Archive for 2017
Sports – Monday, May 15th, 2017
On Friday, Dalton Cook’s two out single in the bottom of the 7th inning brought in the tying run and Boone Schrader drove in the winning run in the bottom of the 8th inning driving in Jon Arzt as Salem beat Owensville in the first round of District play, 5-4. Then on Saturday, the Blair Oak Falcons exploded for five runs in the 1st inning and added two more in the 2nd inning on a Garrett Welschmeyer two-run homer, then hung on as the Salem Tigers came back with five runs in the last three innings only to fall short, 9-6 in the District Semi-Final. Lawson Toman was 3-3 Saturday while Dalton Cook, Jon Arzt and Kory Ramsey all had two hits in the game. Salem finished the year with a 17-4 record and SCA Champs. Congratulations Tigers on a great season!
The Salem Track Teams participated in the District Track meet on Saturday and the Tigers will advance 10 athletes in 20 events to the State Sectional Track meet at Eldon High School. Advancing to the State Sectional for the Lady Tigers will be in Baylee Bilyeu as she took 2nd in Shot Put and 2nd in Discus as well as Kirsten Golden who captured 2nd in Pole Vault. On the men’s side individually, JD Bowling will advance as he placed 2nd in Shot Put, 2nd in Discus and 4th in Javelin; Ty Conley won the 100 and 200 Meter Dashes, Texas Nall captured 2nd in the 400 Meter, Marcus Jessen came in 3rd in the 1600 Meter, and Logan Woolf took 2nd in the High Jump and 4th in the Long Jump. The team of Ty Conley, Bryan Marlin, Texas Nall and Keoni Wilson took 2nd in the 4 x 400 Meter Relay, and the team of Payton Deese, Marcus Jessen, Bryan Marlin and Keoni Wilson won the 4 x 800 Relay. The Salem Men’s Track Team took 3rd behind St. James and Owensville in districts while the Lady Tigers came in 8th. Congratulations to all the individuals and relay teams for your work at districts and the best to you in the state sectional Saturday!
Salem Tiger Boys Basketball camp for students grades 3-12 will take place June 6th-8th. Cost is $30 per player and that includes a Salem Tiger Basketball T-Shirt. To sign up or for more information e-mail coach Prugh at Conrad.prugh@salemr80.org. or call or text at
(573) 247-3113.
Adam Wainwright (3-3) enjoyed his best outing of the year on Sunday as he gave up just four hits, walking four and fanning three in seven shutout innings as the St. Louis Cardinals treated the largest crowd in Busch Stadium III history to a series win over the shorthanded, struggling Chicago Cubs, winning Sunday, 5-0. Battery mate Yadier Molina offered Wainwright all the support he needed with two homers, and Matt Carpenter added a two run shot off Jake Arrieta, first hit in 29 regular-season at-bats against him. The Cardinals are now 21-15 on the year and will be off today.
Mike Moustakas, Jorge Soler and Drew Butera homered as the Kansas City Royals completed a three-game sweep with a 9-8 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday. Moustakas drove in four runs, including three with a fourth-inning homer. Butera had three hits and scored three runs and drove in two. The Royals won for the fifth time in six games and will be off today.
Weather – Monday, May 15th, 2017
Today..Mostly sunny, high around 83.
Tonight..Mostly clear, low of 61.
Tuesday..Mostly sunny, high around 84.
Tuesday night..Partly cloudy, low near 65.
Wednesday..Partly sunny, high of 80.
Wednesday night..Partly cloudy, low of 64.
Thursday..Mostly sunny, high of 83.
Thursday night..Cloudy with a chance for rain, low of 65.
