Your World Today – Wednesday, October 7, 2015
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NEWS: Wednesday, October 7, 2015
The Salem Board of Aldermen met Monday night at the city hall council chamber. In the hearing of persons, Jeff Meadows with Archer-Elgin updated the board on the work being done at the City’s Waste Water Treatment Facility. Archer-Elgin has been working with DNR on behalf of the City to ensure compliance with regulations and working thru a variance process with DNR regarding the total max daily load limits for Spring Creek. The first task is to deal with the short term disinfection limits of Spring Creek since the permit has been extended until July 2018. The second task is to develop a plan for a facility that will include meeting the daily limits and reserve space for future DNR requirements and changes. Both tasks will run concurrently and take about nine months to complete. The board approved a bid from Compass Minerals for 100 ton of de-icing salt for this winter at $86.47 per ton. The board also approved a bid from All Inclusive Rec to install the new playground equipment. The equipment has already been purchased and is currently in storage. Healthy Dent County will pay $3,050 and the City will pay a total of $16,400 for this installation. The city also received a grant for the new ground covering that will be installed also. City Clerk Mary Happel verified that Tod Kinerk resigned from the board of Adjustment and has taken a new position on the Planning and Zoning Board. City Administrator Ray Walden reported there were 4,054 participants in the Salem Community Center @ the Armory activities in September. The city offices will be closed on Monday, October 12th in observance of Columbus Day. Walden reminded the public that this week is city wide clean up week. The Planning and Zoning Committee will meet on October 19th. An Innovate Ozarks business conference will be held at the Salem Community Center @ the Armory on Friday, October 23. For more information, call the Dent County Extension Council at 729-3196. Trick or Treat hours will be from 6:00-8:00 pm on Halloween night. The Salem Area Economic Taskforce meeting will be held on Saturday, November 7 at Southwest Baptist University. The Aldermen amended the agenda and tabled the reading of Bill No 3305 and 3306 until after closed session when the board approved Bill #3305 which is an ordinance to authorize the mayor to execute a contract service agreement between the city of Salem and Intrinsic Corporation for mapping services, and Bill #3306 to execute an agreement for professional services between the city and CM Archer Group, PC on wastewater system improvements. Also in closed session, a motion was made to pay $0.75 on the dollar buy back on sick leave pay for city employees this year, and $0.50 on the dollar for next year and each year after. After the motion was made by Alderwoman Molly Zettel and seconded by Alderman Haydn Powell, the motion was voted down, 4 votes to none. The meeting was then adjourned.
An accident occurred at 2:25 Monday afternoon in Dent County on Highway 32 about five miles east of Salem. According to the Highway Patrol report, a 1999 International Conventional driven by 49-year old Timothy Inman of Marquand was traveling eastbound on Highway 32. The International was attempting to avoid a trash truck that was partially in the eastbound lane. The International traveled off the right side of the roadway and struck a tree. Inman suffered moderate injuries and was taken to the Salem Memorial District Hospital. He was not wearing a seat restraint at the time of the accident. The International Conventional sustained extensive damage and was towed from the scene by Whitaker’s Towing of Salem.
Scenic Rivers Industries, the Dent County Sheltered Workshop will have an Open House/Auction on Saturday, October 10th beginning at 11:00 AM. They will be serving free hot dogs and potato salad with a beverage from 12:00 (noon) to 1:00 and the Auction will start at 1:15 PM. They are accepting pledged services or new condition items for the Auction and all donations will be used to keep the Sheltered Workshop operating. Arrangements can be made for them to pick the items up or you can stop by and drop the items off at 601 South Walker Street. All donations need to be made by Thursday, October 8th. For more information call the Dent County Sheltered Workshop at 729-6264.
Exhibit space is still available for the “Artist in the Woods” that is now open and is featuring creations inspired by the woods such as: carving, caning, basket weaving, wooden toys, paintings, photography, and more. Bring your creations to the Ozark Natural & Cultural Resource Center located at 202 South Main Street, also known as Highway 19 in Salem, MO. The creations can be dropped off Monday through Friday from 10:00 AM until 5:00 PM. For more information call the ONCRC at 573-729-0029 or email oncrc2@salemmo.com.
The Missouri Conservation Commission set season dates and limits for the 2016-2017 fall deer season and gave initial approval to several deer-hunting regulation changes. The approved changes to fall deer season structure for 2016-2017 include maintaining the current timing of the November portion and reduce the length from 11 to 9 days, expand the late youth portion to three days beginning the first Friday after Thanksgiving, reduce the length of the antlerless portion from 12 to 3 days and begin on the first Friday in December, and eliminate the urban zones portion. Proposed regulation changes to fall deer season structure for 2016-2017 include allowing crossbows as a legal method during the archery deer and turkey seasons, allowing the use of crossbows during the fall firearms turkey season, reduce the limit of antlered deer from 3 to 2 during the combined archery and firearms deer hunting season, with no more than one antlered deer taken during the firearms deer hunting season and also to remove the hunting method exemption requirement related to crossbows. Missouri’s rule-making process includes a 30-day public comment period. Comments related to the proposed regulation changes can be submitted online to the Conservation Department now through October 31st at the mdc.mo.gov website.
SPORTS [TOP]
The Salem Lady Softball Tigers will be at Union today face the St. Clair Lady Bulldogs in the first round of district play starting at approximately 4:30. Salem is seeded 3rd in the district. The price of admission is $4.00 for those 6 and over at the game. The game will be broadcast live on KSMO and online at ksmoradio.com, and the game MAY be carried live on Fidelity Local 6. Salem goes into district play with a 15-10 record.
The Salem Tigers Football game this week against Mountain View-Liberty will be broadcast on the Internet ONLY due the St. Louis Cardinal first NLDS game starting at 5:45. To hear the Tiger game as well as Tiger Talk, go to www.ksmoradio.com.
OBITUARIES [TOP]
Graveside services for Renate Eva Richardson of Newburg, age 86, will be held Friday at 2:30 at the Newburg Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the Wounded Warrior Project. All arrangements are under the direction of the James and Gahr Mortuary in Rolla.
A Celebration of Life for Raymond Loyd Gollhofer of Salem, age 90, will be held Sunday from 1:00 to 3:00 PM at the Wilson Family Center. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Love Pack Back Pack Program. All arrangements are under the direction of the Wilson Mortuary in Salem.
Funeral services for John Lindon Best, formerly of Rolla, age 89, will be held Monday at 1:00 at the James and Gahr Mortuary in Rolla. Visitation will be from 11:00 until service time. Eastern Star service will be at 10:30 AM. Interment will be in the Rolla City Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the Shriner Children’s Hospital.
WEATHER [TOP]
Today..Mostly cloudy with some patchy fog early, then partly cloudy this afternoon, high of 76.
Tonight..Mostly cloudy, low of 58.
Thursday..Partly sunny, high of 82.
Thursday night..Cloudy with a 40% chance for showers and thunderstorms after midnight, low of 59.
Friday..Cloudy with a 40% chance for rain, high of 71.
Monday..Mostly sunny, high of 72.
