Your World Today-Wednesday, March 15th, 2017
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NEWS: Wednesday, March 15, 2017
LOCAL NEWS:
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The Salem Police Department released reports involving a fight, a suspicious vehicle, a shoplifter, a probation violation and traffic violation. On Friday, March 3rd at 1:41 in the afternoon, an officer was sent to the Salem High School in reference to a fight. The report revealed a 15-year old male juvenile of Salem had assaulted a 16-year old male juvenile of Salem. The juvenile's parents were notified and the report will be forwarded to the Juvenile Office for further review. That night at 11:24, an officer was investigating a suspicious vehicle stopped on the side of the roadway. As a result of the investigation, a 24-year old Salem male was taken into custody for possession of a stolen firearm. He was incarcerated pending the application for a warrant. On Saturday, March 4th at 5:33 in the afternoon, an officer was detailed to Wal-Mart in reference to a shoplifter. The report revealed a male and a female suspect drank a 20 ounce beverage valued at $1.25 and fled the store without paying after being confronted by a Wal-Mart associate. On Monday afternoon, March 6th at 4:04, an officer took custody of a 17-year old Salem male at the Misdemeanor Probation Office in lieu of a violation of probation. He was incarcerated for shock time. On Tuesday, March 7th at 12:41 in the early morning, an officer located a 28-year old Salem female at a residence in the 200 block of South Warfel. The female, who had failed to show up for a scheduled probation meeting, was taken into custody and was found to be in possession of a controlled substance, marijuana and drug paraphernalia. She was incarcerated pending an application for warrants. On Wednesday morning, March 8th at 11:26, an officer took a 19-year old Salem female into custody at the Misdemeanor Probation Office in lieu of an active arrest warrant from Probation and Parole. She was incarcerated pending a court appearance. That afternoon at 3:45, an officer was detailed to the Misdemeanor Probation Office in reference a probation violation. The investigation of the report led to the arrest of a 29-year old male of Cuba for violating the terms of his probation. He was taken into custody and incarcerated for four days shock time. On Thursday, March 9th at 1:04 in the early morning, a vehicle was stopped for a traffic violation. The stop led to the arrest of a 43-year old Salem male for driving while being intoxicated. He was issued a summons to appear in court and released. Please contact the Salem Police Department at 729-4242 if you have information regarding any ongoing investigation.
What could you accomplish in 603,191 hours? For employees at The Doe Run Company’s (Doe Run) Sweetwater Mill near Boss, Missouri, it adds up to 20 years with no lost-time accidents. Gary Skaggs, the mill superintendent at the Sweetwater Mill, stated that the employees work in a challenging environment with heavy equipment, and two decades with no lost time is a huge accomplishment and a very impressive milestone. The 15 employees at Sweetwater Mill attribute this achievement to a company culture that’s focused on safety, and the efforts of the long-tenured employees to share their experiences and knowledge. Jimmy Nash, who oversees the mill’s operations, stated that they work with the team members to show them how to perform tasks using a safe and productive method. Nash is one of two 20-year veterans who have helped Sweetwater Mill maintain its safe workplace. Through his nearly 40 years of experience, and family history in Missouri’s mining industry, Nash says he has learned the valuable lesson that safety starts at the beginning of every day and every job. That same thought is why a shift or a meeting at Doe Run begins with a safety tip to keep safety at the fore front. For the employees at Sweetwater Mill, that has been the case for 7,209 days and counting. Nash went on to say that he tells his team to slow down and pay attention to detail, and not to hurry into anything because that’s when accidents can happen. Employee health and safety is a top priority for the company. Employees complete more than 16,500 hours of safety training every year.
The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission has approved a contract to improve Highway 8 in Crawford and Washington counties. N.B West Contracting Company was awarded a contract to overlay 25.3 miles of Highway 8 between Highway 19 in Crawford County and Route AA in Washington County. The contractor submitted the lowest bid of $2,810,794. Work is scheduled to take place during the summer and be completed by the fall. For more information about these projects or other transportation-related matters, please call 1-888-ASK-MoDOT (275-6636).
SPORTS [TOP]
At the Salem Tiger Winter Sports Banquet Monday night, Salem Boys Basketball Coach Conrad Prugh gave out the co-offensive “Players of the Year” awards to Logan Woolf and Jakob Happel. The co-defensive “Players of the Year” were handed out to Dalton Cook and Eric Wood. The “Highest GPA Award” went to Nate Bray. Girls Basketball Coach Jake Reardon did not hand out individual awards this year.
The St. Louis Cardinals will play the Minnesota Twins today after being off yesterday.
St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Jordan Schafer underwent an MRI exam of his left elbow and after a review by the team’s medical team, he has decided that surgery intervention is his best course of action. The 30-year old Schafer, a non-roster invitee to the Cardinals Spring Training camp, is scheduled to have surgery this Friday, March 17, at which time Dr. George Paletta will determine if the injury requires a ligament repair or a complete reconstruction.
The Kansas City Royals scored four runs in the 6th inning to break open a 2-2 tie en route to an 8-4 win over the LA Angels of Anaheim. They will play the Chicago White Sox today.
The St. Louis Blues will be at Anaheim to face the Ducks starting at 8:30. The Blues have won five straight games. You can hear the game on KSMO Radio.
OBITUARIES [TOP]
Funeral services for Margaret Opal Privett of Salem, age 78, will be held Thursday at 12:00 noon at the Wilson Mortuary Salem Chapel. Visitation will be held from 11:00 until service time. Interment will be in the Corinth Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Corinth Cemetery.
Funeral Mass for Susan Elizabeth (Arthur) Dunn of Rolla, age 69, will be held Friday morning at 10:00 at the St. Patrick Catholic Church in Rolla. Prayer service will be Thursday at 4:30 with visitation to follow from 5:00 to 7:00 at the James and Gahr Mortuary in Rolla. Interment will be in the Rhea Cemetery.
A graveside service for Joanne Love Triplett of El Segundo, California, age 84, will be held at 1:00 Sunday afternoon at the Berry Hill Cemetery in Salem. All the arrangements are under the direction of the James and Gahr Mortuary of Salem.
Memorial services for Ronald Lee Inman of St. James formerly of Salem, age 76, will be held at a later date. All arrangements are under the direction of the James and Gahr Mortuary of St. James.
WEATHER [TOP]
FREEZE WARNING UNTIL 11:00 THIS MORNING
Today..Sunny, high of 41.
Tonight..Increasing clouds, low of 27.
Thursday..Mostly cloudy, high near 51.
Thursday night..Mostly cloudy, low of 41.
Friday..Mostly cloudy and warmer with a 40% chance of showers, high of 65.
Friday night..Cloudy with a 30% chance of rain, low of 38.
