Your World Today – Tuesday, May 10, 2016
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NEWS: Tuesday, May 10, 2016
LOCAL NEWS:
The Dent County Sheriff's Department has released some reports, On Friday, April 29th, deputies conducted a traffic stop at the intersection of South Hickory and East Roosevelt. During the course of the traffic stop, it was discovered the driver, Ms. Cricket R. Marchbanks, was currently driving while having her license suspended. Marchbanks was issued a summons to appear in court and released. On Monday, May 2nd, a victim walked into the Dent County Sheriff's Office to report his Stihl chainsaw missing. According to the victim, his Stihl 029 chainsaw was taken from his residence without his consent. The victim provided suspect information and the investigation continues. Then on Thursday, May 5th, deputies conducted a traffic stop at the intersection of Franklin and Pershing. As a result of the stop, the driver, James Stobbs of Salem, was arrested for driving while having his license suspended. Stobbs was later released pending court appearance. On Saturday, May 7th, deputies conducted a traffic stop at the Shawnee Mac Conservation area. While speaking with the driver, deputies observed a male passenger attempting to secret an item on his person. A short term narcotic investigation began. During the course of the investigation, it was discovered that the male subject had two plastic baggies hidden in his mouth. The male subject closed his mouth and attempted to swallow the baggies. The baggies were recovered by deputies. The baggies field tested positive for methamphetamine. As a result, Michael Stagner of Licking, was arrested for possession of a controlled substance-methamphetamine. Stagner is currently being held in the Dent County Jail on a $10,000 cash only bond.
The Salem Police Department has released these reports. On Monday, April 25th at 12:03 in the afternoon, an officer was sent to a residence in the 100 block of North Carty in reference to an assault. The investigation of the report revealed a 35-year old Salem male had assaulted a 28-year old Salem female resulting in no injury. Further investigation led to the arrest of the suspect who was issued a summons to appear in court and was released. On Tuesday, April 26th at 8:28 in the evening, an officer was contacted at the station in reference to a theft. That investigation revealed a female of Salem left a residence with a Samsung cell phone valued at $200.00 and has not returned the property. At 12:10 in the afternoon on Wednesday, April 27th, an officer was dispatched to a residence in the 600 block of East Roosevelt in reference to a theft. The investigation of the theft revealed that someone unknown took a Coleman generator valued at $350.00 from a storage shed on the property. That same afternoon at 1:05, an officer was contacted at the station in reference to a theft. That investigation revealed the victim observed someone walking towards town on Highway 72 near the Salem Hospital that appeared to have an injured leg. The victim stopped and offered the person a ride to town. The person was described as a slender blonde female with a pony tail, wearing a red and white outfit. After dropping the person off near a residence in the 800 block of North Jackson, it was found that the unidentified female had taken a wallet and contents valued at $25.00. Please contact the Salem Police Department at 729-4242 if you have information regarding any ongoing investigation.
The National Park Service is proposing, in cooperation with The Ozark Trail Association (OTA), a new segment of the Ozark Trail that will extend from Current River State Park to Brushy Creek in Shannon County, Missouri. This proposed trail will be part of the Ozark Trail system, a designated National Recreation Trail. Currently, this area does not have any long distance hiking opportunities. The proposed trail will be constructed and maintained exclusively by OTA resources comparable to the operational methods that are used to maintain other sections of the Ozark Trail. The OTA is a volunteer- based 501(c)3 organization founded in 2002 which has constructed over 50 miles of new trail and contributes 10,000 hours annually toward maintaining the Ozark Trail. The Environmental Assessment for the Ozark Trail Association – Current River Trail Project will be available for public review and comment until May 19, 2016. Detailed information about the project and the opportunity to submit comments can be found at http://parkplanning.nps.gov/ozar.
The days are getting warmer, which means destructive, furry varmints are busy tearing up lawns and damaging plants. It’s time once again for moles and voles to go after your lawn and garden. Most homeowners will notice a network of tunnels that have this inch-and-a-half to 2-inch diameter holes where the moles and voles can enter and exit. A mole will generally remain underground and not come to the surface, but most people are familiar with the feeding tunnels and molehills they make. Voles are much smaller than moles. Voles are herbivores, while moles are carnivores, eating mostly earthworms and grubs. Even though moles don’t damage plants, their raised tunnels can be a source of frustration for homeowners. Trapping is the most economical control method. The key to trapping success is finding and active tunnel. By poking holes into the top of the tunnels, the mole will come back and plug up those holes in an active runaway. That’s where you set your trap. There are harpoon traps, choker types and scissor traps available. Controlling voles requires a different approach since voles tend to live in colonies. To control voles, find the entrance and exit holes and place poison baits in the holes. For more information on controlling varmints in your yard go to http://extention.missouri.edu.
SPORTS [TOP]
The Salem Baseball Tigers have been seeded 6th in District play and will face the 3rd seeded Union Wildcats Friday at 2:00 at the Union High School. If Salem wins that game, they would play Saturday at 2:00 against the winner of the St. James/St. Clair game.
UPDATED NEWS **The Salem Tiger Baseball game scheduled for today with Union has been CANCELLED due to wet grounds. This game will NOT be made up.**
The St. Louis Cardinals will face the LA Angels tonight starting at 8:10 with the pre-game show with the game beginning at 9:05.
Carlos Beltran hit two of New York's five solo homers in the first three innings off an ineffective Chris Young, and Aroldis Chapman allowed a run in his Yankees debut before closing out a 6-3 victory over the slumping Kansas City Royals on Monday night. The Royals will play the Yankees tonight at 6:05.
Rookie Mattias Janmark ignited a three-goal first period and Kari Lehtonen made 35 saves for the Dallas Stars, who forced Game 7 with a 3-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Monday night. Alexander Steen and Patrik Berglund scored for St. Louis. The Blues will face the Dallas Stars Wednesday at 7:00 in Game 7. You can hear the game on KSMO Radio.
OBITUARIES [TOP]
Graveside services for infant, Dakota Michael Givens of Salem, will be held Friday at 11:00 at the Gladden Empire Cemetery. All arrangements are under the direction of the Dent County James and Gahr Chapel in Salem.
WEATHER [TOP]
Today..Cloudy with a 50% chance for showers and thunderstorms, high of 78.
Tonight..Partly cloudy with a 30% chance of showers, low of 61.
Wednesday..Partly sunny early, then a 50% chance for showers and thunderstorms, high of 84.
Wednesday night..Cloudy with a 60% chance for showers & thunderstorms, low of 55.