Sports- Monday, May 15, 2017
On Friday, Dalton Cook’s two out single in the bottom of the 7th inning brought in the tying run and Boone Schrader drove in the winning run in the bottom of the 8th inning driving in Jon Arzt as Salem beat Owensville in the first round of District play, 5-4. Then on Saturday, the Blair Oak Falcons exploded for five runs in the 1st inning and added two more in the 2nd inning on a Garrett Welschmeyer two-run homer, then hung on as the Salem Tigers came back with five runs in the last three innings only to fall short, 9-6 in the District Semi-Final. Lawson Toman was 3-3 Saturday while Dalton Cook, Jon Arzt and Kory Ramsey all had two hits in the game. Salem finished the year with a 17-4 record and SCA Champs. Congratulations Tigers on a great season!
The Salem Track Teams participated in the District Track meet on Saturday and the Tigers will advance 10 athletes in 20 events to the State Sectional Track meet at Eldon High School. Advancing to the State Sectional for the Lady Tigers will be in Baylee Bilyeu as she took 2nd in Shot Put and 2nd in Discus as well as Kirsten Golden who captured 2nd in Pole Vault. On the men’s side individually, JD Bowling will advance as he placed 2nd in Shot Put, 2nd in Discus and 4th in Javelin; Ty Conley won the 100 and 200 Meter Dashes, Texas Nall captured 2nd in the 400 Meter, Marcus Jessen came in 3rd in the 1600 Meter, and Logan Woolf took 2nd in the High Jump and 4th in the Long Jump. The team of Ty Conley, Bryan Marlin, Texas Nall and Keoni Wilson took 2nd in the 4 x 400 Meter Relay, and the team of Payton Deese, Marcus Jessen, Bryan Marlin and Keoni Wilson won the 4 x 800 Relay. The Salem Men’s Track Team took 3rd behind St. James and Owensville in districts while the Lady Tigers came in 8th. Congratulations to all the individuals and relay teams for your work at districts and the best to you in the state sectional Saturday!
Salem Tiger Boys Basketball camp for students grades 3-12 will take place June 6th-8th. Cost is $30 per player and that includes a Salem Tiger Basketball T-Shirt. To sign up or for more information e-mail coach Prugh at Conrad.prugh@salemr80.org. or call or text at
(573) 247-3113.
Adam Wainwright (3-3) enjoyed his best outing of the year on Sunday as he gave up just four hits, walking four and fanning three in seven shutout innings as the St. Louis Cardinals treated the largest crowd in Busch Stadium III history to a series win over the shorthanded, struggling Chicago Cubs, winning Sunday, 5-0. Battery mate Yadier Molina offered Wainwright all the support he needed with two homers, and Matt Carpenter added a two run shot off Jake Arrieta, first hit in 29 regular-season at-bats against him. The Cardinals are now 21-15 on the year and will be off today.
Mike Moustakas, Jorge Soler and Drew Butera homered as the Kansas City Royals completed a three-game sweep with a 9-8 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday. Moustakas drove in four runs, including three with a fourth-inning homer. Butera had three hits and scored three runs and drove in two. The Royals won for the fifth time in six games and will be off today.
