Local News – Tuesday, June 27th, 2017
The Air Evac Lifeteam will hold a Grand Re-Opening at their new location in Salem at the SMDH Campus TODAY with a ribbon cutting ceremony and dedication with Air Evac Lifeteam President Seth Myers, Salem Memorial District Hospital CEO Kasey Lucas, and Air Evac Senior Program Director George LaJoie at noon. Following the presentation, an Open House will be held at the new Air Evac base as it will be open for tours and free refreshments. The presentation is open to everyone. Air Evac was formerly housed at the Salem Airport on near the junction of Highway 32 and Route
The Dent County Commissioners met Monday morning for their regular meeting at the courthouse. Dent County Treasurer Denita Williams reported on the CART taxes received during the month of June and the amount came to $57,862.86. For the year, the CART tax received is up $6,105.13 or about 1.85%. Last year in June, CART taxes received were $58, 116.36. In the road report, District 1 Commissioner Dennis Purcell stated materials would be added and grading done on Dent County Roads 2460 and 2470. Another crew would be out replacing road signs and cleaning out pipes. Purcell did report he attended the Tourism Tax Committee meeting where one proposal was submitted and approved and a reimbursement was submitted and approved. He also attended the South Central Community Action Agency Committee meeting and was elected president. He said monies have been approved $73,303 for 20 summer jobs for youth ages 14-24 for their six county area. There are income guidelines that youth must meet to be eligible to apply. For more information on the summer jobs, please call 573-325-4255. District 2 Commissioner Gary Larson said materials would be added and grading done on Dent County Roads 2050 and 3180, and that brush would be cut on county roads 2240 and 2300. Larson said he and Commissioner Purcell attended a SEMA meeting in Rolla for reimbursement from the flooding in the area from April. He said they had 60 days to report all damages, and Larson indicated the request for public assistance had already been submitted. He went on to say there would be one program manager for the claim who would verify all areas repaired. Larson said the breakdown for reimbursement would be 75% FEMA funds, 10% SEMA funds and 15% would come from the county. Presiding Commissioner Darrell Skiles said he submitted the Hazard Mitigation questionnaire last Monday to the MRPC. The next meeting of the Commissioners will be Thursday morning at 9:00 at the courthouse and the meeting is open to the public.
A new FEMA Disaster Recovery Center has opened in Shannon County and Reynolds County. Disaster recovery centers offer in-person support to individuals and businesses in any of the 27 counties included in the Missouri federal disaster declaration for flooding and severe storms that occurred between April 28 and May 11, 2017. Recovery specialists from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) will be at the center to discuss assistance and to help anyone who needs information or assistance filing an application. The disaster recovery c center in Shannon County will be located at the United Methodist Church at 18231 Church St. in Eminence, and the disaster recovery center In Reynolds County will be at the Ellington City Hall at 100 Tubbs Ave. in Ellington. In Shannon County, the recovery center will be open through Friday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m daily. The center will close permanently at 7 p.m. Friday, June 30. In Reynolds County, the recovery center will be open Tuesday through Saturday 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and closes permanently 7 p.m. Saturday, July 1st. Homeowners, renters and business-owners are encouraged to register with FEMA before visiting a disaster recovery center. Survivors can register online at DisasterAssistance.gov or by calling toll-free 800-621-3362 from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. seven days a week until further notice. Multilingual registration assistance is available. When registering bring with you your Social Security number, the address of the location where the damage occurred (pre-disaster address), your current mailing address and phone number, any insurance information, your total household annual income, the routing and account number for checking or savings account (this allows FEMA to directly transfer disaster assistance funds into a bank account) and a description of disaster-caused damage and losses. FEMA provides grants to qualified individuals for rental assistance, home repairs or other serious disaster-related losses. The U.S. Small Business Administration offers low-interest disaster loans to businesses of all sizes, most private nonprofit organizations, homeowners and renters. SBA also offers low-interest working capital loans (called Economic Injury Disaster Loans) to small businesses and most private nonprofit organizations having difficulty meeting obligations as a result of the disaster. For more information, applicants may contact SBA’s Disaster Assistance Customer Service Center by calling 800-659-2955, emailing disastercustomerservice@sba.gov, or
visiting SBA’s website at SBA.gov/disaster.