Local News – Thursday, January 11th, 2018
The Dent County Sheriff’s Department has released some reports. On Friday, December 29th, deputies received a report of items stolen from trucks belonging to Intercounty Electric Cooperative Association. The trucks were parked on Route JJ. The items include a back up camera, radio, harness for bucket work, air hose, rain suit, traffic cones, first aid kit, chipper battery, battery from truck, and various hand tools. This report is still under investigation. On Tuesday, January 2nd, deputies attempted to stop a vehicle on Route VV. After a short pursuit, deputies located the vehicle and the driver at a residence on Route VV. As a result of the stop, a 28-year old Salem man was arrested from driving while having his license revoked and for resisting arrest, traffic stop ands detention. He was fingerprinted, issued a summons to appear in court, and released. That same day, deputies took a report of two vehicles being damaged at a residence on Highway 19 North. This report is still under investigation. On Thursday, January 4th, a 30-year old woman from Black was being booked into the Dent County Jail and a plastic baggie containing methamphetamine was located in her bra. She was charged with delivery of a controlled substance to a jail and given a $10,000 cash only bond. That same day, deputies took a report of property damage to a vehicle at Highway 68 and Dent County Road 3305. It was discovered that a 19-year old Salem man had kicked the door to a vehicle at the intersection after an argument. He was arrested, fingerprinted, issued a citation for 2nd Degree Property Damage, and released. If anyone has any information regarding ongoing investigations, please contact the Dent County Sheriff’s Department at 729-3241.
A new session of online core training to become a certified Master Gardener begins January 22nd. The popularity of the online classes has grown steadily since MU Extension began offering them in 2013. In the past, some people had to travel many miles to attend Master Gardener classes. State horticulture specialist for University of Missouri Extension David Trinklein and MU Extension regional horticulture specialist Sarah Denkler teach the 14 online sessions. Classes are delivered as a series of scripted and narrated PowerPoint presentations. To pass the course, participants need a composite score of 70 percent on chapter quizzes. Subjects include basic botany, soils and plant nutrition, vegetable gardening, fruit production, insects and diseases, landscaping and landscape plants, turf management, and pesticide safety. Core training is the first step toward Master Gardener certification. Trainees must also complete a minimum of 30 hours of volunteer service. Local Master Gardener chapters help online trainees find volunteer opportunities to meet the service hour requirements. The registration deadline for the online spring session is Monday, January 15th. For more information, call 573-729-3196. The course also may be taken for personal enrichment only (no volunteer requirement) for a higher registration fee.
The Missouri Department of Conservation and the Missouri Department of Transportation invite Missouri public, private, and home-schooled students in grades Kindergarten through 8th grade to help fight litter in a creative and fun way by participating in the 2018 “Yes You CAN Make Missouri Litter-Free” trash-can-decorating contest. The contest encourages school classes and school groups to join in the fight against litter by decorating and displaying a large trash can with the “No MOre Trash!” logo and a litter-prevention message using a variety of creative media. Schools may submit one entry in each competition category: K-2, 3-5, and 6-8. Entries are judged based on creativity, adherence to contest rules, and effective use of theme and logo. First-place winners from each competition category will receive $200 awarded to the sponsoring schools. All first-place winners are then eligible for a grand prize of a trophy and $600 awarded to the sponsoring school. There is no entry fee for the contest. Participating school groups must submit a completed entry form online with no more than three photos to nomoretrash.org by Friday, March 16. Contest rules, entry forms, logo, and past contest entries and winners can also be found at nomoretrash.org. There is no entry fee for the contest