Archive for 2017
Obituaries – Friday, October 27th, 2017
Funeral services for Brenda Lea (Calahan) Brown of Belleville, Il., formerly of Steelville, age 60, will be held this afternoon at 2:00 at the Britton-Bennett Funeral Home in Steelville. Interment will be in the Steelville Cemetery.
Memorial services for Judy Gail Elliott-Headrick of Anutt, MO, age 65, will be held Saturday from 11:00 in the morning until 1:00 in the afternoon at the Anutt Community Center. All memorial arrangements are under the direction of James and Gahr Chapel of Salem.
Weather – Friday, October 27th, 2017
Today..Mostly cloudy and breezy, high of 45.
Tonight..Partly cloudy, low near 28.
FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1:00 UNTIL 9:00 SATURDAY MORNING AND
FROM 10:00 SATURDAY NIGHT TO 9:00 SUNDAY MORNING
Saturday..Possible frost after 5:00 AM, then partly sunny, high of 46.
Saturday night..Frost likely after 10:00 PM with clear skies, low of 24.
Sunday..Frost early, then mostly sunny, high around 55.
Sunday night..Partly cloudy, low near 35.
Monday..Partly sunny, high of 57.
Local News- Thursday, October 26th, 2017
An accident occurred in Dent County Tuesday night at 11:40 on Highway 119 about twelve and a half miles southwest of Salem. According to the highway patrol report, a 1994 Chevrolet 1500, driven by 56-year old Karen Cooley of Salem, crossed into the opposite lane. Cooley overcorrected and the Chevrolet traveled off the right side of the roadway. The vehicle began to overturn and ejected Cooley and a passenger, 49-year old Curtis Getchman of Leslie, Missouri. The report stated that Cooley was not wearing her safety restraint and that Getchman was exempt. Cooley suffered serious injuries and was transported by Air Evac to Cox South in Springfield. Getchman suffered moderate injuries and was transported by Phelps Air to Cox South. The pickup was totaled and removed from the scene by Whitakers towing. The Highway Patrol was assisted by the Dent County Sheriff’s Department and the Montauk Fire Department.
An accident occurred in Crawford County Tuesday afternoon at 4:15 on Highway 49 about three miles north of Viburnum. According to the highway patrol report, a 2002 Chrysler Sebring, driven by 68-year old Barbara Capener of Davisville, traveled off the right side of the roadway. Capener overcorrected causing the Chrysler to begin skidding off the left side of the roadway and the vehicle overturned. The driver suffered minor injuries and was transported by Iron County Ambulance to Phelps County Regional Medical Center. According to the report, Capener was wearing a safety restraint. The Chrysler was totaled and removed from the scene by Blackies Towing of Viburnum.
The Dent County Sheriff’s Office is currently seeking information on the location of 32-year old Travis Ivicsics of Salem. He showed up to the Dent County Circuit Courthouse for a scheduled court appearance on Monday, but left before his hearing. While leaving, Ivicsics cut his GPS monitoring bracelet. He was not an inmate and was not in custody. Ivicsics now has numerous felony warrants for his arrest. If you have any information of his whereabouts, contact the Dent County Sheriff’s Office at 573-729-3241.
The Salem Police Department has released some reports. On Sunday afternoon, October 15th at about 2:59, an officer was contacted at the Salem Police Department in reference to a theft from a vehicle parked in the 1200 block of Missouri Highway 32. The investigation of the report revealed that a person or persons unknown took change and a debit card from the vehicle. This report is still under investigation. Later that evening at approximately 6:31, an officer was sent to Wal-Mart in reference to a shoplifter. That investigation led to the arrest of a 33-year old male of Salem for attempting to make a fraudulent return of an item that had not been purchased. The suspect was issued a summons to appear in court and released. That same evening at approximately 8:30, an officer located a 34-year old male of Salem in the 1500 block of Highway 32 who had two active arrest warrants from Dent County and the State of Missouri. The suspect was taken into custody on the warrants and incarcerated pending a court appearance. On Monday, October 16th at about 8:30 in the morning, an officer was detailed to the Salem Water Department at 800 West Third in reference to property damage. The investigation of the report revealed person or persons unknown attempted to enter the machine that dispenses water to fill tanks damaging it. The value of the damage is approximately $25.00. The report is under investigation. On Tuesday night, October 17th at about 7:59, an officer was dispatched to a residence in the 200 block of South Henderson in reference to a domestic disturbance. That investigation revealed a 29-year old male of Salem had assaulted a 24-year old female of Salem. Further investigation led to the arrest of the suspect who was incarcerated pending the application for warrants. On Wednesday, October 18th at approximately 12:46 in the afternoon, an officer was contacted at the Salem Police Department in reference to a theft from a vehicle. The investigation of the report revealed that a person or persons unknown took a 9mm Ruger pistol valued at $375.00 from a vehicle parked in the 1100 block of West Coffman. The report is under investigation. On Thursday morning, October 19th at approximately 9:24, an officer transported a 29-year old male of Salem to the Phelps County Regional Medical Center due to a commitment order. Later that evening at approximately 7:57, an officer was contacted in reference to a missing juvenile. The investigation of the report revealed that a 13-year old male juvenile of Salem left his residence during the night and had not returned. The report is under investigation. Please contact the Salem Police Department at (573) 729-4242 if you have information regarding any ongoing investigation.
