Your World Today – Friday, February 26, 2016
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NEWS: Friday, February 26, 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 reported his district received 3 to 6 inches of snow, that his crews had pushed snow where needed and they were getting ready for the very muddy roads that are ahead. He went on to say that his crew was in the Montauk area cleaning up downed trees and limbs, plus materials were being added to Dent County Road 6670. Purcell added that truck and shop maintenance were also being performed. District II Commissioner Gary Larson said that materials were being added to and patch grading done on Dent County Road 2550. He went on to say that truck #68 was in for maintenance, plus some of his crew was doing shop maintenance. Larson said that there were several limbs down from the heavy snow so members of his crew were addressing the problems reported and checking for others. Larson echoed Purcell’s comments about the expected sloppy and muddy roads that they are preparing for. Presiding Commissioner Darrell Skiles said that Tuesday he attended the Ozarks Regional Solid Waste Management District Executive Board meeting in St. James. He said that there would be a special waste collection of electronic waste on May 21st in Rolla. Skiles said Thursday afternoon and evening he would be in St. James chairing a Public Housing Authority hearing, plus attending the Transportation Advisory Committee and MRPC Board meetings. Dent County Clerk Angie Curley reported that her office is continuing the election processes and registrations. Dent County Treasurer Denita Williams reported that CART receipts for February were $53,974.88 and that the year-to-date total is down $894.63. Sheriff Rick Stallings and Deputy Justin Roderman were in for the opening of the 911 system bids. Bids were received from CenturyLink from New Century, Kansas; EmergiTech of Columbus, Ohio; Information Technologies, Inc. from St. Louis; Solacom Technologies of Williamsburg, Iowa; Voice Products, Inc. from Wichita, Kansas; and Wireless USA out of Jefferson City. Bids varied not only in dollar amount, but also in what was included. Some included all hardware, software, installation, training, etc., while others were for software only. Deputy Roderman is to review the bids and bring recommendations back to the Commission and he hopes to do that next week. The next meeting of the Dent County Commissioners will be Monday morning at 9:00 in the Courthouse and the meeting is open to the public.
There will be a 4-H/FFA Steer Weigh-In on Saturday, February 27th from 8:00 to 9:30 AM at the Salem Livestock Barn.
This is the final reminder from Dent County Assessor Tina Whitaker who wants to remind everyone your annual assessment forms that list your personal and business property will be due on March 1st. Those forms MUST be in the Dent County Assessor’s Office by that day to avoid paying a penalty. All 2016 Assessment lists have been mailed out. The items listed in the yellow box are what you were assessed in 2015. If you no longer own some of the items listed on January 1st of 2016, simply draw a line throughit. If you have purchased anything new that is not listed and you owned it on January 1st of 2016, simply write it on the bottom and/or the back side of the form where it would apply. If you are a business, please fill out the equipment section where it applies or attach a separate itemized list. You may drop off your assessment list at the assessor’s office at the courthouse and they are open from 8:00 in the morning until 4:30 in the afternoon, Monday through Friday. There is also a drop box on the front lawn of the courthouse for your convenience if you can’t make it until after hours. You can also mail in your assessment forms. Remember, the forms must be received in the Assessor’s office by Tuesday, March 1st or postmarked March 1st to avoid a penalty. The penalty is assessed at $10 per every $1,000 of assessed valuation with a maximum penalty of $100 if you have assessed valuation of $10,000 or more. If you have lost your assessment list forms, additional blank forms are available at the Dent County Assessor’s Office. If you have any questions, call the Dent County Assessor, Tina Whitaker, at the Dent County Courthouse at 729-6010 or stop by during regular business hours.
The City of Salem Finance Committee will hold a meeting, called by Alderman Haydn Powell, on Tuesday, March 1st at the Salem Community Center @ the Armory, located 1200 West Rolla Road beginning at 6:00 PM. The Finance Committee will address the 2014/2015 audit, their 2015/2016 fiscal status and their 2016/2017 budget assumptions. The meeting of the City of Salem Finance Committee is open to the public.
SPORTS [TOP]
Chris Kreider and Tanner Glass scored and Henrik Lundqvist made 35 saves as the New York Rangers beat the St. Louis Blues 2-1 on Thursday night. Troy Brouwer scored for the Blues. The Blues will be on the road to face the Nashville Predators at 1:30 Saturday afternoon and 3:30 Sunday afternoon against Carolina. Both games can be heard on KSMO Radio.
The Missouri Basketball Tigers will host Texas A&M Saturday afternoon at Mizzou Arena at 3:00. Missouri enters the game with a 10-18 record overall and 3-12 in the SEC Conference. The game will not be heard on KSMO due to the St. Louis Blues game with Nashville.
The Salem Boys and Girls Basketball Tigers will be at Jeff City Helias for Class 4, District 10 basketball action starting on Monday, February 29th. The boys will play first against the Eldon Mustangs at 5:30 and the girls game will be held at 8:30 against the Rolla Lady Bulldogs. The price of admission is $4.00 per person per game for those who are six years of age and above. If the boys win, they will play Jeff City Helias on Thursday, March 3rd at 8:30; and if the girls win, they would play School of the Osage Thursday, March 3rd at 5:30. All the games will be broadcast live on KSMO Radio and online at ksmoradio.com; and recorded for Fidelity Local 6.
OBITUARIES [TOP]
Funeral services for Barbara Lee Ritter of Salem, age 75, will be held today at 1:00 at the Wilson Mortuary Chapel in Salem. Interment will be in the Bunker Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the Ritter Family for funeral expenses.
Funeral services for Robert E. Gargus of St. James, age 91, will be held Saturday at 1:00 at the St. James Chapel of the James and Gahr Mortuary. Visitation will be held today from 5:00 to 8:00 PM. Interment will be in the Asher Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Solid Rock Christian Church.
A visitation from 12:00 noon until 2:00 Saturday will be held for Becky Ann Voight of Rolla, age 58, followed by short service at the James and Gahr Chapel in Rolla. Memorials may be made to the Rolla Animal Shelter of the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund Alliance.
Funeral services for Norma A. Blanner of Salem, age 92, will be held Sunday at 1:00 at the Dent County Memorial Chapel. Visitation will be from noon until service time. Interment will be in the Cedar Grove Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the Salem Care Center. All Arrangements are under the direction of the James and Gahr Mortuary of Salem.
A Celebration of Life for Farris Dean Land of Salem, age 58, will be held Monday starting at 10:00 at the Grace Community Church. Memorials may be made to the Farris Land family. All arrangements are under the direction of the Wilson Mortuary in Salem.
WEATHER [TOP]
Today..Mostly sunny, high around 47.
Tonight..Mostly clear, low of 30.
Saturday..Sunny and mild, high of 64.
Saturday night..Mostly clear, low of 43.
Sunday..Mostly sunny and warm, high near 68.
Sunday night..Mostly clear, low of 37.
Monday..Sunny, high of 61.
