Your World Today-Wednesday, October 21, 2015
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NEWS: Wednesday, October 21, 2015
An accident occurred Saturday morning at 9:15 in Shannon County on Highway 19 fourteen miles north of Eminence. According to the Highway Patrol Report a 1997 Geo Prism, driven by 19 year-old Cheyenne R. Sitz of Salem, traveled off the right side of the roadway and came to rest in the ditch. Sitz sustained minor injuries and was taken to Salem Memorial District Hospital by private vehicle. According to the report Sitz was wearing a safety restraint. The Geo sustained minor damage and was removed from the scene by Tyler’s Towing of Eminence.
An accident occurred at 12:15 Monday afternoon in Phelps County on county road 8070 about three and half miles north of Rolla. According to the Highway Patrol report, a 2006 Nissan Sentra driven by 18-year old Patrick Simpson of Rolla was traveling northbound. Simpson failed to negotiate a curve to the left, and skidded off the left side of the roadway. The Nissan then struck a ditch and overturned and came to rest on its top. Simpson suffered serious injuries and was transported by the Phelps County ambulance to the Phelps County Regional Medical Center. Simpson was wearing a seat restraint at the time of the accident. The Nissan Sentra was totaled and removed from the scene by C&C Towing.
The Board of Aldermen meeting scheduled for Monday, October 19th was not held due to a lack of a quorum. The next scheduled meeting will be held on Monday, November 2nd.
Ameren Missouri residential customers would pay the lowest Purchased Gas Adjustment (PGA) rates in 15 years under a proposed rate decrease filed Thursday with the Missouri Public Service Commission. The market-driven proposal calls for a PGA rate of $0.50 per 100 cubic-feet (Ccf) of natural gas, down by 7 percent from the current rate of $0.54/Ccf and 24 percent from the $0.66/Ccf rate approved in October 2014. If approved by the PSC, the new PGA rate would take effect Nov. 1. Compared to the rates enacted in October 2014, the proposed PGA would save an average residential customer in the Rolla system, which includes Rolla, Salem and Owensville, approximately $87 annually. PGA rates have been dropping for the last year to reflect wholesale natural gas price decreases caused by growing supplies generated by shale production. Ameren Missouri customers would continue to benefit from the trend under the company's PGA rate proposal. The PGA reflects the wholesale cost of natural gas, the cost of transporting gas to the company’s system plus an adjustment to compensate for under- or over-collection of actual costs in previous periods. Wholesale gas prices aren’t regulated, and price changes are the result of market conditions of supply and demand.
An accident occurred at 11:55 Tuesday morning in Texas County on Highway 63 about three and half miles west of Licking. According to the Highway Patrol report, a 2015 Harley Davidson motorcycle driven by 32-year old Michael Phoenix of Midland, Michigan was traveling westbound on Highway 63 and struck the rear wheel of a 2010 Harley Davidson motorcycle driven by 38-year old Patrick Morris of Omaha, Nebraska. When the rear wheel was struck is caused both motorcycles to go off the right side of the roadway. The motorcycles then struck each other a second time before both drivers were ejected. Phoenix suffered moderate injuries and was taken by Air Evac to Mercy Hospital in Springfield. Morris suffered moderate injuries and was taken by the Texas County ambulance to Texas County Memorial Hospital in Houston. Everyone involved was wearing a safety device at the time of the accident. Both Harley motorcycles sustained minor damage and were removed from the scene by family members.
The Dent-Phelps County Cattlemen’s Association, in cooperation with MFA Salem & MFA Licking, will be conducting an informative discussion with Dr. Allen Wessler, Director MFA Feed Division on the new FDA rules that take effect in December 2016 that will limit the use of antibiotics in livestock feed and Introduce MFA New Shield Technology. The meeting will be held on Thursday beginning at 7:00 PM at Wilson’s Family Life Center, behind Wilson Mortuary in Salem.
