Your World Today – Friday, September, 25, 2015
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NEWS: Friday, September 25, 2015
The Dent County Commission met for their meeting Thursday morning at the Dent County Courthouse. Dent County Treasurer Denita Williams was in to report that the CART receipts for September 2015 came in at $60,482.60. The year-to-date CART receipts are up $22,309.74 over last year or about 4.649%. In road reports, District One Commissioner Dennis Purcell said that grading would be done as well as material would be hauled to Dent County Road 2480 and grading only would be done on county roads 4080 and 5600. He went on to say that patching of chip and seal would take place on Dent County Roads 4170 and 6240 as well as various other locations. He also said maintenance is being performed on dump truck #115. District Two Commissioner Gary Larson said that grading would be done and materials will be hauled to Dent County Road 3180 while grading only would be done on Dent County Roads 2050, 2060, 4040 and 4300. Presiding Commissioner Darrell Skiles reported that he attended the Ozark Rivers Solid Waste Management District (ORSWMD) Executive Board meeting on Tuesday. There were a total of 16 recycling grants submitted totaling $336,000. The ORSWMD only has funds totaling $186,000 for grants. Skiles reported that 11 of the 16 grants submitted were approved. There was one approved fully funded grant for the University of Missouri Extension to continue composting at numerous locations including Green Forest R-2. Skiles went on to say that he wanted to clarify any misconceptions about the proposed Dent County Jail & Sheriff’s Office. Although the Dent County Commission is in an agreement for Architectural & Engineering Services with the Goldberg Group Architects, PC, this is still just a preliminary phase. Phase I includes schematic site plans, floor plans, exterior renderings & elevations, but this is just a planning stage. Skiles wanted to make clear that nothing will be done other than the planning, without the voters having decided to proceed forward. Dent County Clerk Angie Curley reported that new voter ID cards will be mailed out by the end of September. The post cards will be white in color and voters are encouraged to check and double check the information such as your name, address and make sure on the card that your voter district is also correct on the post cards. If anything has changed or is wrong, or you do not receive a white voter ID post card by October 15th, be sure and contact the Dent County Clerk’s office. Either stop by the Clerk’s office in the Courthouse or call the Clerk’s office at 729-4144. Curley went to say that she received information from Lieutenant Governor Peter Kinder’s office. Lieutenant Governor Peter Kinder is seeking nominations for the Veterans Service Award. The Veterans Service Award is an opportunity to highlight volunteerism by Missouri’s veterans. Individuals must have served or be serving in any branch of the U.S. Armed Forces and volunteer at least 25 hours per year in their community. The deadline for nominations is October 31, 2015. For more information go to their website at http://ltgov.mo.gov or call their office at (573) 751-4227. The next meeting of the Dent County Commissioners will be Monday at 9:00 at the Courthouse and the meeting is open to the public.
The Drug Enforcement Agency will hold their "Drug Take Back" program again this Saturday. The Salem Police Department will be participating in the program from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM at Salem Police Department at 500 North Jackson Street. Anyone may drop off unused, out of date, unwanted/unneeded drugs that they want disposed of. The drugs will be disposed of safely by professionals in an environmentally friendly manner. The Dent County Sheriff's Department has received a medication disposal box. This allows the public to stop by anytime to drop off any unused medication. The disposal box gives the community the opportunity to dispose of medication at any time without needing to wait. This will get the medication out of your homes when it is not needed. Please do not drop any biohazard materials or syringes. The box is located in the lobby at the Dent County Sheriff's Office at 112 East 5th Street and is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Activities for all age groups will be featured during the annual Green Living Fair and Fall Festival at Onondaga Cave State Park this Saturday. Sponsored by Missouri State Parks, the event will take place from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. The event will cover a variety of topics, including educational activities, hands-on activities, local farm raised products, green products, demonstrations, displays, solar thermal, gardening and sustainable living. Onondaga Cave State Park is located seven miles southeast of the Leasburg exit off of Interstate 44 on Highway H. For more about the event, contact the park at (573) 245-6576.
The public is invited to the Salem Community Center @ the Armory on Sunday, September 27th at 2:15 in the afternoon as the Dent County Historical Society will present Ken Fiebelman with a Lifetime Achievement Award. Ken is being honored for over half a century of service, dedication and leadership. Ken served as the local Dent County Genealogist and Historian and was instrumental in designating the “Fiddle” as Missouri’s State musical instrument. He also was instrumental in establishing Highway 19 as a Scenic Highway and getting the new Highway 72 built while serving as a member of the Missouri State House of Representatives. The event to say hello and congratulate Ken is set from 2:00 to 3:00.
SPORTS [TOP]
It will be Homecoming tonight when the Salem Football Tigers host Willow Spring at the SHS football field starting at 7:00. Salem enters the game with a 2-3 record and 1-2 in the SCA Conference. You can hear the game on KSMO Radio and online at ksmoradio.com. The game will be recorded for playback on Fidelity Local 6.
Salem Girls Softball beat Thayer 16-3 to stay perfect in SCA at 4-0 and improve to 11-7 overall. Camryn Pryor had 5 RBI for Salem followed by Erica Rushing with 3 RBI. With the win, Salem captured at least a portion of the SCA Conference Crown. Salem will be St. Clair on Monday at 4:30.
Jhonny Peralta and Stephen Piscotty hit back-to-back homers and combined for seven RBIs to power the St. Louis Cardinals to a 7-3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday night. The Cardinals play Milwaukee tonight at 9:15 on KSMO Radio on a delayed basis after Salem Tiger Football.
The Kansas City Royals clinched the AL Central for their first division title in 30 years, beating the Seattle Mariners 10-4 Thursday night. The Royals will start a four game set with Cleveland tonight at 7:10.
The Missouri Tigers will be Kentucky to face the Wildcats Saturday night at 6:30. Missouri enters the game with a 3-0 record. Due to contractual obligations, the Missouri game will NOT be heard on KSMO due to Cardinal Baseball.
The Rams will host the Pittsburgh Steelers this Sunday at noon, The Rams are 1-1 on the year.
OBITUARIES [TOP]
Funeral services for Donald Poskin of St. James, age 85, will be held Saturday at 11:00 at the James & Gahr Mortuary Chapel in St. James. Visitation will be today from 5:00 to 7:00. Interment will be in the St. James Cemetery with Military Honors at the Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the St. James Kiwanis Backpack Program or the St. James United Methodist Church.
Graveside services for Clarence “Barney” Barnhill of Steelville, age 81, will be held Thursday at the Brown Chapel Cemetery in Paragould, Arkansas. Memorial services will be held Tuesday at 5:00 at the Canaan Community Church in Cook Station. Visitation will be held Tuesday from 4:00 until service time. All arrangements are under the direction of the Britton-Bennett Funeral Home in Steelville.
WEATHER [TOP]
Today..Mostly sunny, high near 80.
Tonight..Partly cloudy, low of 59.
Saturday..Mostly sunny with a 20% chance for showers, high near 80.
Saturday night..Partly cloudy, low of 58.
Sunday..Partly cloudy with a 20% chance for showers, high of 83.
Sunday night..Partly cloudy, low of 58.
Monday..Mostly sunny, high of 82.
