Your World Today – Thursday, March 30, 2017
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NEWS: Thursday, March 30, 2017
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This Saturday, April 1st is the 2017 hog weigh-in for the Dent County 4-H and FFA Livestock Auction presenters at the Salem Livestock Auction Barn. They will start at 6:30 in the morning and end at 10:00 where those wishing to weigh will need to be in line. They are anticipating over 170 hogs being weighed Saturday and hope things run smoothly and efficiently. They appreciate your help, patience and courtesy in the parking lot. A reminder is that you can weigh in additional market hogs. Each will be wormed and tagged. The first hog is free, while each additional hog is $5.00. If you are a new hog exhibitor, you can weigh in more than one market hog, but in July, you must choose and bring only one market hog to the Expo.
Come out and watch the Non-Newlywed Game hosted by Healthy Dent County at the Salem Community Center @the Armory this Saturday. The doors will be open at 6:30 that evening with the game show starting at 7:00. A table of six can be sponsored for $250 or single tickets can be purchased for $25 dollars, tickets include light refreshments. They will also have a cash bar that evening. Sponsored tables and tickets can be purchased at the Salem Community Center @the Armory. For more information on the event call 729-8163.
Daniel Keith Steele has been sentenced to seven years in prison in connection with a fraud scheme involving trading in foreign currencies. Steele pled guilty in October of last year to soliciting more than $2 million from more than 20 investors who had hoped to realize the extraordinary returns promised by Steele, which were sometimes as high as one percent to five percent per month. As Steele previously admitted at his plea hearing, Steele invested only a fraction of the money he solicited in foreign currency markets. Instead, according to court documents, he spent investor funds on himself and his family, including the purchase of two different vehicles at a total cost of nearly $100,000, and repaid some later investors with funds contributed by earlier investors. Steele also admitted to generating false reports for investors that reflected returns that Steele had never achieved, and of creating and providing similar false documents when questioned by investigators. According to court documents, of the more than $2 million solicited from investors, only approximately $1.2 million was ever invested by Steele in foreign currency trading. The 57-year old Steele of Rolla, pled guilty in October to one felony count of mail fraud and four felony counts of wire fraud. Steele appeared today for sentencing before United States District Judge Henry E. Autrey, in St. Louis. The case was investigated by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service. Assistant United States Attorney Richard E. Finneran handled the case for the U.S. Attorney’s Office in St. Louis, Missouri.
Missouri State Auditor Nicole Galloway announced that her office has begun a regularly scheduled audit of the government of Texas County, located in southern Missouri. Audit staff is on-site in the Texas County seat of Houston, and Auditor Galloway encouraged citizens to submit concerns or information through the dedicated hotline. Individuals with information for consideration in this or any audit may contact the State Auditor's Whistleblower Hotline at 800-347-8597 or by emailing moaudit@auditor.mo.gov. Information can also be submitted anonymously online at auditor.mo.gov/hotline. The county's most recent audit was issued in October of 2014 and received an overall performance rating of poor.
SPORTS [TOP]
Athletic Director Phillip Karr announced the Salem Tiger Baseball game scheduled at Potosi today at 4:30 has been postponed and rescheduled for May 8th at Potosi at 4:30. He also said the Salem Tiger Baseball game with Licking that was scheduled on Tuesday, March 28th that was also postponed, will not be made up due to scheduling conflicts.
The Salem Golf team will be at Mountain Grove today, weather permitting. That match will begin at 4:00.
The Salem Tennis Tigers defeated Houston Tuesday by a 9-0 score and the JV won, 2 matches to 1. The Tiger Tennis team will be home at the Salem City Park today to face the Willow Springs Tennis Bears at 4:00.
Michael Wacha went four innings and gave up two runs on five hits and the Cardinals got two RBI from Matt Carpenter and Jose Martinez to beat the Washington Nationals, 6-2. The Cardinals will be at Memphis today to face the Red Birds. On Friday, the Cardinals will be at Springfield to play their AA affiliate.
The Kansas City Royals and Texas Rangers played a nine-inning scoreless tie yesterday. The Royals had five hits while the Rangers had four hits. The Royals have the day off today.
The St. Louis Blues moved within a point of a playoff berth on Wednesday when they posted a 3-1 victory over the Arizona Coyotes at Gila River Arena. The Blues moved one point ahead of idle the Nashville Predators into third place in the Central Division. The Blues will be in Colorado Friday night at 7:30 on KSMO Radio.
OBITUARIES [TOP]
A Funeral Mass for Leroy E. Kellermann of Salem, age 82, will be held Friday morning at 11:00 at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Visitation will be held today from 5:00 to 7:00 at the James and Gahr Salem Chapel with a prayer service to follow visitation at 7:00. Interment will be in the North Lawn Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the St. Vincent de Paul Soup Kitchen.
Funeral services for Anna “LaWanda” Smoot of St. James, age 86, will be held Friday morning at 11:00 at the First Church of God in St. James. Visitation will at the James and Gahr St. James Chapel today from 4:00 to 7:00. Interment will be at the Howell Memorial Park in Pomona on Friday at 3:00. Memorials may be made to the St. James High School Music Department of the St. James Garden Club.
Funeral arrangements for Keith Knudson of Rolla, age 57, will be held Friday at 2:00 at the Fox Funeral Home in Licking. Visitation will be held today from 5:00 to 7:00 at the James and Gahr Mortuary Chapel of Rolla. Interment will be in the Cavaness Cemetery in Licking.
Memorial visitation for Sally Ann Elwood of Salem, age 61, will be held Saturday from 11:00 to 1:00 at the Wilson Mortuary Salem Chapel. There will be no interment. Memorials may be made to the American Legion Womens Auxiliary.
Funeral services for Ronal “Ronnie” Mason of Viburnum, age 76, will be held Saturday at 11:00 at the Britton-Bennett Funeral Home in Steelville. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 8:00 Friday. Interment will be in the Lower Indian Creek Cemetery in Viburnum. Memorials may be made to the United Methodist Church in Viburnum.
Graveside services for Vernon Earl Ray Sr. of Salem, age 70, will be held Saturday at 1:00 at the Patterson Cemetery and a Celebration of Life at 3:00 at the Wilson Family Center in Salem. Interment will be in the Patterson Cemetery.
Funeral services for Edna Marie Copeland of Bixby, age 85, will be held Tuesday at 2:00 at the Wilson Mortuary Viburnum Chapel. Visitation will be held from 10:00 until service time Tuesday. Interment will be in the Crocker/Stricklin Cemetery.
WEATHER [TOP]
Today..Cloudy and breezy with a 60% chance for showers and thunderstorms, mostly during the late afternoon, high near 65.
Tonight..Mostly cloudy with a 50% chance for showers and possibly a thunderstorm, low near 46.
Friday..Partly sunny, high around 58.
Friday night..Partly cloudy, low of 41.
Saturday..Mostly sunny, high around 68.