The Dent County 4-H members are holding their Annual Recognition Night program on Saturday, beginning at 5:30 PM at the Indian Trail Archery on Highway 19 North. The program begins with a dinner. For more information about the Annual 4-H Recognition Night program and dinner, contact Linda Shelton Dent County 4-H Youth Program Associate by calling 729-3196.
The Salem Community Center @ The Armory is installing memorial brick pavers in the front of the entrance off of Route J. For a $200 donation, you can get a message engraved on a paver that will become a permanent part of the Community Center exterior landscape. You can personalize the paver with a name, special date, a quote, company name, club name or family. For more information, call the Salem Community Center @ The Armory at 729-8163 or drop by at 1200 West Rolla Road.
SPORTS [TOP]
The Salem Football Tigers finished the year 4-5 and ended up as the 3rd seed in district and will host St. James Friday night at 7:00 at the SHS Football Field. Admission to the game will be $4.00 for adults and $3.00 for students. The game can be heard on KSMO, ksmoradio.com and recorded for Fidelity Local 6.
Carey Price made a season-high 38 saves for his second shutout in three games and the Montreal Canadiens extended their best start in history to seven wins in a row with a 3-0 victory against the St. Louis Blues at Bell Centre on Tuesday. The Blues will play the Islanders Saturday night at 7:00, you can hear the game on KSMO Radio.
The Kansas City Royals scored four runs in the first inning, added four more in the 7th and finished with a 14-2 win over Toronto to take a commanding 3-1 lead in games. The Royals will have Edinson Volquez on the hill today as they try to close out the series at 3:07.
OBITUARIES [TOP]
Funeral services for Vinita Arlean Edwards, age 87, will be at 11:00 this morning at the Dent County Memorial Chapel. Interment will be in the Cedar Grove Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Pleasant Valley Baptist Church.
Funeral services Raymond Paul Rubczak of Rolla, age 30, will be held at 11:00 Thursday morning at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in St. James. Visitation will be held at the James and Gahr Mortuary today from 5:00-7:00 PM. Interment will be held at the Rolla Cemetery in Rolla.
Funeral services for Mabel Asher of Bixby, age 87, will be held Thursday morning at 11:00 at the Wilson Mortuary Viburnum Chapel. Visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 tonight. Interment will be in the Crocker-Stricklin Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Crocker-Stricklin Cemetery.
Funeral services for Bennie Smith III, age 51, will be 1:00 PM Thursday afternoon at the James and Gahr Chapel in Salem. A visitation for family and friends will be held prior to service from 11:30 until service time on Thursday. There will be no interment.
Funeral services for Dale L. Halcomb of Salem, age 81, will be held Friday at 1:00 at the Wilson Mortuary in Salem. Visitation will be Thursday from 5:00 to 7:00. Interment will be in the Lake Spring Cemetery with Full Military Honors. Memorials may be made to the Iva Halcomb Family.
Funeral services for Lois Baraba (nee Chandler) of St. Louis, age 76, will be held Saturday at 12:00 noon at the Britton-Bennett Funeral Home in Steelville. Visitation will be Saturday form 10:00 until service time. Interment will be in the Shoal Creek Cemetery in Berryman, Missouri.
Funeral services for Carl Lee “Bud” Davis of Viburnum, age 86, will be held Sunday at 2:00 at the Emmanuel United Methodist Church in Viburnum. Visitation will be Saturday from 5:00 to 7:00 at the Wilson Mortuary in Viburnum. Interment will be private at a later date. Memorials may be made to the Emmanuel United Methodist Church in Viburnum.
WEATHER [TOP]
Today..Mostly sunny, high of 78.
Tonight..Partly cloudy, low of 55.
Thursday..Mostly sunny, high near 78.
Thursday night..Partly cloudy, low of 54.
Friday..Cloudy with a 50% chance for showers and thunderstorms, high near 72.
Friday night..Cloudy with a 60% chance for showers and thunderstorms, low of 55.
