Your World Today – Friday, January 15, 2016

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NEWS: Friday, January 15, 2016

The Dent County Commissioners met for their regular meeting Thursday morning in the Dent County Courthouse. In the road report, District I Commissioner Dennis Purcell said materials would be added to and grading done on Dent County Road 6040, while only grading would be done on county roads 4150, 4155 and 5610. He went on to say that the electrical wiring on the pup trailer was being finished. Purcell added that Wednesday evening he attended the Industrial Development Authority Meeting and will be attending the Tourism Committee Meeting Monday evening. District II Commissioner Gary Larson said grading would be done on Dent County Road 5280, while two men would be cutting brush on county roads 2360 and 2330. He added that his crew was working on a creek crossing on county road 2110, which has a huge hole that will require a considerable amount of fill materials. Larson said that he would be attending the Healthy Dent County Meeting that afternoon. Presiding Commissioner Darrell Skiles said he had received an email from USDA about an upcoming meeting Wednesday, January 20th on flood damage assistance for agriculture producers. The meeting is to be held in Rolla at the Comfort Inn and Suites at 1650 Old Wire Outer Road and attendees should use the rear entrance to access the conference room. He reminded everyone that the Courthouse will be closed Monday in observance of Martin Luther King Day. Dent County Clerk Angie Curley said she balanced with the Collector and Assessor on all accounts, abatements and add-ons for the month of December. She added that the tentative budget would be available today for the public to view. Skiles commented that all the office holders and staff did a great job staying within their budgets during 2015. Curt Faigle with the 100-Acre Wood Road Rally was in to see if the Commissioners had any questions and provide schedules. The Rally will be held March 18th and 19th with The Commons being the service area and Saturday’s ending back at The Commons. Alderman Buzz Powell, City Administrator Ray Walden, Police Chief Keith Steelman, Mayor J.J. Tune and Sheriff Rick Stallings were in for an extensive discussion of the proposed Justice Center. The major topic discussed were the possibility of housing the Salem Police Department in the facility, which would improve communications and law enforcement in general and should result in some cost savings for both the City and County. More discussion is to be held and cost figures are to be developed. Rebecca Landewe with the Nature Conservancy and Nick Girando with Missouri Department of Conservation were in to share information. Landewe’s project area is the Current River Watershed where she works to find collaborative partners for projects such as forest management, wildlife management, timber sales, etc, which protect the water resources. Her primary reason for attending was to present information about a workshop for supervisors and grader operators on gravel road maintenance practices to be held in Van Buren February 24th and 25th. The workshop goal is to train operators on reducing costs while maintaining downstream water quality. Landewe will be getting more information to the Commissioners next week. Alex Sellers and Andrew Curley were in to inform the Commissioners that the Salem Initiative would have a public meeting to provide a progress update Saturday January 30th at SBU from 9:30 until 12:00 noon. Donald Dodd, chairman of the Industrial Development Authority, was in to present four names for re-appointment to the IDA. Dean Jones, Steve Conway, Camron Erway and Donald Dodd were re-appointed by the Commissioners by a vote of 3-0. Since the Courthouse is closed Monday the next meeting of the Commissioners will Thursday morning at 9:00 in the Courthouse and the meeting is open to the public.

The Salem Area Arts Council will hold a workshop teaching stained glass mosaics this Saturday from 9:00 AM until noon. You must be 12 years of age or older to attend. The cost is $20, and for more information, call 729-0279.

SPORTS   [TOP]

Payton Curley scored 21 points as the Salem Lady Tigers cruised past Ava Thursday night, 45-23 to go to 3-0 in the SCA Conference. Salem is 12-3 overall and they will be at Rolla Monday night.

The Salem Boys Basketball Tigers will travel to Mountain View tonight to face the Liberty Eagles to start their SCA schedule. Salem enters the game with a 4-8 record. The JV game will begin at 6:00 followed by the varsity contest at about 7:15. You can hear the game on KSMO and online at ksmoradio.com.

The 2016 Cardinals Caravan will be at the Rolla High School Gym tomorrow at 5:30. The first 400 children 15 and under will be allowed to have an autograph ticket to get autographs from Randall Grichuk, Sam Tuivallala, Austin Gomber, Kyle McClellan, Alan Benes and Rickey Horton. The caravan is free and open to everyone.

The New England Patriots look to advance to its fifth straight AFC championship game and snap Kansas City's 11-game winning streak when they meet in the divisional round Saturday at 3:35 in Foxborough.

Jeff Skinner had a goal and an assist and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the St. Louis Blues 4-1 on Thursday night to extend their season-high winning streak to four games. The Blues will play the Canadians Saturday at 6 PM.

OBITUARIES     [TOP]

Funeral services for Carol Ann Swyers of Sligo, age 72, will be held this morning at 11:00 at the Wilson Mortuary in Salem. 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 today 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 today at 2:00 at the Wilson Mortuary in Salem. 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.

Funeral services for Sheldon Leonard “Len” King of Viburnum, age 73, will be held Saturday at 5:00 at the Wilson Mortuary Viburnum Chapel. Visitation will be held from 3:00 to 5:00 Saturday. Memorials may be made to the Siteman Cancer Institute.

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.

Funeral services for Lad Josseph Manor of St. James, age 90, will be held Monday at 10:00 at the James and Gahr Mortuary in St. James. Visitation will be Sunday from 4:00 to 6:00 PM. Interment will be in the Immaculate Conception Catholic Cemetery.

Funeral services for Bob McKune of Rolla, age 85, will be held Tuesday at 2:00 at the Rolla Church of Christ. Visitation will be Monday from 4:00 to 7:00 at the James and Gahr Mortuary in Rolla. Memorials are suggested to the Little Prairie Bible Camp.

WEATHER    [TOP]

Today..Mostly cloudy with a 40% chance for showers before noon, high of 45.
Tonight.. Cloudy, low near 25.
Saturday..Partly sunny, high near 35.
Saturday night..Partly cloudy, low of 16.
Sunday..Partly sunny, high of 26.
Sunday night..Partly cloudy and cold, low near 5.