Local News – Friday, May 12th, 2017
The Dent County Commissioners met for their regular meeting Thursday morning in the Dent County Courthouse. Donnie Gray was in inquiring about the Dent County Jail Project. County Clerk Angie Curley went to her office and got a Request for Qualifications packet for Gray. Dent County Treasurer Denita Williams was in with the sales tax receipts for May which were $52,699.28 for General Revenue and $25,718.61 for Road and Bridge. Williams indicated that GR was up $9,104.95 or 2.8172% and R&B was up $6,449.45 which is 4.3624%. In the road report District One Commissioner Dennis Purcell said that grading would be done on and materials would be added to Dent County road 5080, while grading only would be done on county roads 5460, 5440, 6670 and 6650, plus patch grading would be done on county roads 5100 and 5103. Purcell went on to say that a crew was replacing tires on dump truck #117 and that crew would be continuing to remove the landslide on county road 6660, after which they would move to county road 6635 to work on repairs and make it more passable. Purcell also asked that county residents be patient as some low lying roads are still too wet and soft to grade, but they are passable. District Two Commissioner Gary Larson interjected that residents need to understand that it takes considerable time to deal with over 630 miles of county roads. Larson said that if a resident can’t get out they just need to get word to the Commissioners and they will get the road passable. In the District Two report Larson said that materials would be added to and patch grading done on Dent County roads 4283 and 4290, while grading only would be done on county roads 3020, 3220 and 2530 depending on how wet the roads are due to Wednesday nights rain which ranged from one to eight tenths of an inch. Larson went on to say that materials would be added to county roads 3160, 2540 and 2530, while brush would be cut on county road 2330. Presiding Commissioner Skiles said that Wednesday he attended the County Commissioners Association board meeting in Jefferson City. He said that major discussion centered on what could be done to help Carter County after their devastating flood. Skiles went on to say that the counties will be receiving information about what their specific needs are. Skiles added that Thursday afternoon he would be in St. James attending the Public Housing Authority meeting and the MRPC Board meeting Thursday night. Sally Lonning was in to complain to Commissioner Larson about what she felt was a safety issue on Dent County road 2240. Ellen Baum of the Scenic Rivers Industries Board was in to invite the Commissioners to the 40th Anniversary Celebration in June. Dent County Clerk Angie Curley reported that bills were being approved by the Commissioners for payment. She went on to say that she balanced with the Dent County Treasurer on all accounts for April, as well as with the County Collector and Assessor on all add-ons, abatements and collections for April and the Commissioners approved her reports. Curley added that on Tuesday she attended a productive website meeting at The Salem Community Center @ The Armory with City Administrator Ray Walden, Salem Chamber Director Tabitha Utley, and Cory Crocker of the Salem Initiative. Bids for the grader financing for five years were received from Bank of Salem at 2.55% with no fees stated, from Town and Country Bank at 2.24% with no fees stated, and from US Bank at 2.17% with no fees. The Commissioners voted 3 to 0 to accept the US Bank bid. The next meeting of the Dent County Commission will be Monday morning in the Courthouse and the meeting is open to the public.
The Dry Valley Creek Bridge on Highway 32 in Dent County is set for replacement this summer under a contract approved by the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission. The commission awarded the contract to KCI Construction Company, after the company submitted the lowest bid of $1,194,449. The bridge, located east of Salem, will be wider when work is complete by the fall. Work on the bridge will require the road to be closed. For more information about this project or other transportation-related matters, please call 1-888-ASK-MoDOT (275-6636).
Sports – Friday, May 12th, 2017
Brett Gonzales of Rolla slugged a two-run homer, Hunter House drove in three runs and Davie Pound shut out Salem on two hits as Rolla beat Salem, 14-0. Salem is 16-3 on the year.
The Salem Baseball Tigers will begin District play against the Owensville Dutchmen today at 4:30 at Sullivan. Admission to District baseball games is $5.00 per person. If Salem wins today, they will play again Saturday at 4:30 in Sullivan against either Blair Oaks or Sullivan. Salem is seeded 2nd in the District behind Jeff City-Helias. You can hear today’s game on KSMO Radio and online at ksmoradio.com. If Salem wins today, the game will only be broadcast online at ksmoradio.com on Saturday before being played back after the game finishes on the Internet.
The Class 3, District 5 District Track meet will be held Saturday. Good Luck Tigers!
The St. Louis Cardinals will begin a three-game series with the Chicago Cubs beginning tonight at 6:20 on KSMO Radio or immediately after Salem Tigers District Baseball.
Jason Vargas pitched seven innings and allowed three hits to help lead the Kansas City Royals to a 6-0 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday afternoon. Whit Merrifield homered and drove in two runs for KC who will host the Baltimore Orioles this weekend.
