Local News – Monday, July 31st, 2017

The Dent County Sheriff’s Department has released their reports. On Friday, July 14th, deputies responded to a call on Dent County Road 6610 for a burglary report. It was discovered that a large amount of tools and a red Land’s Pride Trekker UTV were stolen from the residence. This report is still under investigation. On Thursday, July 20th, deputies conducted a traffic stop in the 500 block of County Road 2440. During the stop it was discovered that the driver, a 28-year old Salem woman, and the passenger, a 30-year old Salem man, had warrants for their arrest. They were taken to the Dent County Jail and incarcerated. On Friday, July 21st, deputies conducted a traffic stop in the 1100 block of Highway 32 West. During the stop, it was discovered that the vehicle was taken from a local impound lot without permission by the driver, a 68-year old Salem man. The vehicle belonged to the suspect, but had been towed by law enforcement previously in the day. As a result, he was arrested for theft. He was transported to the Dent County Sheriff’s Office and later released on summons to appear in court. On Saturday, July 22nd, deputies conducted a traffic stop on Highway 19 South, near Center Street. While speaking with the driver, deputies were able to detect an odor of alcohol and believed the driver to be under the influence. A short investigation began and as a result, the driver, a 43-year old Salem woman, was arrested for driving while being intoxicated. She was transported to the Dent County Sheriff’s Office where she was fingerprinted and released on summons to appear in court. On Monday, July 24th, deputies arrested a 30-year old Salem man from the 35000 block of Highway 72. He had seven warrants for his arrest. He was taken to the Dent County Jail and incarcerated. On Tuesday, July 25th, deputies conducted an investigation at a residence in the 1000 block of East Monday Street. As a result, a 52-year old Salem man and a 46 year old Rolla man were arrested and issued summons for possession of marijuana. That same day, deputies responded to the 2000 block of Highway HH for a report of a trespassing. As a result, a 40-year old Salem woman was arrested for trespassing. She was issued a summons and released. On Friday, July 28th, deputies conducted a traffic stop at the intersection of Routes H and CC. As a result, the driver, a 22-year old Edgar Springs man, was arrested for driving while having his license suspended. He was taken to the Dent County Sheriff’s Office where he was fingerprinted and released with a summons to appear in court. If anyone has any information about any ongoing investigation, please call the Dent County Sheriff’s Office at 729-3241.

The Dent County Fire Protection District Board of Directors will conduct their August meeting on Tuesday, August 1st at the fire station beginning at 6:00 pm. After approval of the agenda and minutes from their July meeting, the Board will be reviewing financial reports and approve bills. The Board will then take a look at their calendar of upcoming events to be held at the fire station followed by the monthly reimbursement report for the month of July. The Board will then address any old business and in new business the Board will set a tax levy rate followed by reports on various items concerning the District. The Board may vote to go into closed session for the purpose of discussing personnel, if necessary and set their September meeting for Tuesday, September 5th at the fire station.

An accident occurred Friday afternoon at 4:12 in Dent County on Highway 19, about seven miles south of Salem. According to the highway patrol report, a 2003 Toyota Corolla driven by 20-year old Jessica Cason of Salem was traveling northbound when she drove off the right side of the road, struck an embankment, and overturned. Cason suffered minor injuries and was transported to Salem Memorial Hospital. The report stated that Carson was wearing a safety device. The Toyota Corolla sustained extensive damage and was removed from the scene by Whitaker’s Towing.

The Missouri Forest Products Association (MFPA) is now accepting applications for their logging school program that will begin about October 1, 2017 at the Camp at Lake Wappapello. The school is a 10-week course held 5 days a week and students are expected to stay at the camp throughout the week and housing will be in a dormitory on the property. The logging school tuition is expected to be $5,000 which covers room, meals and instruction for the 10-week period. A maximum of 12 students per session will be accepted in to the program and MFPA will offer two sessions per year, one in October and the other in February. There will classroom as well as field instruction covering topics such as: forest management, timber harvesting, marketing and utilization. To receive additional information, application materials and scholarship opportunities contact Fred Smith at (573) 619-4494.