Your World Today – Thursday, June 16, 2016

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NEWS: Thursday, June 16, 2016

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The Salem R-80 Board of Education will conduct their June meeting tonight at the Salem R-80 boardroom beginning at 6:00. After approval of the agenda & communications, Superintendent John McColloch will give an update on the facilities, summer school and address the Board of Education assignments. Principals from each building will update the Board on various events and happenings. During old business, the Board will consider adoption of the 2016/2017 budget as well as consider the renewal of the Salem Community Center @ the Armory support. In new business, the Board will discuss a resolution for a WADA transfer and address resignations. The Board will then vote to go into closed session for the purpose of discussing personnel. The June meeting of the Salem R-80 Board of Education is open to the public.

The Current River Cruisers will hold their annual Car Show on Saturday at the courthouse square in downtown Salem. Registration begins at 8:00 in the morning and the judging will start at noon. The registration fee is $20. Vehicles from 1986-1999 will be judged separately and will be awarded three trophies. Vehicles from 2000 through today will also be judged separately and will be awarded three trophies. There will be 20 first place, 20 second place and 20 third place awards. Cash prizes will be awarded!! There will be music, a silent auction and food vendors. The car show will be held rain or shine and everyone is invited to stop by.

The Council for a Healthy Dent County presents Father’s Day at the Farmers’ Market! Join us Saturday, June 18th from 10:30am until 12:00pm for a Father’s Day bash. There will be LIVE music by Collin Nash, free hotdogs, and a raffle! While you are there, the local farmers will have their own local products and raffles. Come out for a day of fun and food!  If you have any questions, please call 729-8163.

An accident occurred at 10:30 Wednesday morning in Phelps County on Phelps County Road 6070 about two miles northeast of Edgar Springs. According to the highway patrol report, a 2006 Ford Escape driven northbound by 18-year old Jennifer Riefer of Edgar Springs was driving in the center of the roadway and struck a 2006 Ford F-350 driven by 17-year old Shayla Clark of Edgar Springs nearly head-on. Reifer suffered minor injuries and was transported by the Phelps County ambulance to the Phelps County Regional Medical Center. Clark and a passenger, 50-year old Danita Acevedo-Leach of Edgar Springs both suffered minor injuries and were transported by the Phelps County ambulance to the Phelps County Regional Medical Center. Riefer was the only one wearing a seat restraint at the time of the accident. The Ford Escape sustained extensive damage and was removed from the scene by Dishman’s Towing. The Ford F-350 sustained extensive damage and was removed by Lucas Garage.

The Missouri Department of Revenue has recently received complaints about a phone call scam targeting Missourians in which the caller falsely states that they are with the IRS. According to complaints, the callers fraudulently claim to be with the IRS and claim the citizen owes a tax debt to the IRS. The caller threatens that the IRS has a warrant for the citizen’s arrest if the tax debt is not paid. The scammers use a spoofed caller-ID that may feature a legitimate Department of Revenue phone number to disguise their true identity. These types of calls are scam calls, and citizens should not provide any information to these types of callers. The Department offers the following tips to citizens to protect themselves: The IRS and other legitimate government agencies will not exert high-pressure tactics to try to scare you into paying, such as threatening to have you arrested or to report you to a law enforcement agency; the IRS will never contact a taxpayer from a Missouri Department of Revenue phone line; and if you receive a call you believe to be a scam, contact the Missouri Attorney General’s Office No-Call Hotline at 866-Buzzoff (866) 289-9633 or file a complaint online.

Healthy Dent County and the Dent County Extension are offering a “Farm to Table” Summer Camp for children in the 5th through 7th grades. The camp will be held in Salem at the Salem Community Garden behind the Salem Methodist Church on June 20th through the 24th from 8:30 in the morning until 3:00 each afternoon. There is a charge of $60 per child. To register for the camp or for more information about the camp, call Ben Latimer at 729-3196 or you can stop by the extension office in the Judicial Building.

SPORTS   [TOP]

George Springer hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the eighth inning and the Houston Astros completed a two-game sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals with a 4-1 victory on Wednesday night. Cardinals starter Adam Wainwright worked seven innings of four-hit ball and Greg Garcia, batting for the pitcher in the bottom half, hit an RBI single off McHugh to open the scoring. The Cardinals have the day off.

Salvador Perez homered for the second straight night, Ian Kennedy kept the Cleveland Indians quiet and the Kansas City Royals finished off a three-game sweep with a 9-4 victory Wednesday. The Royals have won nine straight at home, their best stretch since 2003. Kansas City starts a four-game series with Detroit tonight at 7:15.

Barring a trade, the St. Louis Blues will make seven selections at the 2016 NHL Draft, which will be held June 24 and 25 at First Niagara Center in Buffalo. The first round will begin Friday, June 24th. Rounds 2-7 will be held Saturday, June 25th.

OBITUARIES     [TOP]

Funeral services for John “Joe” Bruno of Salem, age 77, will be held Friday at 10:00 at the Sacred Hearth Catholic Church. Visitation will be Thursday from 5:00 t0 7:00 at the James and Gahr Dent County of Salem. Interment will be in the Victor Cemetery.

Funeral services for Derin D. Lewis of Rolla, age 50, will be held Friday at 2:00 at the James and Gahr Mortuary in Rolla. Visitation will be from 1:00 until service time. Interment will be in the Flat Grove Cemtery. Memorials are suggested to the Derin Lewis family for funeral expenses.

A Celebration of Life for John Lewis Wyss of St. James, age 96, will be held Friday at 3:00 and last until sunset at the Rolla National Airport in Vichy. Memorials may be made to the Missouri Veteran’s Home in St. James or Shriner’s Hospital. All arrangements are under the direction of the James and Gahr Mortuary in St. James.

Funeral services for Mr. Harrison “Pug” Edwards, of Licking, age 88, will be held Saturday at 10:00 at the Salem Lutheran Church. Visitation will be Friday from 6:00 to 8:00 at the Fox Chapel in Licking. Visitation will be Saturday at the church from 9:00 until service time. All arrangements are under the direction of the Fox Funeral Home in Licking.

WEATHER    [TOP]

HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8:00 TONIGHT

Today..Mostly sunny and hot with a high of 97 and heat index of 103. Tonight..Partly cloudy, low of 72.
Friday..Mostly sunny, high of 91.
Friday night..Clear, low around 65.
Saturday..Mostly sunny, high of 88.