Obituaries – Friday, May 12th, 2017
Funeral services for Loudean Sneathen of Rolla, age 76, will be this morning at 11:00 at the Rolla Chapel of James and Gahr Mortuary. Interment will be in the Lake Spring Cemetery.
Graveside service for Marrion “Alline” Hall of Salem, age 90, will be held today at 1:00 at the North Lawn Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Leukemia Association. All arrangements are under the direction of the Wilson Mortuary in Salem.
Funeral services for Robert Clark “Bob” Gill of Salem, age 73, will be held Saturday at 11:00 at the Wilson Mortuary in Salem. Visitation will be tonight from 6:00 to 8:00. Interment will be in the Stone Hill Cemetery with Full Military Honors. Memorials may be made to the Wagoner Cemetery.
Memorial services for Kenneth Howard Inman of Salem, age 73, will be held Saturday at 1:00 at the Dry Fork Baptist Church. Interment will be in the Dry Fork Cemetery with full military honors. Memorials may be made to the Dry Fork Cemetery.
A Celebration of Life for Mary Roper, (nee Roberts) of Columbia, formerly of Steelville, age 98, will be held Saturday at 1:30 at the Britton-Bennett Funeral Home in Steelville. Visitation will be at 1:00 until service time. Interment will be in the Steelville Cemetery.
Weather – Friday, May 12th, 2017
Today..Scattered showers early with partly sunny skies by afternoon, high of 68.
Tonight..Mostly clear, low around 50.
Saturday..Mostly sunny, high near 76.
Saturday night..Clear, low of 52.
Sunday..Mostly sunny, high of 81.
Sunday night..Mostly clear, low around 57.
Monday..Mostly sunny & warm, high near 86.
Obituaries – Thursday, May 11th, 2017
Funeral services for Sidney Prichard of Arnold, age 88, will be held today at noon at the James and Gahr Mortuary in Salem. Visitation will be from 11:00 until service time. Interment will be in the Brown Cemetery in Black.
Funeral services for Julie B. Smith of Salem, age 78, will be held today at 1:00 at the Salem Church of Christ. Visitation will be from 11:00 until service time. Interment will be in the Cedar Grove Cemetery. All arrangements are under the direction of the James and Gahr Mortuary in Salem.
A gathering of friends and family will be held tonight at 7:00 for Lois B. Crites, of Salem, age 90, at the Fox Chapel in Licking. Visitation will be held from 6:00 until service time. All arrangements are under direction of Fox Funeral Home of Licking.
Funeral services for Loudean Sneathen of Rolla, age 76, will be Friday at 11:00 at the Rolla Chapel of James and Gahr Mortuary. Visitation will be this evening from 5:00 until 7:00. Interment will be in the Lake Spring Cemetery.
Graveside service for Marrion “Alline” Hall of Salem, age 90, will be held Friday at 1:00 at the North Lawn Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Leukemia Association. All arrangements are under the direction of the Wilson Mortuary in Salem.
Funeral services for Robert Clark “Bob” Gill of Salem, age 73, will be held Saturday at 11:00 at the Wilson Mortuary in Salem. Visitation will be Friday from 6:00 to 8:00. Interment will be in the Stone Hill Cemetery with Full Military Honors. Memorials may be made to the Wagoner Cemetery.
Memorial services for Kenneth Howard Inman of Salem, age 73, will be held Saturday at 1:00 at the Dry Fork Baptist Church. Interment will be in the Dry Fork Cemetery with full military honors. Memorials may be made to the Dry Fork Cemetery.
A Celebration of Life for Mary Roper, (nee Roberts) of Columbia, formerly of Steelville, age 98, will be held Saturday at 1:30 at the Britton-Bennett Funeral Home in Steelville. Visitation will be at 1:00 until service time. Interment will be in the Steelville Cemetery.
