Your World Today – Tuesday, November 3, 2015
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NEWS: Tuesday, November 3, 2015
The Dent County Commissioners met Monday morning for their regular meeting at the Dent County Courthouse. In the road report, District 1 Commissioner Dennis Purcell stated grading would be done on Dent County Roads 5170, 6090 and 6220 while brush would also be cut on county road 6220. Purcell indicated one man would be hauling brown rock, another would be screening it and yet another man would be going to Springfield for chip and seal oil. Purcell said they would be patching and repairing various routes in various locations. District 2 Commissioner Gary Larson said grading would be done on Dent County Road 2340 while materials would be added and grading done on county roads 3140 and 3180. Larson reported brush would be cut on Dent County Roads 3330 and 4050 and one man would be working on brush cutter #6. Larson went on to say that workers were working on the backhoe that is blocking Dent County Road 4280 from traffic as it would not start Monday morning. Once the workers get it going and they remove some rock, that crossing should be open no later than this afternoon. Presiding Commissioner Darrell Skiles congratulated Gary Brown on receiving an award from the MRPC for his volunteer service to the Salem community and wanted to remind anyone who is interested to attend the business fair today at The Centre at 1200 Holloway Street in Rolla from 9:00 in the morning until 4:00 in the afternoon. Gary Brown came in and thanked Presiding Commissioner Skiles for his nomination and the award he received. Dent County Clerk Angie Curley said work continues on the 2016 county budget. The next meeting of the Dent County Commission will be Thursday morning at 9:00 at the courthouse and the meeting is open to the public.
An accident occurred at 12:05 early Monday morning in Texas County on Highway P about four miles south of Licking. According to the Highway Patrol report, a 1992 Jeep Cherokee driven by 20-year old Karl Holland of Licking was traveling eastbound, failed to stop at a stop sign and ran off of the roadway. The Jeep then traveled into a ditch, struck an embankment and then a fence. Holland suffered moderate injuries and was taken by ambulance to the Texas County Memorial Hospital in Houston. He was wearing a safety device at the time of the accident. The Jeep Cherokee sustained extensive damage and was towed from the scene by Jay’s Automotive.
The Salem Police Department would like to warn the public to be alert for telephone scams and offers from callers claiming to be from the IRS. These con artists can sound very convincing when they call and may even know a lot about you. They even have the ability to alter the caller ID to make it look like the IRS is calling and can use fake names and bogus badge numbers. The most common theme with these tricks seems to be fear and make people think they have to do anything. They will call demanding payment, and will ask for or demand credit and/or debit card numbers. They also make threats of calling the police and tell you that you have to do something NOW…do not fall these types scams. They will even go so far as to leave a call back number and when you call that number back, you are put on hold for a long long time, and at your expense. If you get a phone call from anyone claiming to be from the IRS and asking for money…call the IRS yourself…if you owe taxes or think you might owe taxes…call the IRS yourself at 800-829-1040 to talk about payment options. If you know you don’t owe taxes or have no reason to believe that you do…report the incident to TIGTA at 1-800-366-4484 or at www.tigta.gov. The IRS currently DOES NOT use unsolicited email, text messages or any social media to discuss your personal tax issues. For more information on reporting tax scams, go to 222.irs.gov and type “scam” in the search box. If you have other questions, please call the Salem Police Department at 729-4242.
The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) announced that hunters checked 6,158 turkeys during Missouri's fall firearms turkey season, which ran October 1st through 31st. Last year's fall firearms turkey harvest total was 5,680. Top harvest counties for the 2015 fall firearms turkey season were Dent with 210, Greene with 159, and Franklin with 148. Fall archery turkey hunting continues until November 13th and then resumes again from November 25th through January 15, 2016.
SPORTS [TOP]
Missouri Tiger junior quarterback Maty Mauk has been suspended for the rest of this season for violating team policies. No other information is being released. Mauk had been reinstated last week on Wednesday and apologized to his team only to be suspended again on Saturday by Coach Gary Pinkle.
The St. Louis Cardinals announced Monday that they have exercised their 2016 club option on left-handed pitcher 29-year old Jaime Garcia and declined their 2016 club option on right-handed pitcher 31-year old Jonathan Broxton. The team also announced today that infielder 27-year old Pete Kozma and catchers 29-year old Ed Easley and 27-year old Travis Tartamella have been outrighted off the team’s 40-man Major League roster. Garcia was 10-6 with a 2.43 ERA in his 20 starts in 2015, going 7-2 from August 1 until season’s end. The Cardinals were 10-2 in his 12 games started during that span. Garcia has posted a 52-32 career mark with a 3.31 ERA in 126 career games pitched and his 3.25 ERA since 2010, when he finished 3rd in National League Rookie of the Year voting, is 7th best amongst all Major League lefties. Broxton was 3-3 with a 2.66 ERA in 26 games pitched for the Cardinals following his acquisition on July 31 in a trade with Milwaukee. Kozma appeared in 76 games for the Cardinals this past season while Easley and Tartamella both made their Major League debuts during the 2015 campaign.
Salem will travel to Mountain Grove for the District Championship game Friday night at 7:00. Admission to the game will be $6.00 for anyone six years of age and older. If you can’t make it to the game, you can hear it on KSMO Radio at 6:30 with Tiger Talk and Coach Brian McNamee or online at ksmoradio.com. Salem enters the game with a 6-5 record while Mountain Grove is 9-2.
OBITUARIES [TOP]
Funeral services for Bruna “Marie” Cuccarollo of St. James, age 98, will be held Thursday morning at 10:00 at the Immaculate Catholic Church in St. James. Visitation for family and friends will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 Wednesday night at the St. James Chapel of James and Gahr Mortuary. Interment will be in the St. Anthony Catholic Cemetery in Rosati. Memorials may be made to the St. Anthony Catholic Cemetery.
Funeral services for Delphia Mae Bacon of Salem age 83, will be held Thursday at 11:00 at the First Baptist Church in Salem. Visitation will be Wednesday from 5:00 to 7:00 at the James and Gahr Mortuary. Interment will be in the Cedar Grove Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the American Alzheimer Association.
Memorial services for Joe Boze of Rolla, age 59,will be at 2:00 Friday at Fox Funeral Home Chapel in Licking. Visitation will be Friday at 1:00 P.M. at Fox Funeral Home.
WEATHER [TOP]
DENSE FOG ADVISORY UNTIL 9:00 THIS MORNING
Today..Partly cloudy with patchy fog in the morning, high near 71.
Tonight..Mostly clear, low of 52.
Wednesday..Sunny, high of 74.
Wednesday night..Partly cloudy, low of 55.
Thursday..Cloudy with a 30% chance for showers & thunderstorms, high of 69.
Thursday night..Cloudy with an 80% chance for showers and thunderstorms, low of 53.
