Your World Today – Monday, November 21, 2016
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NEWS: Monday, November 21, 2016
LOCAL NEWS:
An accident occurred Saturday afternoon at 2:05 in Dent County on Highway 19 about two miles south of Salem. According to the highway patrol report, a 2001 Ford Taurus driven northbound by Karen Ellis-Quick of Salem, traveled off the right side of the road, struck two signs and an embankment. Quick suffered serious injuries. She was transported by Air Evac to Cox Hospital in Springfield. She was not wearing a safety device at the time of the accident. The Ford sustained moderate damage and was secured at the scene to be removed later by the owner.
The Salem R-80 Board of Education held their regular meeting Thursday evening at the district administrative boardroom. At the meeting, Phillip Giacomelli led some select William Lynch Students in their Veteran’s Day presentation for the board of education. CPA Matt James gave the audit report and said the district had a “clean” audit. He reported the school finances are solid as the district had an increase of over one million dollars in the general fund and the capital improvement fund balance is again close to a one million dollar balance. The board approved the auditor’s report. The building principals discussed the parent-teachers conferences before Assistant Superintendent John Smith gave a very positive Annual Performance Report. It showed Salem leading the SCA Conference with a 97.1% earned rating that featured a two point increase in math and a full ten score for attendance which is an area all Salem schools worked hard to achieve. Smith said it was 100% good news for the Salem schools. Lindsey Pike and a number of Salem Band Parents were in attendance to update the board on their new officers and give the board an idea of their duties with the band. She said there are 25-30 active band parents who support the Salem Marching Blue. After the principals gave the building reports, the board set the board filing dates from December 13th through January 17th during the regular office hours at the Salem R-80 District Administrative Offices. Three seats will be up for election and they will be Larry Maxwell, Holly Erway and Drew Whitaker. Superintendent John McColloch reported a mistake was made on the original lease for the Development Pre-School on the rent. The old lease called for a payment of $1,050 for the year and it was supposed to say $1,050 per month for the school year. The board agreed to revise the lease for the Developmental Pre-School. The board accepted the resignation of Phillip Karr as Assistant Football Coach and Alex Messina as a high school science instructor at the end of the school year. They also accepted the retirement letter from high school math teacher Karen Pace at the end of the school year. She has been teaching with the district for 37 years. The meeting was adjourned after closed session.
The Salem Police Department released reports involving a missing person, theft, a probation violation and drugs. On Thursday, November 10th at 1:00 in the afternoon, an officer was contacted at the station in reference to a missing person. The report revealed a 24 year-old male of Robertsville, was missing from a residence in the 600 block of West Fourth. The missing person was located on Monday, November 14th at 1:27 in the afternoon without incident. At 3:30 in the afternoon, an officer was contacted in reference to a theft. The report revealed that a person or persons unknown took a .40 caliber Glock valued $450.00 from a residence in the 100 block of North Iron. The report is under investigation. Later that same afternoon at 4:30 a 29 year-old female of Salem was found to have violated her terms of probation. She was incarcerated for three days of shock for the violation. On Saturday, November 12th at 9:46 in the morning, an officer was detailed to a residence in the 400 block of East Rolla Road to assist Children's Division with an investigation. The investigation led to the arrest of a 36 year-old female for possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. She was issued summonses to appear in court and released. Please contact the Salem Police Department at 729-4242 if you have any information regarding an ongoing investigation.
The SCA Festival was held this past Saturday in Willow Springs and the Salem Chamber Choir took First place and the SCA champs! Congratulations to Mrs. Russell and the Salem Chamber Choir!
SPORTS [TOP]
Jakob Happel’s last second dunk after a steal gave the Salem Boys Basketball Tigers a thrilling 61-60 win over Marshfield Saturday at Rolla. Happel finished with 33 points and 12 rebounds. Salem will face Steelville in the first round of the Sullivan Tournament on November 28th at 5:30.
The Salem Lady Basketball Tigers dominated the Eldon Lady Mustangs Saturday in Rolla and won by the score of 72-53. The win was Jake Reardon’s 200th as a coach. The Lady Tigers will host Plato tonight at the SHS gym with the JV starting at 6:00 with the varsity game to follow. You can hear the varsity game on KSMO, online at ksmoradio.com and on Fidelity Local 6.
Jameis Winston sliced up a Kansas City defense and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers held on for a 19-17 victory Sunday that snapped the Chiefs' five-game winning streak. Winston threw for 331 yards to help set up four field goals by Roberto Aguayo, and hit only touchdown with just over 6 minutes left. Alex Smith was 23 of 30 for 268 yards and Spencer Ware finished with 69 yards rushing. The Chiefs are now 7-3 will be in Denver next Sunday night.
K.J. Walton scored 20 points and Frankie Hughes added 14 points as Missouri rallied to beat Tulane 67-62 at the Tire Pros Invitational Sunday. Kevin Puryear scored 11 points for the Tigers (2-2), who claimed seventh-place in the tournament. The Tigers will be off until Saturday when they play Northwestern at 1:30 on KSMO.
Joshua Dobbs threw three touchdown passes and ran for two more scores - including a career-long 70-yarder - in his final home game Saturday as Tennessee won a 63-37 shootout over Missouri. The Tigers set a team record of 740 yards in offense in the loss as Damarea Crockett rushed for 225 yards and Ish Witter gained 163 yards. Missouri will face Arkansas Friday starting at 11:30 on KSMO.
Kyle Brodziak and Vladimir Tarasenko scored in the third period, lifting the St. Louis Blues over the Nashville Predators 3-1 on Saturday night. David Perron also scored and Jake Allen made 30 saves, helping the Blues finish 3-0 on their home stand. St. Louis is 8-1-2 at home this season. The Blues will be in Boston tomorrow night at 5:30 on KSMO.
OBITUARIES [TOP]
Funeral services for Elizabeth “Betty Ann” Halbert of Steelville, age 69, will be held this morning at 11:00 at the Britton-Bennett Funeral Home in Steelville. Interment will be in the Steelville Cemetery.
Graveside Services for Alan David Grauf, age 83, of Salem will be held Tuesday at 1:30pm at Jadwin Cemetery. Visitation will be held Tuesday at 11:00 to 1:00pm at the Wilson Mortuary Salem Chapel. Internment will be in the Jadwin Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the family for funeral expenses.
WEATHER [TOP]
Today..Mostly sunny, high of 53.
Tonight..Partly cloudy, low of 35.
Tuesday..Mostly cloudy and breezy with a 40% chance for showers by the afternoon, high of 55.
Tuesday night..Cloudy with a 70% chance for showers and thunder-storms, low of 44.
Wednesday..Mostly cloudy with a 40% chance for showers, high of 54.