Local News – Thursday, May 11th, 2017
An accident occurred at 4:25 Tuesday afternoon in Shannon County on Highway 19 about ten miles north of Eminence. According to the highway patrol report, a 2002 Suzuki Verona motorcycle driven by 40-year old William E. Sweigard of Salem was traveling southbound on highway 19. The accident occurred as Sweigard lost control of the motorcycle and overturned. Sweigard suffered moderate injuries and was transports by ambulance to the Salem Memorial District Hospital in Salem. He was wearing a safety device at the time of the accident. The Suzuki Verona motorcycle sustained extensive damage and was towed from the scene by Whitaker’s Towing of Salem.
Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation shows that turkey hunters checked 39,239 birds during Missouri’s 2017 regular spring turkey season April 17th through May 7th. The top harvest counties were Franklin with 932 birds checked, Texas with 843, and Callaway with 697. Young turkey hunters harvested 4,100 birds during the 2017 spring youth season, April 8-9, bringing the overall 2017 spring turkey harvest to 43,339. The 2016 overall spring turkey harvest was 48,374 birds with 4,167 harvested during the youth weekend and 44,207 during the regular spring season. He added that the number of birds harvested this spring wasn’t too far behind last year’s harvest total going into the second weekend of spring turkey season, but the heavy rains that blanketed much of the state shortly thereafter caused the harvest to drop rapidly. In the local area, there was a total of 631 turkeys checked in Dent County while Phelps County had 606 birds harvested followed by Crawford County with 479 birds taken. The 2017 spring turkey season included two non-fatal hunting incidents. One involved a shooter who mistook another hunter for a turkey and the other was a self-inflicted shooting injury.
The National Association of Letter Carriers, (NACL) is once again conducting a “Help Us Stamp Out Hunger, Spread The Word” campaign and it will be held this Saturday, May 13th. All you have to do is fill a bag and place healthy non-perishable food donations near your mailbox and the local mail carriers will pick those items up. All items collected will be distributed to local food pantries for distribution.
“Old Mill Days” will be held Friday May 12th and Saturday May 13th at Montauk State Park from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. This annual event celebrates the historic Mill and rich Ozark heritage. Each year, the valley comes to life with historical re-enactors, historical artisans and other local Ozark crafters. Step back in time and explore lost traditions of a time many have forgotten. Friday is an educational day for students and the public alike. On Saturday, the event doubles in excitement as local artisans will be selling their wares in front of the mill. Contact the park naturalist for more information at (573) 548-2225.
Sports – Thursday, May 11, 2017
The Salem Baseball Tigers regular season finale will be held this afternoon at 4:30 at the SHS Field when they host the Rolla Bulldogs. The game can be heard on KSMO Radio and online at ksmoradio.com. Salem enters the game with a 16-2 record.
The Salem Baseball Tigers will begin District play against the Owensville Dutchmen Friday at 4:30 at Sullivan. Admission to any District game is $5.00 per person. If Salem wins Friday, they will play again Saturday at 4:30 in Sullivan against either Blair Oaks or Sullivan. Salem is seeded 2nd in the District behind Jeff City-Helias.
The Salem Tennis Team’s season came to an end Tuesday at Mountain Grove when they lost to the Panthers, 5 matches to 3. The individual District Tournament will be held this Saturday at Willow Springs.
The Salem Tiger Boys and Girls Basketball 2nd Annual Golf Tournament will be held on June 12th at Spring Creek Golf Club in Salem. Players and business sponsors are needed to help raise money for your Jr. High and High School basketball programs. You must sign up for the tournament by June 9th. For more information, call or text Coach Conrad Prugh at 573-247-3113 or e-mail Coach Prugh at conrad.prugh@salemr80.org.
Dexter Fowler delivered the go-ahead, pinch-hit RBI for the second game in a row as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Miami Marlins 7-5 on Wednesday night at Marlins Park. The Cardinals will be off today.
Chris Archer threw eight shutout innings and the Tampa Bay Rays cruised to a 12-1 win over the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday night at Tropicana Field. The Royals play the Rays today in the series finale.