Your World Today – Wednesday, September 21, 2016
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NEWS: Wednesday, September 21, 2016
LOCAL NEWS:
Missouri State Auditor Nicole Galloway has released audits of eight license offices across the state. Most of the offices received an overall performance rating of good, with two offices receiving fair ratings and one office receiving an excellent rating, the highest rating available. The most common finding among the license offices included concerns related to voiding transactions. When a transaction has to be voided after it is entered in the system but before payment is made, a supervisor is expected to review the cancelled action and then, in some instances, the customer must sign a document acknowledging the transaction was cancelled. In half of the offices surveyed, all necessary steps were not being taken. Other common findings related to accurately recording methods of payment and ensuring appropriate sales tax amounts were paid on vehicles registered through the license offices. The Salem License Office in Dent County received the overall rating of Excellent. An excellent audit result indicates this entity is very well managed. The report contains no findings. In addition, if applicable, any prior recommendations have been implemented. Total fee collections for Salem office came to $102,800, while charitable donations raised totaled $41 and there were no concerns listed in the audit. This is only the second time a license office has earned an excellent rating since state law was amended to allow audits of contract license offices. Forty-five license offices have been audited since license office audits began in 2011.
An accident occurred at 7:53 Tuesday morning in Texas County on Highway 137 about three miles south of Licking. According to the highway patrol report, a 2004 Ford F150 pickup driven by 32-year old Daniel Cooper of Mountain View was traveling westbound on highway 137. The Ford pickup crossed the centerline and struck a 2014 Toyota Camry driven eastbound by 44-year old Chandra Baker of Licking. Baker suffered moderate injuries as did a passenger, 10-year old Campbell Baker. Both were transported by ambulance to the Texas County Memorial Hospital in Houston. Cooper was the only one not wearing a seat restraint at the time of the accident. The Toyota Camry and the Ford F150 pickup were both totaled and removed from the scene by Jay’s Automotive Towing from Houston.
The Salem Police Department released reports involving theft, an active arrest warrant and an intoxicated male. On Friday, September 9th at 2:14 in the afternoon, an officer was contacted at the Salem Police Department in reference to a theft. The report revealed that a person or persons unknown forcibly entered a storage unit located on Babb Lane and took a table saw as well as canning jars valued at $550. Later that night at 8:39, an officer located a 66-year old male of Salem in the 100 block of South Hickory who had an active arrest warrant from Dent County. He was taken into custody on the warrant and was released to the Dent County Sheriffs Office for incarceration. On Sunday, September 11th at 12:01 in the early morning, an officer was approached by a 36-year old male of Salem, who stated he wanted to fight with officers and was intoxicated. He aggressively approached the officer threatening to fight. He was then placed under arrest for failure to obey a lawful order of a police officer and disorderly conduct. He was incarcerated on a 12-hour hold and issued summonses to appear in court. Please contact the Salem Police Department at 729-4242 if you have any information regarding an investigation ongoing or previously mentioned incident.
The University of Missouri Extension will be hosting a Management Intensive Grazing School Wednesday, September 28th through Friday, September 30th at the MU Hugo Wurdack Research Center near Cook Station. The three-day program will include guest speakers covering the topics of grazing system layout and design, watering systems, fence systems, soil fertility, livestock nutrition, and forage growth and quality. They will include Melinda Barch, a district conservationist; Brent Booker, the Wurdack Farm Manager; Dent County Extension Livestock Specialist Ted Cunningham; MU Extension Ag Business Specialist Rachel Hopkins; MU Extension Agronomy Specialist Matt Herring and Mark Kennedy, a grassland consultant from the Missouri Forage and Grassland Council. Additionally, extensive farm tours will be included to allow participants to receive training on grazing system utilization. The cost of the three-day school is $135 per person or $215 per farm couple. This fee includes the cost of meals, resource books and other handout materials pertinent to the course. Space is limited for this program, and registration along with full payment is required to be submitted by TOMORROW. For more information, please contact Ted Cunningham, MU Extension Livestock Specialist at the Dent County Extension office at 573-729-3196, or visit www.extension.missouri.edu/dent.
SPORTS [TOP]
Bekah Kirker had two RBI including the game winner as the Salem Lady Softball Tigers defeated the Willow Springs Lady Bears in a key SCA game, 3-1 to go to 12-1 on the year. Camryn Pryor was 2-3 with an RBI and Kirsten Strebe made a game saving catch with two out in the bottom of the 7th inning. Kari Hatridge went the distance for Salem and struck out nine while giving up four hits. Salem is 3-0 in the SCA and they will be in the Potosi Tournament Friday and Saturday.
The Salem Lady Volleyball Tigers lost to the Mountain Grove Panthers Tuesday on Netcoming night at the SHS gym. Crowned King before the match was Senior Logan Woolf and he was escorted by Faith Roberts. The first game was close with Mountain Grove pulling away late as Salem lost, 25-16. Game two was all Mountain Grove as they got out to a 16-4 lead and cruised to a 25-11 win. Salem will be at Ava Thursday night at 6:00 for another SCA tilt. Salem is 1-2 in the SCA Conference.
Adam Wainwright drove in four runs and earned his 12th win of the year as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Colorado Rockies, 10-5. Jedd Gyorko hit a two-run homer and Matt Adams also homered for St. Louis who got three hits from Randall Grichuk and had 14 hits overall. The Cards, now tied for a wild card spot, will go for the sweep today at 1:15 on KSMO Radio.
Pinch-hitter Brandon Guyer singled in a run with two outs in the ninth inning, helping the Cleveland Indians move closer to an AL Central title with a 2-1 victory over the Kansas City Tuesday night. Edinson Volquez allowed a Carlos Santana's homer but held the Indians in check over 6 2/3 innings. He gave up four hits, struck out five and walked three. The Royals will be eliminated from contention in the division if they lose to Cleveland tonight in Cleveland.
OBITUARIES [TOP]
Funeral services for Berniece Wisdom of Ellington, age 90, will be held Friday at 1:00 at the Wilson Mortuary in Salem. Visitation will be from 11:00 until service time. Interment will be in the Jane Callahan Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Jane Callahan Cemetery.
Funeral services for Joan L. (Broccard) Davis of Willow Springs, formerly of Rolla, age 77, 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 Wynn-Maxwell Cemetery.
Funeral services for Marie Bottorff of Salem, age 95, will be held Saturday at 1:00 at the James and Gahr Mortuary in Salem. Visitation will be from 11:00 until service time. Interment will be in the Cedar Grove Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the Dent County Animal Shelter.
WEATHER [TOP]
Today..Mostly sunny, high of 88 with a heat index of 92.
Tonight..Partly cloudy, low near 63.
Thursday..Mostly sunny, high of 89.
Thursday night..Mostly clear, low of 63.
Friday..Mostly sunny, high of 87.
Friday night..Mostly clear, low of 64.