Obituaries- Thursday, October 26th, 2017
Funeral services for Brenda Lea (Calahan) Brown of Belleville, Il., formerly of Steelville, age 60, will be held Friday afternoon at 2:00 at the Britton-Bennett Funeral Home in Steelville. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 8:00 this evening. Interment will be in the Steelville Cemetery.
Memorial services for Judy Gail Elliott-Headrick of Anutt, MO, age 65, will be Saturday from 11:00 until 1:00 at the Anutt Community Center. All arrangements are under the direction of James and Gahr Chapel of Salem.
Sports- Thursday, October 26th, 2017
The City of Salem Youth Basketball League for all children in 1st grade through 6th grade will be starting play on December 30th and the league will continue on January 6th, 13th, and 20th. First and second grade teams will be co-ed. Games will be played at the SHS Gym. The registration fee is $25 per player with registration now through November 17th. Late registration will be accepted November 18th through the 30th, but there is a additional $10 late fee. For more information about the City of Salem Youth Basketball League, contact Salem Parks and Recreation Director Tye Lydon at (573) 729-6290 or e-mail salemparks@salemmo.com.
The Salem High School Student Council will be having a Halloween Dodgeball Fundraiser for Evan Lunn and his family tonight at the Salem High School gym from 6:00 to 9:00 that evening. The students will be playing dodgeball, but all community members are welcome to come and watch and support Evan. There is a $1.00 admission charge and any donations are welcome. Concessions will be available at the event.
It’s Class 3, District 1 Semi-Final football action this Friday night at 7:00 in Kennett as the Salem Tigers and the Kennett Indians tangle with the winner going to the District Final next Friday. Both teams enter the game with a 7-3 record. The cost of admission to the game is $7.00 for everyone. If you can’t make it to the game, you can hear it on KSMO and ksmoradio.com starting at 6:30 with Tiger Talk and Coach Brian McNamee.
Alexander Steen had a goal and three assists, and Paul Stastny added a goal and an assist as the St. Louis Blues beat the Calgary Flames 5-2 on Wednesday night. Jaden Schwartz, Alex Pietrangelo and Joel Edmundson also scored for the Blues, who improved to 3-0-0 at home. The Blues will take on the Carolina Hurricanes Friday night after Salem Tiger Football at 9:15.
Weather – Thursday, October 26th, 2017
Today..Mostly sunny and breezy, high around 75.
Tonight..Partly cloudy, low of 38.
Friday..Mostly cloudy and breezy, high of 47.
Friday night..Mostly cloudy, low near 30.
Saturday..Partly sunny, high of 44.
Saturday night..Frost likely after midnight, partly cloudy, low of 26.
Local News – Wednesday, October 25th, 2017
The Salem R-80 Board of Education met last Thursday at the District Administrative Offices Boardroom for their regular monthly meeting. Superintendent John McColloch reported the September membership count was 1,343 students enrolled in Kindergarten through the 12th grade, and 1,434 students enrolled in the district from Pre-kindergarten through the 12th grade. Superintendent McColloch and all seven board members recently attended the MSBA/MASA Annual Fall Conference. The board members attended a myriad of informative sessions. In the individual school reports, principal Marty Anderson reported the high school has enrollment of 604 students which is 15 more than last year. His report showed there were 43 students inducted into the National Honor Society which is more than double the 2016 number of 20. The report showed there were 11 students on probation for Activities or Athletic participation after the first mid-term. That is down 19 students from the 2016 year. In Principal Scott Roberts report for the Salem Middle School, enrollment currently stands at 213 students. He also sent out congratulations to Mrs. Ritchey and Mrs. McKee for being awarded DonorsChoose.org grants for technology in the classroom. Each grant was for approximately $400 worth of supplies. At the Salem Upper Elementary School, no current enrollment numbers were given by Principal Melanie Wisdom, but she did report that there are 131 children with 100% attendance. Principal Kriste Crocker reported the William Lynch Elementary School enrollment currently stands at 240 students made up of 70 pre-kindergarten students, 83 kindergarten students and 87 first grade students. The board approved a bid from T & W Masonry for $112,000 for the demolition of masonry, and a bid from Auxier for $65,011 for construction of an EFIS system and framing work at William Lynch Elementary. The board approved a contingency budget of up to a total of $300,000 that includes the two accepted bids of $177,011 for the replacement of the parapet wall at William Lynch Elementary. The board also approved the job description updates as presented. The board went into closed session at 6:40 and after no votes were taken there, the meeting came back into open session and was adjourned at 6:54.
