Your World Today – Monday, July 11, 2016
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NEWS: Monday, July 11, 2016
LOCAL NEWS:
An elderly man from Newburg was killed in an accident that occurred Saturday evening at 6:25 in Phelps County on Phelps County Road 7490 about seven miles south of Newburg. According to the highway patrol report, a 2003 Kawasaki 360 ATV, operated by 79 year-old Don F. Yelton of Newburg, was traveling too fast when he attempted to make a sharp turn causing the ATV to overturn, ejecting Yelton from the ATV and he struck a tree. Yelton was pronounced dead at the scene by Phelps County Coroner Andy Davis. According to the report, the driver was exempt from wearing a safety device. The deceased was taken to the Teague Funeral Home in Newburg.
The City of Salem Planning & Zoning Commission will conduct a workshop, called by Chairman Jerry Craig, tonight at the Salem Community Center @ the Armory located at 1200 West Rolla Road beginning at 6:30 PM. The purpose of the workshop will be to review the classification of zoning for any corrections and discuss miscellaneous items concerning Planning & Zoning. The workshop is open to the public.
Highway 32 in Dent County east of Salem will be reduced to one lane as the Missouri Department of Transportation crews continue to perform bridge maintenance that did not get finished last week. The bridge over Huzzah Creek is located between Dent County Road 5323 and Dent County Road 4433. Weather permitting, work will take place today and Tuesday, July 12th from 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM daily. The work zone will be marked with signs. Motorists are urged to use extreme caution while traveling near the area. For additional information, contact MoDOT’s Customer Service Center toll-free at 1-888-ASK-MODOT (1-888-275-6636).
The Salem Police Department released their report for the month of June. During the month, they wrote three equipment repair orders, 16 summons to appear in court, 13 warning tickets, and 16 traffic tickets. The Salem Police Department investigated 16 accidents, one assault, one burglary, three reports of city nuisances defined/panhandling, one report of domestic assault, two reports of driving while being intoxicated, one report of driving while having a license revoked and/or suspended, one report of driving while a license is expired or without having a valid license, one report of endangering the welfare of a child, one report of leaving the scene of an accident and one report of a minor in possession of intoxicants. The department also investigated two reports of a missing juvenile, one report of a peace disturbance, nine reports of property damage, 16 reports of stealing, and one report of tampering. They also investigated one report of possession of amphetamine, two reports of possession of heroin, one report of possession of opium or derivative, three reports of possession of marijuana, three reports of possession of drug paraphernalia and one report of distributing/delivering/manufacturing or producing a controlled substance. The police department received 997 calls for service during the month, handled 122 walk-ins to the station, and redirected 24 calls to the animal control officer. They spent 22 hours in court testifying and four hours as court bailiff. The Salem Police Department drove a total of 6,562 miles and arrested 18 males and 7 females during the month of June.
Captain James W. Remillard, commanding officer of Troop I, announces that sometime during the month of July, troopers assigned to Troop I will be conducting a DWI saturation patrol and a sobriety checkpoint in Crawford County. The checkpoint will occur in a specific location where a larger number of alcohol-related traffic crashes occurred last year. The officers conducting the checkpoint will be utilizing the mobile DWI unit referred to as the BAT van (Breath Alcohol Testing), which the Patrol acquired through the Missouri Department of Transportation's Highway Safety Division. The van is equipped with a breath testing instrument, communications technology, radios, and other equipment and supplies related to DWI enforcement. Troopers assigned to these special enforcement operations will patrol those highways where in the past a higher number of alcohol-related arrests and traffic crashes have occurred. Captain Remillard would like to remind motorists that they can report highway emergencies and serious traffic offenses to the nearest troop headquarters by dialing *55 on a cellular telephone. Make sure everyone in the vehicle is properly restrained in a seat belt or child restraint.
The “Artist in the Woods” exhibit at the Ozark Natural and Cultural Resource Center (ONCRC) at 202 South Main in Salem will be open through Friday, July 22nd. This exhibit is sponsored by the Spring Creek Artisans of Salem and the Current River Artists of Licking. A host of talented individuals who are skilled in wood carving, quilting, pottery, basket weaving, engraving, fine arts and other time honored skills are on display. The exhibit is free to the public and open Monday through Friday from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. For more information call the ONCRC at 729-0029.
SPORTS [TOP]
Mike Leake struck out a season-high 10 over seven innings, Matt Adams and Randal Grichuk homered, and the St. Louis Cardinals cooled off Milwaukee rookie Junior Guerra in a 5-1 victory over the Brewers on Sunday. Aledmys Diaz scored from first on a single in the fifth to snap a 1-1 tie and the Cardinals entered the All-Star break having cut a 12-game deficit to the Cubs to just seven in the NL Central. Adams snapped an 0-for-27 skid with a solo homer estimated at 455 feet to lead off the second to tie the game. Leake (6-7) allowed six hits and no walks in his first win since June 12 giving up just a first inning run. The Cardinals will be off for the All-Star Break until Friday when they will host the Miami Marlins.
Robinson Cano and Adam Lind homered in a five-run seventh inning and the Seattle Mariners held off the Kansas City Royals 8-5 on Sunday. Cano's two-run shot, his 21st homer of the year, extended the Mariners' lead to 5-0. Lind hit a three-run shot, his 13th, a few batters later. The Royals scored five runs over the final three innings, pulling within three on Alex Gordon's homer leading off the ninth. Dillion Gee (3-3) struggled early and picked up the loss for the Royals, giving up three runs and five hits in 3 2/3 innings. The Royals will be off for the All-Star Break until Friday when they will be at Detroit.
OBITUARIES [TOP]
Funeral services for Jack Billingsley of Steelville, age 82, will be Tuesday at 11:00 at the Steelville Assembly of God Church. Visitation will be today from 5:00 to 8:00 at the Britton-Bennett Funeral Home in Steelville. Interment will be in the Sellers Cemetery in Dillard with full military honors.
Memorial services for Charles Michael Condray of Salem, 69, will be held Thursday at 12:00 at the Wilson Mortuary in Salem. Visitation will be from 10:00 until service time. Interment will be at a later date. Memorials may be given to the Salem Public Schools Alumni Association Fund.
WEATHER [TOP]
Today..Mostly sunny with a 20% chance for afternoon showers, high of 89 with a heat index of 96.
Tonight..Mostly clear, low of 70.
Tuesday..Mostly sunny and breezy, high of 82.
Tuesday night..Clear, low around 72.
Wednesday..Sunny with a 30% chance for showers and thunder-storms, high near 90.
Wednesday night..Cloudy with a 30% chance for showers, low of 69.
