Your World Today – Wednesday, July 13, 2016
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NEWS: Wednesday, July 13, 2016
LOCAL NEWS:
The Salem Police Department released reports involving theft from a vehicle, property damage and theft of fuel. On Saturday night, July 2nd at 11:48, a vehicle was stopped for a traffic violation. The stop led to the arrest of a 20-year old male of Rolla for minor in possession of intoxicants and a 19-year old female of Salem for minor in possession of intoxicants. Both were issued summonses to appear in court and released. On Monday, July 4th at 11:52 in the morning, an officer was contacted at the station in reference to theft from a vehicle. The report revealed that a person or persons unknown took a Garmin G.P.S. valued $350.00 from a vehicle that was parked in Country Mart parking lot. Early that afternoon at 12:58, an officer was detailed to a residence in the 1000 block of East Center in reference to theft from a vehicle. Investigation of the report revealed that someone unknown took hunting equipment valued at $500.00 from a gray 2002 Dodge truck. Later that night at 11:04, an officer responded to a call to a residence in the 1100 block of Mildred in reference to property damage. The report revealed that a person or persons unknown broke a window valued at $200.00 in the front of a residence. On Tuesday, July 5th at 4:46 in the early morning, an officer was sent to the Casey's General Store located on Highway 32 in reference to the theft of fuel. The report revealed the driver of a gray passenger car pumped fuel valued at $35.00 and left without paying. Anyone with any information regarding the theft from a vehicle, property damage or theft of fuel reports is asked to contact the Salem Police Department by calling 729-4242.
State Treasurer Clint Zweifel announced that his Unclaimed Property team has set a new record for dollars returned this fiscal year, marking the seventh straight year of setting records during his two terms as State Treasurer. More than $42 million of Unclaimed Property was returned by Treasurer Zweifel’s Unclaimed Property team in Fiscal Year 2016, which ended June 30. The Treasurer has now returned more than $280 million to Missourians in nearly 1 million accounts since he took office in 2009, more than all other State Treasurers combined. Unclaimed Property can belong to individuals, businesses, nonprofits or any entity that conducts financial transactions. It can come from abandoned bank accounts, uncollected insurance policies, uncashed checks and more. State law requires those entities to turn over assets to Treasurer Zweifel’s office after a statutorily defined period of time, generally five years. The assets are held by the office in perpetuity until the original owners or a proper heir is located. When Treasurer Zweifel took office in 2009, the average time to process a claim was about 45 days; this year it was a record 15 days. An online searchable database, paperless claims, and the use of social media as a customer service tool, combined with regular outreach through advertising, telethons and mailings have resulted in a two-thirds reduction in processing time. Anyone can search for their property 24/7, completely free of charge, at ShowMeMoney.com.
For many Missourians, summer means float trips, camping, and spending lots of time outdoors. The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) encourages people not to move firewood. Don’t give tree-killing insects and diseases rides to favorite camping locations. Instead, buy firewood at or near the camping destination. Invasive, tree-killing pests can hitchhike in firewood, moving much farther with campers in a single weekend than they could in years on their own. Pests that pose the biggest threats to Missouri include: emerald ash borer, Asian longhorned beetle, and thousand cankers disease of black walnut. Spring and summer are the most popular seasons for transporting these tree-killing pests. Insects and diseases can be very hard to detect in firewood since they are often concealed under bark. Even seasoned wood that has no obvious signs of bugs, holes, or sawdust can harbor insect eggs or fungal spores capable of starting a new infestation. Missouri is currently under a statewide quarantine that restricts the movement of hardwood firewood out of the state as well as the importation of hardwood firewood from some states. At this time, firewood is legal to move within the state, but officials strongly recommend not moving firewood more than 50 miles from where it was harvested to reduce the risk of spreading invasive pests. Moving firewood less than 10 miles from its origin is the best for insect control.
The University of Missouri Extension recently released an update for its free ID Weeds app for iPhones, iPads and Android devices to help people easily identify weeds in the field, lawn or garden. The update includes new graphics and is more user friendly than the initial version. The app offers information on more than 430 weed species found in crop fields, pastures, lawns, gardens or aquatic areas in Missouri and surrounding states. ID Weeds lets users thin down the list of potential weed species with a series of illustrations and drop-down boxes for various plant characteristics. The user chooses characteristics to identify the weed. Detailed information and one or more photographs help the user narrow the choices. You can find a weed by searching for its common or scientific name, or select from an alphabetical list of all weeds contained on the app. ID Weeds us compatible with the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad running iOS 6.0 or later and devices running Andriod 4.0 or later.
SPORTS [TOP]
The Royals duo of Eric Hosmer and Salvador Perez homered off former Kansas City teammate Johnny Cueto during a six-pitch span in the second inning, then Hosmer added an RBI single and the American League beat the National League, 4-2 Tuesday night for their fourth straight win in the All-Star game. Kris Bryant of the Cubs led the parade of sparkling young talent with a first-inning home run.
A day after nearly hitting a home run in the Futures Game Sunday, Cardinals catching prospect Carson Kelly was promoted to Class AAA Memphis. The rearrangement of catchers at the big-league level meant that the standout catcher got his first call to the team’s highest affiliate. The Bolivar, Mo., star and lifelong Cardinals fan turned down a commitment to Texas Tech to accept the club's offer.
OBITUARIES [TOP]
Funeral services for Zora Lou Grogan of Salem, age 94, will be held today at 1:00 at the James and Gahr Mortuary in Salem. Visitation will be from 11:00 until time of service. Memorials are suggested to the American Cancer Society.
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.
Funeral services for Betty Grifiin of Steelville, age 91, will be held Saturday at 1:00 at the Britton-Bennett Funeral Home in Steelville. Visitation will be from 11:00 until service time Saturday. Interment will be in the Steelville Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Steelville Ambulance District.
A celebration of life will be held at a later date for Tim Prater of Salem, age 68. All arrangements are under the direction of the James and Gahr/Dent County Chapel.
WEATHER [TOP]
Today..Mostly sunny with a 30% chance for showers, high near 90. Tonight..Cloudy with a 40% chance for showers, low around 71. Thursday..Sunny with a chance for afternoon showers, high near 90. Thursday night..Cloudy with a 50% chance for showers, low of 68.
