identified as Eric Light of Salem. Light was arrested without incident and incarcerated in the Dent County Jail. On January 7th at approximately 10:20 at night, the Phelps County Sheriff’s Office contacted the Dent County Sheriff’s Office to report a Phelps County Deputy was currently pursuing a vehicle that traveled into Dent County. The pursuit led down Highway 72, then eastbound onto Highway 32, before going southbound onto Highway 19 and finally ending on Route B with the suspect crashing into a ditch and a tree. The driver, Tanya Phillips-Fortner, was incarcerated at the Dent County Sheriff's Office following the incident for felony Operating a Motor Vehicle Upon the Highway Without a Valid License, a 3rd or Subsequent Offense, felony Resisting Stop, Detention or Arrest by Fleeing that Created a Substantial Risk of Serious Injury or Death to Any Person and felony Endangering the Welfare of a Child in the 1st Degree. Phillips-Fortner is currently being held on a $20,000 cash only bond. On Friday, January 8th, at 5:24 PM, a well being check resulted in the arrest of David Crump, who is currently assigned to the Missouri Department of Probation and Parole for Child Molestation in the 1st Degree, on a warrant for violating the terms of parole. Additionally, while at the residence, Iona Crump was arrested on a felony larceny warrant out of Phelps County. David Crump was incarcerated at the Dent County Sheriff's Office pending extradition and Iona Crump was transported to the Phelps County jail.
An accident occurred at 2:15 Monday afternoon in Dent County on Highway 32 about four miles west of Salem. According to the highway patrol report, a 2016 Isuzu box truck driven by 49-year old David Evans of St. Ann was traveling eastbound on Highway 32. The Isuzu traveled off the right side of the roadway and struck two trees and an embankment. Evans suffered minor injuries and was transported by the Salem ambulance to the Salem Memorial District Hospital. He was wearing a seat restraint at the time of the accident. The Isuzu box truck sustained extensive damage and was towed by Whitaker’s Towing of Salem.
Volunteers for AARP will be conducting free tax filing assistance again this year at the Salem Community Center@ the Armory computer lab. This free tax filing assistance will begin on Friday, February 5th and continue every Friday until April 8th. To schedule your appointment, you may call the Salem Community Center @ the Armory at 729-8163. All appointments are scheduled on a first come, first served basis. The AARP Foundation Tax-Aide volunteers are trained in filing certain tax forms and schedules, including the Form 1040. However, the Volunteer Protection Act requires that our volunteers stay in the scope of the program. If counselors feel they do not have adequate knowledge or your return is too complex, you may need to seek out another qualified counselor or you will need to get paid tax assistance. Items you need to bring to have your tax returns prepared include proof of identification such as a picture ID, Social Security Cards for you, your spouse and dependents or a Social Security Number verification letter issued by the Social Security Administration. Also needed are birth dates for you, your spouse and dependents on the tax return; your wage and earning statements such as Form W-2, W-2G, 1099-R, 1099-Misc from all employers must be brought. Year-end Social Security Statements showing your total Social Security received and Medicare payments for the year will also need to be brought with you as well. Don't forget to bring with you any interest and dividend statements from banks (Forms 1099-INT or 1099-DIV). A copy of last year’s federal and state returns would be very helpful for the tax preparation, if it is available. You will also need to bring proof of bank account routing numbers and account numbers for Direct Deposit, such as a blank check or deposit slip. To file taxes electronically on a married-filing-joint tax return, both spouses must be present to sign the required forms. The Salem Community Center @ the Armory is located at 1200 W. Rolla Road. If you would like to assist people in preparing their 2015 taxes, volunteers are still needed. If you would like to volunteer to help, please call Tyson Richards at 453-4995.
Representatives of four United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) agencies will participate in a public meeting in Rolla to explain various types of flood-recovery assistance that are available to landowners and units of government. At the meeting, representatives of the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Farm Service Agency (FSA), Rural Development (RD), and Risk Management Agency (RMA) will describe the federal programs that they administer that could assist those whose property sustained damages from flooding that occurred late last year and into 2016. The public meeting in Rolla will be held at the Comfort Suites Conference Center located at 1650 Old Wire Outer Road from 2:00 to 4:00 on Wednesday, January 20th. The hotel is located off Interstate 44 at exit 186. Use the entrance at the rear of the building.
SPORTS [TOP]
The Salem Tigers dropped their sixth straight game by the score of 55-51 as they battled Sullivan in close battle at Sullivan. Kobe Mead had 22 points to lead Salem while Antonio Quick added 12 more. Salem is 4-7 on the year and they will at Mountain View Friday night.
Patrik Berglund scored twice and Ty Rattie netted his first NHL goal to lead the St. Louis Blues to a 5-2 win over the New Jersey Devils Tuesday night. Scottie Upshall and David Backes also scored for St. Louis. Brian Elliott made 22 saves and earned his second successive win as the Blues will host Carolina Thursday night.
The Missouri Tigers were dominated by Arkansas on their home floor and dropped the SEC Conference game to the Razorbacks, 94-61. Terrence Phillips led Missouri with 16 points. The Tigers will be South Carolina Saturday at noon.
OBITUARIES [TOP]
Memorial services for Rose Callie Gibbs of Salem, age 66, will be held Thursday at 10:00 at the Wilson Mortuary in Salem. There will be no interment. Visitation will be from 9:00 until service time. Memorials may be made to the Spring Creek Artisans.
Funeral services for Carol Ann Swyers of Sligo, age 72, will be held Friday at 11:00 at the Wilson Mortuary in Salem. Visitation will be Thursday from 6:00 to 8:00. Interment will be in the Sligo Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Sligo Cemetery.
Funeral services for Charlene Scafe of Rolla, age 79, will be Friday at 12:00 PM at the Rolla Chapel of James and Gahr Mortuary. Visitation will be Friday from 10:00 AM until 12:00 PM at the Chapel.
Funeral services for E.H. “Tickey” Snodgrass of Salem, age 96, will be held Friday at 2:00 at the Wilson Mortuary in Salem. Visitation will be Thursday from 6:00 to 8:00. Interment will be in the Morrison Cemetery with Full Military Honors. Memorials may be made to the Gideon’s.
Funeral services for Elsie Mae Asher of Rolla, age 84, will be held Saturday at 12:00 at the Wilson Mortuary in Salem. Visitation will be from 11:00 until service time. Interment will be it the Boss Cemetery.
Funeral services for Laura M. Gotthardt of Salem, age 79, will be held Saturday at 1:00 at the Null and Son Funeral Home in Rolla. Visitation will be from 11:00 until service time. Interment will be in the Ozark Hills Memorial Garden Cemetery in Rolla.
Linda Lou (Haney) Anderson of Salem passed away January 12th at the age of 56. There will be no funeral services. All arrangements are under the direction of the Wilson Mortuary of Salem.
WEATHER [TOP]
Today..Mostly sunny, high of 45.
Tonight..Partly cloudy, low of 33.
Thursday..Mostly sunny, high of 55.
Thursday night..Cloudy with a slight chance for showers, low around 41.
Friday..Mostly cloudy with a 50% chance for showers, high of 47.
Friday night..Cloudy, low near 25.
