Your World Today – Tuesday, April 19, 2016
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NEWS: Tuesday, April 19, 2016
The Dent County Commission met Monday for their regular meeting at the courthouse. In the road report, District 1 Commissioner Dennis Purcell reported grading would be done on Dent County Roads 6303, 6320 and 6493, 6495 and 6497. He said a crossover pipe was being installed on county road 4110 and crews were hauling material to that road. He is also going to be attending the South Central Missouri Community Action Agency meeting today in Winona. District 2 Commissioner Gary Larsonsaid grading would be done on Dent County Road 4437 with materials being added to county roads 2340, 2380 and 2530. Presiding Commissioner Darrell Skiles reported on the Transportation Advisory Committee meeting held last Thursday and there will be three projects done in Dent County: an ADA sidewalk on Highway 19 North on the west side of the street between 11th and 12th Street, Route E between Route K and Highway 119, and also on Route K between Route KK and Highway 19. He also said the MRPC Board heard from Kim Martin who is a Community Development Finance Manager for the MDFB. Dent County Clerk Angie Curley reported Senator Blunt will have a mobile office at the courthouse on May 18th from 2:00 to 3:00. All the commissioners and the county clerk expressed their deepest condolences to the Wethy family for the loss of Ed Friday morning. Skiles discussed with the commission that he had been reviewing the Crawford County FEMA Hazard Mitigation Plan and talked with a number of commissioners from other counties about their plans. He felt that Dent County should be able to create their own Hazard Mitigation Plan that would not include the National Flood Insurance Program and would also still protect the property rights of the citizens of Dent County. The commissioners voted 3-0 to move forward with the project. Skiles was to contact Tammy Snodgrass at the MRPC to see if the grant monies were still available this year to write the plan. Jim Stevens was at the meeting to again ask about chip and sealing Dent County Road 6160. He said he was willing to participate in the cost share program to get his road chip and sealed. He was told by the commission that they did not include in the 2016 budget money for any new chip and seal roads, only to recoat previous chip and seal roads that need repairs. The commission also told Stevens they have not offered to do any cost share chip and seal roads simply due the extensive costs to maintain the over 50 miles of road they currently have. After that conversation, the clerk opened the one bid for chip and seal from West Contracting in Sullivan. For a single coat with the county providing the road chips, the cost came to $1.45 a square yard for the oil and chips to be put down and then rolled. Using the $1.45 figure, that comes to a cost of over $15,000 per mile. The next meeting of the Dent County Commission will be Thursday at 9:00 at the courthouse and the meeting is open to the public.
The Dent County Soil & Water Conservation District will be holding their Board of Supervisor Election and Open House TODAY at the Dent County Soil & Water Conservation office located at 1012 East Scenic Rivers BLVD in Salem. Office hours for the election will be from 11:30 AM to 5:30 PM. Be sure to stop by the office and cast your vote. Refreshments will be served throughout the day.
A Licking teenager was seriously injured Sunday morning at 4:51 on Route K, about three miles east of Hartshorn in Shannon County. According to the highway patrol report, 19-year old Brieanna N. Briggs was driving southbound when the 2015 Chevrolet Sonic she was driving struck a deer and ran off the roadway. The report stated that it was unknown whether Briggs was wearing a safety restraint. She sustained serious injuries and was transported to Mercy Hospital in Springfield by Air Ambulance. The Chevrolet was totaled and removed from the scene by Jays Towing of Houston.
SPORTS [TOP]
Cody Manthey pitched six strong innings giving up just three hits and two runs as the Salem Tigers took advantage of five Cabool errors en route to a 12-2 win. Salem scored four runs in the 4th inning and six more in the 7th inning. Nate Bray had two hits and four RBI while Kory Ramsey had three hits and two RBI. Salem is now 7-7 on the year and 2-2 in the SCA Conference. They will host St. Clair today at 4:30 and you can hear the game on KSMO and ksmoradio.com.
The Salem Golf Team will be at Houston today, weather permitting, starting 4:00.
The St. Louis Blues will face the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 4 of their best-of-seven series tonight starting at 8:30. The pre-game show starts at 8:00 on ksmoradio.com. If the Cardinal-Cubs game is delayed or rained out, KSMO will air the Blues game on AM 1340. The Blues lead the series, 2 games to 1.
John Lackey struck out 11 in seven innings of four-hit ball against his former team and had an RBI single, leading the Chicago Cubs over the St. Louis Cardinals 5-0 Monday night. Mike Leake (0-2) allowed four runs -- three earned -- and six hits in seven innings in his St. Louis debut. The Cardinals play the Cubs tonight at 7:15. You can hear the game on KSMO Radio.
The Kansas City Royals will face the Detroit Lions tonight to start a three game series.
OBITUARIES [TOP]
Funeral services for Betty M. Schafer of Salem, age 90, will be held today at 1:00 at the Rolla Chapel of James and Gahr Mortuary. Visitation will be held from 11:00 until service time. Interment will be in the North Lawn Cemetery.
Funeral services for Dr. Carl Joseph James, Jr. of Rolla, age 92, will be held Thursday morning at 11:00 at the Rolla Chapel of James and Gahr Mortuary. Visitation will be Wednesday from 5:30 to 7:30. Interment will be in the Ozark Hill Memorial Gardens in Rolla.
Funeral services for Richard Rice “Dick” Gardner of Salem, age 82, will be held Thursday at noon at the Salem United Methodist Church. Visitation will be held from 11:00 until service time Thursday. A Graveside service will be held Friday at 1:00 at the Waverly East Cemetery in Waverly, Illinois with full military honors. Memorials may be made to the Love Pack-Backpack program. All arrangements are under the direction of the Wilson Mortuary in Salem.
Memorial services for Jonas Edwin “Ed” Wethy of Salem, age 53, will be held Friday morning at 11:30 at the Round Pond Baptist Church. Visitation will be from 10:00 until service time. Interment will be at a later date. Memorials may be made to the family of Ed Wethy. All arrangements are under the direction of the Wilson Mortuary in Salem.
William Gene Pyatt of Salem, age 72 passed away April 14th. There will be no service. All arrangements are under the direction of the Wilson Mortuary in Salem.
WEATHER [TOP]
Today..Cloudy with a 60% chance for showers and thunderstorms, high of 71.
Tonight..Cloudy with a 70% chance for showers and thunder-storms, low of 54.
Wednesday..Mostly cloudy with a 50% chance for showers, high near 70.
Wednesday night..Cloudy with a 60% chance for showers and thunderstorms, low of 52.
