Your World Today – Friday, September 23, 2016
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NEWS: Friday, September 23, 2016
LOCAL NEWS:
The Dent County Sheriff's Office has issued an Endangered Person Advisory for 13-year old Harley M. Hopper who is a white female from Salem. The incident occurred at 5730 Highway 19 in Salem at 1:25 Thursday morning. Harley M. Hopper is 5' 3" tall, weighs 220 lbs, has black hair and blue eyes, has a fair complexion and was wearing a blue striped shirt, blue jeans and cowboy boots. A witness states Hopper left her residence with a backpack and entered the suspect vehicle and has not been contacted since. Suspect could possibly have ties to the Sullivan area or the state of Ohio. A possible suspect is 22-year old Kenneth Dylan Whitehead, a white male who is 5' 6" tall, weighs 187 lbs, and has brown hair and green eyes. The vehicle Hopper got into is a white older model GMC full size pickup bearing unknown registration. It was last seen northbound Highway 19 in Salem. Anyone seeing the missing person, suspect, associate, or vehicle, or anyone having any information related to the endangered missing person should immediately dial 9-1-1 to contact the nearest law enforcement agency or call the Dent County Sheriff's Office at 573-729-3757.
The Dent County Commissioners met Thursday morning at the Dent County Courthouse. In the road report, District 1 Commissioner Dennis Purcell stated grading would be done on Dent County Roads 5600, 6200 and 6370 while materials would be added to county road 6435 and brush would be cut on county road 5390. Purcell said he would have two men working on an electrical problem on truck #117 and two men would be hauling brown rock. District 2 Commissioner Gary Larson indicated materials would be added to and grading would be done on Dent County Road 2580 while brush would be cut on county roads 5240 and 5260. Larson did say a man would be screening brown rock. Presiding Commissioner Darrell Skiles said Tuesday at the Ozark Rivers Solid Waste Management District Executive Board meeting, they scored and evaluated 17 different applications totaling $428,071 in requests. The problem is the district only has $183,095 to allocate. Skiles said they would meet again next Tuesday to prioritize and award the recipients. Assistant County Clerk Crystal Pilkington said the first day to vote absentee will be September 27th for the General Election and the last day to register for the election will be October 12th. The commission discussed the CDBG grant the fire department would like to submit through the county to repair their roof, parking lot and bathrooms. Skiles said that after discussing the issue with Kelly Sink-Blair at MRPC, he was comfortable with the commission supporting the Dent County Fire Protection District in sponsoring the grant, and the commissioners agreed for a vote of 3-0. Dent County Treasurer Denita Williams brought in the CART figures received in the month of September. She stated the CART monies received in September this year came to $59,925.42 while last year in September, the county received $60,482.62. So far in 2016, the CART Tax revenues are $1,525.88 more than in 2015 and that is about 1/3rd of one percent. The next meeting of the Dent County Commissioners will be Monday morning at 9:00 at the courthouse and the meeting is open to the public.
Ozark National Scenic Riverways will host the Mill Mountain Discovery Hike on Saturday, September 24th. Mill Mountain is located in the heart of the Riverways, between Klepzig Mill and Rocky Falls. Hikers will traverse 1.5 miles of the Ozark Trail through the diverse and beautiful Mill Mountain Natural Area while stopping to see the land through the eyes of its pioneers. Participants will meet at Rocky Falls at 8:30 a.m. A shuttle will be provided to transport hikers to the historic Klepzig Mill, built in 1928 on the edge of a picturesque bedrock outcropping where Rocky Creek once powered the humble mill. After a tour of this charming historic site, the hike will proceed south on the Ozark Trail. Along the way, hikers will explore forests, woodlands, glades and fens. The Mill Mountain shut-ins, where Rocky Creek squeezes between bedrock and massive boulders, will offer magnificent scenery. The hike is expected to conclude by noon, back at the participant vehicles. This event is free of charge, but space is limited, so please contact Dena Matteson at (573) 323-4814 to pre-register and receive detailed information and instructions.
SPORTS [TOP]
The Salem Football Tigers will try to stop their current two game losing streak as they travel to Willow Springs to face the Bears. Both teams come into the game with 3-2 record and 1-2 in the SCA Conference. You can hear the game on KSMO Radio and online at ksmoradio.com.
The Salem Lady Softball Tigers will be in Potosi today and tomorrow for the Potosi Tournament. The tournament was to be held back on September 10th and 11th, but rains kept the tournament from being played. Salem enters the tournament with a 12-1 record.
The St. Louis Blues will hold an open practice session to the public on Saturday, September 24th at the Scottrade Center. The Blues will begin their preseason schedule this Sunday against the Columbus Blue Jackets with a split squad playing in St. Louis and in Columbus.
The Missouri Tigers will host Delaware State at 3:00. KSMO Radio will join the game in progress after Cards baseball from Chicago. Missouri is 1-2 on the year.
The Cardinals will be in Chicago for their last three road games of the year as they face the Cubs today at 1:15 on KSMO radio.
Carlos Santana's three-run homer pushed the Cleveland Indians to a 5-2 win over the Kansas City Royals on Thursday night. Santana's shot in the sixth inning off Dillon Gee (7-9) helped the Indians improve to 9-1 against the Royals this season. The Royals face Detroit this weekend.
OBITUARIES [TOP]
Funeral services for Berniece Wisdom of Ellington, age 90, will be held today 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 today 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.
Funeral services for Donald Earl Campbell of Salem, age 61, will be held Sunday at 12:00 (noon) at the Wilson Mortuary in Salem. Visitation will be Saturday from 6:00 to 8:00. Interment will be in the Cedar Grove Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the State School.
Funeral services for Kenneth Wayne Sheriff of Salem, age 73, will be held Sunday at 2:00 at the First Baptist Church in Salem. Visitation will be held Saturday from 4:00 to 6:00 at the First Baptist Church in Salem. Interment will be in the Cedar Grove Cemetery. All arrangements are under the direction of the Wilson Mortuary of Salem. Memorials may be made to the Riverways Pregnancy and Family Resource Center.
Funeral services for Homer Ward “Skip” Frago, III, age 53, of Bixby will be Monday at 1:00 at the Wilson Mortuary Viburnum Chapel. Visitation will be Monday from 11:00 until 1:00 prior to the service. Interment will be in the Boss Cemetery. All arrangements are under the direct of the Wilson Mortuary of Viburnum.
Graveside services for Michael Fyke Brake of Rolla, age 79, will be Tuesday at 2:00 at the New Harmony Cemetary. Interment will be in the New Harmony Cemetery. All arrangements are under the direction of the Wilson Mortuary of Salem. Memorials may be made to the DCAWS.
WEATHER [TOP]
Today..Mostly sunny, high of 89.
Tonight..Mostly clear, low of 64.
Friday..Mostly sunny, high of 88.
Friday night..Mostly clear, low of 65.
Saturday..Sunny, high near 87.
Saturday night..Mostly clear, low around 66.
Sunday and Sunday night..Partly cloudy with a 40% chance for showers, high of 83, low of 58
Monday..Chance for rain, high of 73.