The Salem High School Chamber Choir will have concessions available at the Halloween Nightmare haunted house October 27th and 28th. They open at dark and continue on until midnight. Cheddar brats, jalapeño brats, hot dogs, fried potatoes, and all kinds of sweets will be available, so come on out for a good scare, or just to eat some good food! Take Highway 32 west to Route F, then onto Dent County Road 6400. Watch for signs!
The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) needs the help of deer hunters to keep the deadly deer disease called chronic wasting disease (CWD) from spreading to more deer in more areas of Missouri. MDC will be conducting mandatory CWD sampling of harvested deer in 25 counties opening weekend of the fall firearms deer season, November 11th and 12th. Hunters who harvest deer in any of these select counties of MDC’s CWD Management Zone during opening weekend MUST present their harvested deer at one of the Department’s 56 CWD sampling stations so staff can collect tissue samples to test the animals for CWD. The 25 mandatory CWD sampling counties are: Adair, Barry, Benton, Cedar, Cole, Crawford, Dade, Franklin, Hickory, Jefferson, Knox, Linn, Macon, Moniteau, Ozark, Polk, St. Charles, St. Clair, St. Francois, Ste. Genevieve, Stone, Sullivan, Taney, Warren, and Washington. The 25 mandatory sampling counties include ones recently added to the CWD Management Zone after cases of CWD were found there in 2016-2017, counties with previous CWD positives, and counties very near where cases of CWD have been found. Find mandatory sampling stations online and in MDC’s 2017 Fall Deer & Turkey Hunting Regulations and Information booklet, available where permits are sold. Voluntary samples can also be done by hunters. To find those stations, again check the 2017 Fall Deer and Turkey Hunting Regulations and Information Booklet for their locations. You can also find outmore information on CWD from the MDC website at mdc.mo.gov/cwd.
Healthy Dent County and The Salem United Methodist Church will present their Fall Festival this Friday night from 6:00 to 9:00 at the Salem Upper Elementary. The Festival is free for all ages and will include a bounce house, crafts, face painting, music, pumpkin decoration, bean bag toss and apple bobbing. Healthy food of apples bananas and clementines will be provided, plus apple cider and water to drink. From 8:00 until 9:00 pm you can walk the Tiger Trail to see what scary things come out after dark. Bring your best decorated or carved pumpkin from home for the carving/decorating contest. One winner will be selected from each of the following age groups; 0-7, 8-10, 11-13, 14-17 and 18 and over. Each age group winner will receive a $50 gift card. No registration is required and if you need more information about the event call (573) 729-8163.
The “Haunting at the Mill” event is held on the Saturday before Halloween, October 28th and presents history from a unique perspective. Bring the entire family to experience this unique, non-scary, night time tour of the historic Montauk Mill located across the road from the picnic shelter. You may see bats, hear voices and see ghosts from the past at the old grist mill as the history of Montauk comes to life. Join rangers for one of three tours starting at 6:30 p.m., 7:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Only the first 80 visitors will be allowed in for each tour. Please bring appropriate clothing in case you have to wait outside for the next tour. This free event is sponsored by Missouri State Parks.
Sports – Wednesday, October 25th, 2017
The Salem High School Student Council will be having a Halloween Dodgeball Fundraiser for Evan Lunn and his family on Thursday, October 26th at the Salem High School gym from 6:00 to 9:00 that evening. The students will be playing dodgeball, but all community members are welcome to come and watch and support Evan. There is a $1.00 admission charge and any donations would be welcome. Concessions will be available at the event!
The Salem Football Tigers will be on the road at Kennett this Friday night in the Class 3, District 1 Semi-Final. The cost of admission to the game is $7.00 for everyone. If you can’t make it to the game, you can hear it on KSMO and ksmoradio.com.
The St. Louis Blues will be host the Calgary Flames on KSMO. The pre-game show begins at 6:30 with the play-by-play to follow at 7:00. The Blues are 6-2-1 on the year.
Obituaries – Wednesday, October 25th, 2017
Funeral services for Anna Lucille Stewart-Brookshire of Laurie, Missouri, age 88, will be held today at 12:00 noon at the Wilson Mortuary Salem Chapel. Visitation will be held from 11:00 until service time today. Interment will be in the Rector Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Rector Cemetery.
Weather – Wednesday, October 25th, 2017
Today..Patchy frost possible until 8:00 AM, then mostly sunny, high of 64.
Tonight. Mostly clear, low of 42.
Thursday..Mostly sunny and breezy, high around 73.
Thursday night..Partly cloudy, low of 41.
Friday..Mostly cloudy with a 50% chance for rain early, high of 47.