Archive for 2017
Local News – Thursday, December 21st, 2017
At the Salem R-80 Board of Education meeting Tuesday night, Superintendent John McColloch thanked the community for the many recent donations to Salem R-80 School System including $28,000 from the Judson Young Foundation; $50,000 from the Douglas Dent Scholarship Fund; $1,500 from the Alumni Group; and a $150,000 donation to the Dent County Community Foundation…
Read MoreObituaries – Thursday, December 21st, 2017
A Graveside Service for Christine Oldham Crocker of Poplar Bluff, formerly of Salem, age 90, will be held Friday at 1:00 at the North Lawn Cemetery in Salem. All the arrangements are under the direction of the James and Gahr Mortuary of Salem.
Read MoreSports – Thursday, December 21st, 2017
Dougie Hamilton scored at 7:57 of the third period to lead the Calgary Flames to a 2-1 win over the St. Louis Blues at the Scotiabank Saddledome Wednesday night. The Blues will be in Edmonton tonight to a face the Oilers starting at 7:30 with the pre-game show on KSMO. Registration for the City of…
Read MoreWeather – Thursday, December 21st, 2017
Today..Mostly cloudy, high of 56. Tonight..Mostly cloudy with a 20% chance for rain after midnight, low near 40. Friday..Cloudy with a 50% chance for afternoon showers, high of 47. Friday night..Cloudy with a 60% chance for rain changing to snow after midnight, low of 27. Saturday..Cloudy with a 30% chance for a rain and snow…
Read MoreLocal News – Wednesday, December 20th, 2017
The Dent County Sheriff’s Department has released some recent reports. On Tuesday, December 12th, deputies responded to the 2000 block of Route E for the report of a burglary. The resident had just gotten home and discovered his home had been gone through with numerous items that were found on the floor. This report is…
Read MoreSports – Wednesday, December 20th, 2017
The St. Louis Blues will continue their western Canadian road trip as they will be in Calgary tonight to face the Flames starting at 8:30. The pre-game show starts at 8:00 on KSMO. The Salem Lady Tigers are seeded 9th in the Family Pharmacy Holiday Tournament in Mountain Grove and they play Plato Tuesday morning…
Read MoreObituaries – Wednesday, December 20th, 2017
A Graveside Service for Christine Oldham Crocker of Poplar Bluff, formerly of Salem, age 90, will be held Friday at 1:00 at the North Lawn Cemetery in Salem. All the arrangements are under the direction of the James and Gahr Mortuary of Salem.
Read MoreWeather – Wednesday, December 20th, 2017
Today…Cloudy with a 30% chance of morning rain, then partly sunny, high of 52. Tonight..Mostly cloudy, low of 36. Thursday…Partly sunny, high near 54. Thursday night…Mostly cloudy, low of 40. Friday..Cloudy with a 50% chance for afternoon showers, high of 47.
Read MoreLocal News – Tuesday, December 19th, 2017
The Dent County Commissioners met Monday morning for their regular meeting. The Commissioners voted 3-0 to lift the Burn Ban established last Monday for the area. They felt the rainfall received Sunday and early Monday morning was enough to remove the immediate fire danger. They will continue to monitor the weather, but more rain is…
Read MoreObituaries – Tuesday, December 19th, 2017
Funeral Services for Don Turnbough of Steelville, age 61, will be this morning at 11:00 at the Britton-Bennett Funeral Home in Steelville. Interment will be in the Cherryville First Baptist Church Cemetery. Funeral services for Freda Jean Hines Maloney, formerly of Salem, age 81, will be held this morning at 11:00 at the Wilson Mortuary…
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